Teri Tahsil, 1908

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Teri Tahsil, 1908

Tahsil of Kohat District, North-West Frontier Pro- vince, lying between 32° 48" and 33° 44' N. and 70° 33' and 72° V E., with an area of 1,616 square miles. The population was 94,363 in 1901, and 85,460 in 1891. The tahsil contains 166 villages, its head- quarters being at a village of the same name. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 95,000. Teri is inhabited by the Khattak tribe of Pathans, whose present chief, Khan Bahadur Abdul Ghafur Khan, Khan of Teri, holds the whole tahsil in jagir at a quit-rent of Rs. 20,000 in perpetuity, while as between the Khan and the zamindars the demand is revised when the term of each settlement expires. The country, though hilly, is fairly well cultivated. The Khattaks are a fine race, who make excellent soldiers; and though naturally wild and impatient of control, they are settling down under British rule into peaceable agriculturists and carriers.