Thasra

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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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Thasra

North-eastern taluka of Kaira District, Bombay, lying between 22° 38' and 22° 58' N. and 73° 3' and 73° 23' E., with an area of 257 square miles. It contains one town, Dakor (population, 9,498), and 96 villages. The population in 1901 was 73,980, compared with 75,622 in 1891. The density, 288 persons per square mile, is much below the District average. The head-quarters are at Thasra. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to more than 2.1 lakhs. To the north and north-west the upland is bare of trees and poorly tilled. Towards the south the plain, broken only by the deep-cut channel of the Shedhi, is rich and well wooded. The water-supply is scanty.