Baghpat region
Baghpat Tahsil 1908
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.
North-western tahsil of Meerut District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Baghpat, Baraut, Kutana, and ChhapraulT, and lying between 28 47' and 29 18' N. and 77° 7' and 77 29' E., with an area of 405 square miles. The population rose from 259,656 in 1S91 to 297,506 in 1901. There are 218 vil- lages and six towns, the chief of which are Baraut (population, 7,703), Baghpat (5,972), the tahsil head-quarters, Khekra (8,918), and Chhaprauli (7,058). In 1903-4 the demand for land revenue was Rs. 6,65,000, and for cesses Rs. 1,07,000. The density of population is high, being 735 persons per square mile. The tahsil lies between the Jumna and Hindan ; but even the narrow khadars of those rivers are fairly fertile, and a great part consists of an excellent loam, while ample irrigation is provided by the Eastern Jumna Canal. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 336 square miles, of which 190 were irrigated.
