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

Bara Tahsil

The westernmost of the three trans-Jumna tahsils in Allahabad District, United Provinces, conterminous with the pargana of the same name, lying between 25 2' and 25 22' N. and 8i° 31' and 8i° 49' E., with an area of 253 square miles. Population fell from 63,816 in 1891 to 55,503 in 1901. There are 237 villages, but no town. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,24,000, and for cesses Rs. 20,000 ; but the revenue demand has since been reduced to Rs. 1,02,000, and in future will be liable to revision every five years. The density of population, 219 persons per square mile, is the lowest in the District. This tahsil presents the characteristic features of Bundelkhand — low ranges of hills dipping in plains of mar or black soil, and stretches of barren stony ground. Rice is largely grown in the best mar soil. Kisarl dal (Lathyrus sativus) is also common, and the effects of its consumption are seen in the number of cripples in every village. In 1903-4 the area under cultiva- tion was 122 square miles, of which only 2 were irrigated.