Narwana
Narwana, 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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Southern tahsil of the Karmgarh nizamat, Patiala State, Punjab, lying between 29° 23" and 29° 51' N. and 75° 58' and 76° 27' E., in the Bangar south of the Ghaggar river, with an area of 575 square miles. The population in 1901 was 117,604, compared with 108,913 in 1 891. It contains 133 villages, of which Narwana is the head-quarters. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 1-8 lakhs.