Sialkot Tahsil, 1908

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Sialkot Tahsil

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.

Northern tahsil of Sialkot District, Punjab, lying between 32 if and 32 51' N. and 74 n'and 74 43' E., with an area of 436 square miles. The Chenab forms part of the north-western boundary of the tahsil which includes a submontane tract known as the Bajwat to the north of that river. The country is traversed by a number of hill torrents, and except in the south-east is extremely fertile and is fairly well supplied with irrigation wells. The population in 1901 was 312,688, compared with 302,866 in 1891. The head-* quarters are at the town of SIALKOT (population, 57,956), and it also contains 637 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 4,00,000.