Banswada
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.
Banswada
Formerly a taluk in Indur (now Nizamabad) District, Hyderabad State. In 1901 the area was 542 square miles, and the population, including jagirs, was 80,888, compared with 78,657 in 1891. It contained 141 villages, of which 76 were jaglr. The land revenue in 1 90 1 was 2-4 lakhs. In 1905 the taluk was divided between the Deglur taluk of Nander District and Bodhan and Yellareddipet in Nizamabad.