Bulsar Taluka, 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.

Bulsar Taluka

Southern taluka of Surat District, Bombay, lying between 20° 28' and 20° 46' N. and 72° 52' and 73° 8' E., with an area of 208 square miles. It contains one town, Bulsar (population, 12,857), the head-quarters; and 95 villages. The population in 1901 was 83,476, compared with 87,889 in 1901. Land revenue and cesses amounted in 1903-4 to nearly 2-8 lakhs. There are no alienated villages in the taluka. The whole surface is irregular, seamed with river-beds, and rising into rocky uplands. Situated on the sea-coast, the climate is considered healthy at all times of the year, but the eastern parts are malarious at certain seasons. Tithal, a village on the coast, is resorted to as a sanitarium by visitors from Bombay. The taluka is abundantly watered by rivers and streams.