Kaimganj Tahsil

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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.

Kaimganj Tahsil

North-western tahsil of Farrukhabad District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Kampil and Shamsabad West, and lying along the southern bank of the Ganges, between 27 degree 21' and 27 degree 43' N. and 79 degree 8' and 79 degree 37' E., with an area of 363 square miles. Population increased from 143,557 in 1891 to 168,606 in 1 90 1. There are 397 villages and two towns : Kaimganj (population, 10,369), the tahstl head-quarters, and Shamsabad (8,375). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,10,000, and for cesses Rs. 36,000. The density of population, 464 persons per square mile, is below the District average. The tahstl contains a larger tract of lowland than any other in the District except Allgarh ; but the greater part of it is situated in the uplands. The Bagar river winds through the southern portion, and on either bank stretches a wide expanse of sandy land, which extends on the north to near Kampil. North and west of this is a belt of fine yellowish loam, tilled by Kurmls, and famous for its sugar-cane, and near the towns of Kampil, Kaimganj, and Shamsabad for its tobacco, which acquires a special flavour from the brackish water of the wells. The area under cultiva- tion in 1903-4 was 226 square miles, of which 72 were irrigated. The Fatehgarh branch of the Lower Ganges Canal supplies irrigation through the centre of the uplands, and the area irrigated from canals is slightly larger than that supplied by wells. There are several con- siderable swamps, from which water is also taken ; but a good deal has been done to improve the drainage.