Khairagarh Tahsil, 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.
Khairagarh Tahsil
South-western tahsil of Agra District, United Provinces, conterminous with the pargana of the same name, lying between 26 degree 45' and 27 degree 4' N. and 77 degree 26" and 78 degree 7' E., with an area of 309 square miles. Population increased from 123,893 in 1891 to 127,692 in 1901. There are 155 villages and one town, Jagnair (population, 4,051). Khairagarh, the tahsil head-quarters, is a small village. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,85,000, and for cesses Rs. 35,000. The density of population, 413 persons per square mile, is much below the District average. The fahs'il is divided into two portions by the Utangan. The tract south-west of that river is a spur of British territory almost surrounded by the Native States of Bharatpur and Dholpur, with a range of the Vindhyas along the northern boundary and isolated hills scattered farther south. These hills are of red sandstone, which is valuable for building purposes. Near the hills the soil is sandy, but after passing a tract of infertile clay a richer soil is reached. East of the Utangan the ordinary loam is found, stretching up to the Kharl Nad!, which forms the eastern boundary of the tahsil and is bordered by deep and precipitous ravines. There is no canal-irrigation, and in 1903-4 the irrigated area was only 34 square miles out of 206 under cultivation. Wells are the sole source of supply, but owing to the faulty substrata they cannot be made in many places.
