Phul Nizamat
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.
Phul Nizamat
A nizamat or administrative district of the Nabha State, Punjab, lying between 30 8' and 30 39' N. and 74 50' and 75 50' E., with an area of 394 square miles. The population in 1901 was 111,441, compared with 101,245 in 1891. It contains two towns, PHUL (population, 4,964), the head-quarters, and D.HANAULA (7,443); and 96 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 4.3 lakhs. The nizamat includes five separate areas interspersed with the territories of Farldkot, Patiala, and Jind States, and with the British Districts of Ferozepore and Ludhiana. Its main block is the territory round the towns of Phul and Dhanaula, which has an area of 289 square miles, Jaito and Lohat Baddi parganas com- prising most of the rest. It is divided into the five police circles of Dyalpur, Phul, Dhanaula, Jaito, and Lohat Baddi. The nizamat lies wholly in the great natural tract known as the Jangal, which is dry and healthy, possessing a sandy soil of considerable fertility where water is available. The spring-level is too far below the surface for well-irrigation, but the nizamat is now commanded by the Sirhind Canal.
