Pindi Gheb Tahsil, 1908

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Pindi Gheb Tahsil

Tahsil of Attock District, Punjab, lying between 33degree o' and 33degree 47' N. and 71degree 42' and 72degree 40' E., with an area of 1,499 square miles. The Indus bounds it on the north-west. Its highest point lies in the KALA-CHITTA range. The tahsil is mainly a bleak, dry, undulating and often stony tract, broken by ravines, and sloping from east to west : a country of rough scenery, sparse popula- tion, and scanty rainfall. West along the Indus are the ravines and pebble ridges which surround Makhad, Only near Pindi Gheb town does the broad bed of the Sil river show a bright oasis of cultivation among the dreary uplands which compose the rest of the tahsil. The population in 1901 was 106,437, compared with 99,350 in 1891. It contains the town of PINDI GHEB (population, 8,452), the head-quarters ; and 134 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 1.9 lakhs.

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.