Pinjaur Nizamat

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Pinjaur Nizamat, 1908

A nizamat or administrative district of the Patiala State, Punjab, lying between 30degree 4' and 31degree 11' N. and 76 29' and 77degree 22' E., with an area of 784 square miles. The population in 1901 was 212,866, compared with 226,379 in 1891, dwelling in one town, BANUR, and 1,588 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 6.5 lakhs. The nizamat forms the north- eastern part of the State, and is divided into four tahsil RAJPURA, BANUR, PINJAUR, and GHANAUR. Of these, the first lies in the Himalayan area, and the other three in the Pawadh. The country is scarred by torrent-beds, and is characterized by a peculiar subsoil which makes irrigation from wells difficult. The head-quarters are at Rajpura. PINJAUR VILLAGE is a place of some antiquity.

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.