Pusad Taluk, 1908
Pusad Taluk, 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.
Taluk of Yeotnml District, Berar, lying between 19° 25' and 20° 2' N. and 77° 18' and 78° 11' E., with an area of 1,273 square miles. The population fell from 138,485 in 1891 to 109,028 in 1901 ; and its density, 86 persons per square mile, is the lowest in the District, and lower than that in any other taluk of Berar, save the Melghat. The taluk contains 298 villages and only one town, PUSAD (population, 6,742), the head-quarters. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,00,000, and for cesses Rs. 15,000. Pusad, which is the southernmost taluk of Berar, lies in the large bend of the Penganga river which bounds it on three sides, occurring about half-way between its source and its junction with the Wardha. The south-eastern portion of the taluk in an angle formed by the bend of the river, consists of the Kinwat forest Reserve. Until August, 1905, the taluk formed part of BASIM DISTRICT, which was broken up on the reconstitution of Berar, Pusad being transferred to Yeotmal, until then known as Wun District.
