Pilibhit tahsil/ district
Pilibhit Tahsil
1908
North-western tahsil of Pilibhit District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Pilibhit and Jahanabad, and lying between 28 29' and 28 53' N. and 79 37' and 80 3' E., with an area of 474 square miles. Population fell from 199,039 in 1891 to 184,922 in 1901. There are 390 villages and three towns, including PILIBHIT (population, 33,490), the District and tahsil head-quarters. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,03,000, and for cesses Rs. 50,000. The density of population, 390 persons per square mile, is considerably above the District average. The Deoha and Katna and many smaller streams traverse the tahsil, and in the west two canals from the Bahgul and Kailas irrigate a small area. A long swamp, called the Mala, forms the eastern boundary, fringed by a sal forest. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 240 square miles, of which 37 were irrigated. In dry years temporary wells can be made readily, and the rivers are also used.
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.
