Bansi
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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Bansi
North-eastern tahsil of Basti District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Binayakpur and Bans! (East), and lying between 27°and 27°28' N. and 82°46'and 83 14' E., with an area of 621 square miles. Population increased from 362,724 in 1891 to 402,277 in 1 901, the rate of increase being the highest in the District. There are 1,343 villages and only one town, Uska (population, 6,718).
The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,96,000, and for cesses Rs. 77,000. The density of population, 648 persons per square mile, is almost the District average. The tahsil extends from the border of Nepal to the south of the Rapt! river. The northern portion is intersected by a number of small streams, and chiefly produces rice. The area under cultivation in 1903-4 was 463 square miles, of which 144 were irrigated. Tanks and swamps are the chief sources of supply ; but the smaller rivers are also largely used, and an extensive system of dams and irrigation channels has been constructed by European zamindars.
