Hamirpur Tahsil, 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.
Hamirpur Tahsil
North-eastern tahs'il of Hamirpur District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Hamirpur and Sumerpur, and lying between 25° 42' and 26° 7' N. and 79° 51' and 80° 21' E., with an area of 376 square miles. Population fell from 81,133 '" 1^9 ' to 71,625 in 1901. There are 124 villages and two towns: Hamirpur (population, 6,721), the District and /<?//jrj/ head-quarters, and Sumerpur (4,039). The demand for land revenue in 1904-5 was Rs. 1,34,000, and for cesses Rs. 28,000.
The density of population, 190 persons per square mile, is slightly below the District average. On the north flows the Jumna, while the Betwa runs almost due east through the centre of the tahsil to join it. The soil is chiefly fertile, but becomes lighter near the junction of the two rivers, and a network of ravines fringes the banks of both the Jumna and the Betwa. Li 1902-3 only 2 square miles were irrigated, out of 183 square miles under cultivation. The Betwa Canal serves a small area in the north.
