Haraiya

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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.

Haraiya

South-western tahsi! of BastI District, United Provinces, comprising the pargatias of Amorha, Nagar (West), and Basti (West), and lying along the Gogra, between 26° 36' and 27° N. and 82° 13' and 82° 43' E., with an area of 478 square miles. Population fell from 351,609 in 1891 to 333,801 in 1901, this being the only tahs'il in the District which showed a decrease. There are 1,461 villages, but no town. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,84,000, and for cesses Rs. 73,000. The density of population, 698 persons per scjuare mile, is above the District average. The tahs'i/ lies in the upland area above the Gogra, and is crossed by the Kuwana and several smaller streams. The area under cultivation in 1903-4 was 338 square miles, of which 211 were irrigated. Wells supply three-fourths of the irrigated area, and tanks and swamps most of the remainder.