Hardoi Tahsil, 1908

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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.

Hardoi Tahsil

Head-quarters Tahsil of Hardoi District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Bangar, Gopamau, Sarah (South), Bawan, and Barwan, and lying between 27° 9' and 27"" 39' N. and 79° 50' and 80° 28' E., with an area of 635 square miles. Population fell from 306,071 in 1891 to 282,158 in 1901, the rate of decrease being the highest in the District. There are 470 villages and two towns : Hardoi (population, 12,174), the District and tahsil head- quarters, and Gop.\MAU (5,656). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,99,000, and for cesses Rs. 68,000. The density of population, 444 persons per square mile, is below the District average. The tahsil is bounded on the east by the Gumti. It is also crossed by the Sai, and the western portion extends beyond the Garra. It therefore includes a great variety of soils, ranging from the sandy hJuir near the Gumti across the central uplands to the alluvial soil near the Ramganga. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 432 square miles, of which 143 were irrigated. Wells supply two-thirds of the irrigated area, and tanks ox Jh'i/s most of the remainder.