Hathras 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.
Hathras Tahsil
South-western tahsil of Allgarh District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Hathras and Mursan, and lying between 27° 29' and 27° 47' N. and 77° 52' and 78° if E., with an area of 290 square miles. The population rose from 208,264 ii^ 1891 to 225,574 in 1901. There are 393 villages and five towns, the largest of which is Hathras (population, 42,578), the tahsil head-quarters. The density is 778 persons per square mile, while the District average is 612. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 4,44,000, and for cesses Rs. 74,000. The eastern portion of the tahsil lies low, and the drainage is naturally bad, but it has been much improved by artificial channels. There is no canal-irrigation, and well-irrigation has recently become more difficult owing to a fall in the spring-level ; but an extension of the Mat branch of the Upper Ganges Canal is con- templated. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 239 square miles, of whicli 113 were irrigated.
