Jaina Taluk
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.
Jaina Taluk
Eastern taluk of Aurangabad District, Hyderabad State, with an area of 801 square miles. Its population in 1901, in- cluding jagirs, was 113,400, compared with 129,832 in 1891, the decrease being due to the famines of 1897 and 1890- 1900. The taluk contains two towns, Jalna (population, 20,270), the head- quarters, and Kadirabad (11,159), a large commercial centre; and 219 villages, of which 52 are jdgfr. The land revenue in 1 901 "was 2-5 lakhs. The country is composed of black cotton soil, and is hilly towards the north and east.