Jampur Tahsil
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.
Jampur Tahsil
Tahsil of Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, lying between 29° 16' and 29° 46' N. and 70 4' and 70° 43' E, with an area of 895 square miles. It is bounded by the Indus on the east, and by independent territory on the west. The riverain lowlands are subject to inundation from the Indus, and are also irrigated by inunda- tion canals and wells. The hilly portion of the tahsil includes the Man peak (5,385 feet above the sea). The rest of the tahsil consists of a sandy tract, the cultivation of which depends on irrigation from the Kaha torrent and on the very precarious rainfall. The population in 1901 was 97,247, compared with 83,583 in 1891. It contains the towns of Jampur (population, 5,928), the head-quarters, and Dajal (6,213); and 149 villages. Harrand is a place of some historical interest. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 1-5 lakhs.
