Jhansi Tahsal. 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.
Jhansi Tahsal
Head-quarters tahsil of Jhansi District, United Provinces, conterminous with the pargana of the same name, lying between 25 degree 8' and 25 degree 37' N. and 78 degree 18' and 78 degree 53' E., with an area of 499 square miles. Population fell from 145,680 in 1891 to 145,371 in 1901, the rate of decrease being the lowest in the District. There are 210 villages and three towns, Jhansi (population, 55,724), the District and tahsil head-quarters, and Barwa Sagar (6,355) being the largest. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,20,000, and for cesses Rs. 21,000. The density of population, 291 persons per square mile, is considerably above the District average. This tahsil is the best and most stable in a very precarious District. The Pahuj forms part of the western boundary; and the Betwa, after flowing along the south-east, crosses Native territory and then traverses the northern portion of the tahsil, giving off the Betwa Canal In the north lies a good tract of kabar or black soil and parwa or loam ; this area is thickly populated and closely cultivated, while field embank- ments to hold up water are common. About the centre of the tahsil the country changes to a broken tract of hilly uplands, and the soil is stony and poor, but is manured near the village sites and irrigated from wells worked by the Persian wheel. Farther south jungle is more common, and the people depend largely on the pasturing of cattle. In 1902-3 the area under cultivation was 171 square miles, of which 28 were irrigated, chiefly from wells.
