Kakar

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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.

Kakar

Taluka of Larkana District, Sind, Bombay, lying between 26 degree 53' and 2 7 degree 14' N. and 67 degree 12' and 67 degree 57' E., with an area of 445 square miles. The population in 1901 was 49,252, compared with 47,888 in 1 89 1. The taluka contains 73 villages, of which Khairpur Nathan Shah is the head-quarters. The density, 11 1 persons per square mile, is slightly below the District average. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 2.1 lakhs. The taluka depends for irrigation on the Western Nara Canal, but suffers from its position at the lower end of the canal, the waters of which are largely exhausted by the northern talukas. The western portion depends upon rain and a few hill-torrents for cultivation. Jowar is the principal crop.