Kapurthala Tahsil, 1908

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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.

Kapurthala Tahsil

Tahsil of -the Kapurthala State, Punjab, lying between 31 degree 22' and 31°35' N. and 75 degree 17' and 75 degree 35' E., with an area of 121 square miles. The population increased from 52,968 in 1 89 1 to 57,314 in 1901. It contains one town, Kapurthala (population, 18,519), and no villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 1-7 lakhs. The tahsil is the least fertile in the State. Only a small portion of it lies in the Beas lowlands ; and the rest consists of a sandy plain beyond the reach of the floods, where the cultivation depends on irrigation from wells.