Karchana
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.
Karchana
The central of the three trans-Jumna tahsil of Allah- abad District, United Provinces, conterminous with the pargana of Arail, lying between 25 degree 9' and 25 degree 26' N. and 81 degree 44' and 82 5' E., with an area of 257 square miles. Population fell from 134,818 in 1891 to 127,327 in 1901. There are 338 villages and one small town. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,64,000, and for cesses Rs. 42,000 ; but the revised settlement has reduced the revenue to Rs. 2,39,000. The density of population, 495 persons per square mile, is below the District average. The tahsil is bounded on the north-east by the Ganges, on the north-west by the Jumna, and on the south and east by the Tons. Bordering on the rivers are tracts of high sandy soil much cut up by ravines, except towards the Ganges. The central portion consists of a fertile loam, which changes in the west to clay, where coarse rice is the staple crop. Though situated south of the Jumna, the country resembles the Doab, but facilities for irrigation are not good. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 174 square miles, of which 28 were irrigated. Wells supply about two-thirds of the irrigated area, and jhils the remainder.
