Karnal 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.

Karnal Tahsil

Central tahsil of Karnal District, Punjab, lying between 29 degree 26' and 30 degree o' X. and 76 degree 40' and 77° 13' E., on the west bank of the Jumna, with an area of 838 square miles. The population in 1901 was 248,544, compared with 241,369 in 1891. It contains the town of Karxal (population, 23,559), The head -quarters ; and 380 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 3-2 lakhs. On the east lie the Jumna lowlands, fertile but unhealthy, and varying in width from 5 to 10 miles.

The western boundary of this tract is the old high bank of the Jumna, and from the crest of this bank the country slopes imperceptibly away into the Xardak. The upland portion of the tahsil is irrigated by the Western Jumna Canal ; but in the Nardak the people have not entirely abandoned their pas- toral traditions, and still retain ample grazing-grounds for their cattle.