Kasganj 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.

Kasganj Tahsil

Northern tahsil of Etah District, United Pro- vinces, comprising the parganas of Ulai, Bilram, Pachlana, Soron, Sidhpura, Sahawar-Karsana, and Eaizpur-Badaria, and lying between 27 degree 33' and 28 degree 2' N. and 78 degree 29' and 78° 59' E., with an area of 492 square miles. Population increased from 191,625 in 1891 to 265,216 in 1 90 1. There are 468 villages and six towns, the largest of which are Kasganj (population, 19,686), the tahsil head-quarters, Soron (12,175), and Sahawar (5,079). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,91,000, and for cesses Rs. 44,000. The new settlement will raise the demand for revenue to Rs. 3,26,000, and for cesses to Rs. 53.000. The density of population, 539 persons per square mile, is above the District average. Population increased by nearly 28 per cent, between 1 89 1 and 1900, a higher rate of increase than in any other tahsil, in the United Provinces.

The tahsil is bounded on the north-east by the Ganges and on the south-west by the Kali Nadi. It thus lies entirely in the tarai and in the central doab, which are the most precarious tracts in the District. Heavy rain in 1884-6 led to extensive water- logging, and the land which fell out of cultivation was overgrown with kans {Saccharum spontanea m). Extensive reductions of revenue were made, and, to prevent further deterioration, the drainage was improved. The Burhiganga, which lies below the old high bank on the southern edge of the tarai, has been deepened and straightened. In 1898-9 the area under cultivation was 347 square miles, of which 108 were irrigated. The tarai is so moist that irrigation is not usually required, and the upland area is served by the Lower Ganges Canal and its Fatehgarh branch. Wells supply about half the irrigated area.