Khalilabad
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.
Khalilabad
South-eastern tahsil of Basti District, United Pro- vinces, comprising the parganas of Maghar (East) and Mahuli (East), and lying between 26 degree 25' and 27° 5' N. and 82 degree 50' and 83 degree 13' E., with an area of 564 square miles. Population increased from 380,486 in 1891 to 394,675 in 1901. There are 1,388 villages and only one town, Mehndawal (population, 10,143). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,75,000, and for cesses Rs. 70,000. The density of population, 700 persons per square mile, is above the District average. The tahsil lies entirely in the fertile upland tract which ex- tends northwards from the Gogra. It is crossed by the Kuwana, Ami, and several smaller streams. The area under cultivation in 1903-4 was 394 square miles, of which 234 were irrigated. Tanks and swamps supply more than half the irrigated area, and wells about one-third.
