Muhammadabad Tahsil Ghazlpur , 1908
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.
Muhammadabad Tahsil
Eastern tahsil of Ghazlpur District, United Provinces, comprising xha pojgavos of Zalnlrabad, Muhammad abad, and Dchma, and lying north of the Ganges, between 25° 31' and 25° 54' N. and 83° 36' and 83° 58' E., with an area of 320 square miles. Population fell from 251,823 in 1891 to 226,760 in 1901. There are 694 villages and two towns, including Muhammadabad (popu- lation, 7,270), the tahsll head-quarters. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,41,000, and for cesses Rs. 45,000. The density of population, 709 persons per square mile, is the highest in the District. Through the centre of the tahsil flows the Mangai, and the Chhoti Sarjii crosses the north. Rice and sugar-cane are largely grown in the northern portion, where jhils and tanks abound, while spring crops are the staple in the south, which includes a large area of alluvial soil and forms one of the most fertile tracts in the District. The area under cultivation in 1903-4 was 234 square miles, of which 82 were irrigated. Wells supply about eight-ninths of the irrigated area, and tanks most of the remainder.
