Murree 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.

Murree Tahsil

Northern tahsil of Rawalpindi District, Punjab, lying between 33° 42' and 34° \' N. and 73° 12' and 73° 36' E., with an area of 258 square miles. It is bounded on the east by the Jhelum river, which cuts it off from Kashmir territory. The tahsil is composed of three main spurs, running north and south, with intervening valleys and connecting ridges. The most westerly is the Murree spur, which rises to 7,517 feet above the sea, the highest point in the District. The higher hills are thickly wooded with pine and fir, while the lower slopes bear a plentiful growth of oak, acacia, &c. The population in 1901 was 52,303, compared with 45,772 in 1891. The hill station of Murree is the tahsil head-quarters, and it also contains 120 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 16,000.