Mustafabad
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.
Mustafabad
North-western ta/isll of Mainpurl District, United Provinces, conterminous with the pargana of the same name, lying between 27° 8' and 27° 31' N. and 78° 27' and 78° 46' E., with an area of 318 square miles. Population increased from 155,253 in 1891 to 163,180 in 1901. There are 265 villages and only one town, which contains less than 5,000 inhabitants. The tahsil head-quarters were formerly at Mustafabad, but were moved to Jasrana in 1898. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,90,000, and for cesses Rs. 46,000. The density of population, 513 persons per square mile, is slightly above the District average. Three rivers — the Arind, Sengar, and Sirsa— cross the fahstl, the Sengar having two branches known as Sengar and Senhar. A sandy ridge runs transversely from north-west to south-east, but most of the soil is a fertile loam. In the south- western half the wells are often brackish, and the weed haisuri {Plvchea lanceolata) is common. Irrigation is supplied by three branches of the Lower Ganges Canal. In 1902-3 the area under cultivation was 181 square miles, of which 10 1 were irrigated. Canals serve about one-fifth of the irrigated area, and wells supply most of the remainder.
