Nanpara Tahsil, 1908
Nanpara Tahsil, 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.
Northern tahsil of Bahraich District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Nanpara, Charda, and Dharman- pur, and lying between 27° 39' and 28° 24' N. and 81° 3' and 81° 49' E., with an area of 1,050 square miles. Population increased from 311,281 in 1891 to 325,587 in 1901. There are 546 villages and only one town, Nanpara (population, 10,601), the tahsil head-quarters. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,92,000, and for cesses Rs. 70,000. The density of population; 310 persons per square mile, is the lowest in the District. A considerable area in the north- west and north is occupied by ' reserved ' forests. The Gogra forms the western boundary, and the tahsil is crossed by the Girwa, a branch of the Gogra, and by the Sarju, a large rapid stream. Towards the centre there is a plateau of good loam, which in the east sinks into the valley of the Rapti and its tributary, the Bhakla or Singhia. The west is a rich alluvial area in the Gogra basin, which seldom requires irriga- tion. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 524 square miles, of which only 20 were irrigated.
