Navsari Taluka, 1908

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Navsari Taluka, 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.

South-western taluka of the Navsari prant, Baroda State, with an area of 125 square miles. Population rose from 53,523 in 1891 to 59,875 in 1901. The taluka contains one town, Navsari (population, 21,451), the head-quarters; and 60 villages. It is a flat plain, with two rivers running through it, the Mindhola on the north and the Purna on the south. The soil is black, gordt or light red, and besar or mixed, except in the western part, which is marshy swamp. Among the chief crops produced are Jowar, rice, cotton, castor-seed, and sugar-cane. In 1904-5 the land revenue was Rs. 2,37,900.