Purwa Tahsil, 1908
Purwa 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.
South-eastern tahsil of Unao District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Purwa, Maurawan, Asoha, Bhagwantnagar, Daundia Khera, Panhan, Bihar, Patan, Magrayar, and Ghatampur, and lying between 26° 8' and 26° 36' N. and 80° 34' and 81° 3' E., with an area of 548 square miles. Population fell from 293,152 in 1891 to 290,910 in 1901. There are 513 villages, and three towns, PURWA (population, 10,260), the tahsil head-quarters, and MAURAWAN (7,911) being the largest. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 4,81,000, and for cesses Rs. 52,000. The density of population, 531 persons per square mile, is a little below the District average. Purwa lies between the Sai on the north and the Ganges on the south, and is intersected by a small stream called the Lonl. The Ganges valley is narrow and contains extensive areas of grass jungle. Most of the tahsil lies on the uplands, the southern portion being well wooded and highly cultivated, while the north contains large stretches of barren usar land. A chain of jhih and swamps running through the centre supplies irrigation. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 286 square miles, of which 128 were irrigated. Tanks supply more than a third of the irrigated area, and wells most of the reMainder.
