Sakrand

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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.

Sakrand

Taluka of Hyderabad District, Sind, Bombay, lying between 26 2' and 26 35' N. and 67 5 3 / and 68 31' E., with an area of 786 square miles, including ti\zpetha of Shahpur. Population rose from 49,447 m 1891 to 64,036 in 1901 The density is 84 persons pei square mile The number of villages is 109, of which Sakrand is the head-quaiters The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 exceeded i r lakhs Much of the land in the eastern poition is covered with sandhills The taluka has considerable jungles which give shelter to wolves and wild hog. The chief crops are wheat, tobacco, gram, rape- seed, and sesamum.