Shahada Taluka, 1908

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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.

Shahada Taluka

Taluka of West Khandesh District, Bombay, lying between 21 24' and 21 48' N. and 74 24' and 74 47' E., with an area of 479 square miles. It contains two towns, SHAHADA (popu- lation, 5,399), the head-quarters, being the larger ; and 155 villages. The 'population in 1901 was 59,758, compared with 64,733 in 1891. This is the most thinly populated taluka in the District, the density being only 125 persons per square mile. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was nearly 3 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 21,000. Although Shahada possesses two perennial streams, the Tapti and its tributary the Gomi, it is on the whole scantily provided with surface water. The prevailing soil is a rich loam resting on a yellowish subsoil. The annual rainfall averages 24 inches.