Sharakpur Tahsil

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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.

Sharakpur Tahsil

Northern tahsil of Lahore District, Punjab, lying between 31 degree 15' and 31 degree 54' N. and 73 degree 38' and 74 degree 29' E., with an area of 887 square miles, of which about three-quarters are almost barren waste, and hence the density of population (134 persons per square mile) is much below the District average, The western portion of the tahsll lies in the upland plateau of the Rechna Doab, and the south-western corner is irrigated by the Chenab Canal. The rest lies in the lowlands of the Degh river. The population in 1901 was 118,957, compared with 133,457 in 1891. The head-quarters are at the town of Sharakpur (4,474), and the number of villages is 386. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs, 1,69,000.