Shella

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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.

Shella

Petty State in the Khasi Hills, Eastern Bengal and Assam, consisting of a confederacy of villages ruled by four officers elected by the people. Many lives were lost in the earthquake of 1897 ; and the population, which was 6,358 in 1891, had fallen to 4,358 in 1901, The gross revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 4,172. The principal products are pineapples, areca-nuts, and oranges, which prior to the earthquake were a source of great wealth to the people, but much damage was done to the orange groves by deposits of sand. There is also some trade in lime.