Shevgaon, 1908

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Shevgaon

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.

Easternmost taluka of Ahmadnagar District, Bombay, lying between 19 i' and 19 33' N. and 74 58' and 75 32' E., with an area of 678 square miles. It contains one town, PATHARDI (popula- tion, 6,299), and 179 villages. The head-quarters are at Shevgaon. The population in 1901 was 92,384, compared with 100,373 in 1891. The decrease is attributable mainly to emigration to relief works in other talukas and to the Nizam's Dominions, consequent upon famine conditions. The density, 136 persons per square mile, is slightly above the District average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 2 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 15,000. Shevgaon lies in the valley of the Godavari. The average annual rainfall, over 26 inches, is higher than in other talukas. With one or two exceptions, the streams which drain the tract all rise in the hills on the south and south-east, and flow northward into the Godavari. The villages are for the most part well supplied with water, which throughout the low grounds is always to be found at a moderate depth. Near the Godavari the soil is deep and stiff, but near the hills it is of a lighter composition and more easily worked. Early and late crops are grown in about equal proportions. The principal manufacture is coarse cotton cloth of various kinds.