Sindkheda Taluka, 1908
Sindkheda Taluka
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.
Taluka of West Khandesh District, Bom- bay, lying between 21 4' and 21 66' N. and 74 28' and 74 58' E., with an area of 505 square miles. It contains two towns, SINDKHEDA (population, 5,021), its head-quarters, being the larger; and 141 villages. The population in 1901 was 76,811, compared with 73,385 in 1891. The density, 152 persons per square mile, is above the District average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 3.4 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 24,000. The northern portion forms a continuation of the rich black soil of the Tapti plain \ the southern is for the most part hilly or undulating, with large tracts of waste land used for grazing cattle. Except along the banks of the Tapti and the Panjhra, Sindkheda is poorly supplied with surface water. The two chief rivers are the Tapti, flowing along the entire northern boundary for a distance of 35 miles, and its tributary the Panjhra, flowing along the eastern boundary. The annual rainfall averages 22 inches.
