Sultanpur Tahsil (Kapurthala)

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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.

Sultanpur Tahsil (Kapurthala)

Tahsil of the Kapurthala State, Punjab, lying between 31° 9' and 31° 23 N. and 75° 3' and 75° 32' E., with an area of 176 square miles. The population increased from 73,023 in 1891 to 75,945 in 1901. It contains one town, Sui.tanpur (population, 9,004); and 176 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 2.5 lakhs. The tahsil is the most fertile in the State. The greater portion of it lies in the Beas lowlands, and the rest con- sists of a sandy plain beyond the reach of floods. In the main portion the cultivation depends on irrigation from wells.