Talagang Tahsil, 1908

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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.

Talagang Tahsil, 1908

Tahsil of Attock District, Punjab, lying be- tween 32° 34' and 33 degree 12' N. and 71 degree 48' and 72° 32' E., with an area of 1,198 square miles. The population in 1901 was 92,594, compared with 94,027 in 1891. It contains 86 villages, of which Talagang (population, 6,705) is the head-quarters. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 1.4 lakhs. The Sohan river forms the northern boundary, and the land along its banks is very fertile, and is irrigated by wells. Generally speaking, the tahsll is a table-land intersected by deep ravines. Towards the south it becomes more broken and hilly, and in the south-west culminates in the peak of Sakesar (5,010 feet above the sea), the highest point in the Salt Range.