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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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''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. ''

=Kalol Taluka,BOMBAY=

Southern taluka of the western portion of 
Panch Mahals District, Bombay, including the petty subdivision (petlia) 
of Halol, lying between 22 degree 15' and 22 degree  44' N. and 73 degree  22' and 73 degree 44' E., with an area of 414 square miles. It contains one town, 
Kalol (population, 4,446), the head-quarters; and 252 villages. Popu- 
lation in 1901 was 73,796, compared with 87,851 in 1891, the decrease 
being due to famine. The density, 178 persons per square mile, 
slightly exceeds the District average. Kalol forms a rich well-wooded 
plain ; its fields fenced with hedges and rows of brab palms ; its vil- 
lages compact and comfortable. Three rivers cross the taluka : from 
east to west the Mesri in the north, the Goma in the centre, and the 
Karad in the south. These rivers become torrents in the rains, and 
trickling streams in the cold season. Light or gorddu soil lies all over 
this part of the country ; the black cotton soil is not met with. The 
petty division of Halol is a well-wooded and tilled plain surrounding 
the hill fort of Pavagarh. To the east and south, low isolated hills 
stand out from a rich black-soil plain, most of it waste. Within 4 or 
5 miles of the hills the climate is unhealthy and the water often 
deleterious. Three rivers, the Karad, Visvamitri, and Devnadi, cross 
Halol from east to west. Water lies near the surface. Cultivation is 
rude, and the peasantry inert. The annual rainfall averages 37 inches. 
Land revenue (including Halol) and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 
more than 1-1 lakhs.