Shahabad Tahsil Rampur, 1908
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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. '' | ''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. '' | ||
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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.
[edit] Shahabad Tahsil
Southern tahsil in the State of Rampur, United Provinces, lying between 28 25' and 28 43' N. and 78 52' and 79 5' E., with an area of 166 square miles. Population (1901), 82,716. There are 197 villages and one town, SHAHABAD (population, 7,338), the tahsil head-quarters. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,56,000, and for cesses Rs. 43>- The density of population, 498 persons per square mile, is below the State average. The tahsil lies on both banks of the Ramganga, and is less protected by canals than other parts of the State. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was no square miles, of which 8 were irrigated, chiefly from wells.
