Saidpur 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.

Saidpur Tahsil

Western tahsil of Ghazipur District, United Pro- vinces, comprising the parganas of Saidpur, Bahriabad, Khanpur, and Karanda, and lying north of the Ganges, between 25 28' and 25 46' N. and 83 4' and 83 26' E., with an area of 297 square miles. Popu- lation fell from 206,615 in 1891 to 182,320 in 1901 There are 617 villages and two towns, of which SAIDPUR, the tahsil head-quarters, has a population of 4,260. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,75,000, and for cesses Rs. 39,000 The density of population, 614 persons per square mile, is the lowest in the District Besides the Ganges and Gumti, the chief drainage channel is the Gang!, which flows from north-west to south-east. In the south-east corner lies a fine stretch of rich alluvial land, while towards the north the soil is a heavy clay, where iice is giown. Elsewhere the ordinary loam is found The area under cultivation in 1903-4 was 186 square miles, of which 87 were irrigated, chiefly from wells.

Saidpur Town

Head-quaiters of the tahsil of the same name in Ghazipur District, United Provinces, situated in 25 32' N. and 83 13' E., on the Bengal and North-Western Railway. Population (1901), 4,200. Nothing is known of the history of Saidpui, but it contains remains of great interest In the town itself are two Musal- man dargahs constructed from Hindu or Buddhist pillars, if they were not actually chaityas attached to a vihara or monastery Large mounds exist in the neighbourhood, which undoubtedly conceal ancient build- ings. Saidpur is administeied under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 1,400. There is a considerable trade in oilseeds, tobacco, cotton, hides, and sa/ji, or carbonate of soda. The town also contains a dispensary, and a school with about 140 pupils.

[fournaf, Asiatic Society of Bengal^ vol. xxxiv, pp. 80-2.]