Pimpalner
Pimpalner, 1908
Taluka of West Khandesh District, Bombay, lying partly above and partly below the Western Ghats, between 20 50' and 21 16' N. and 73 51' and 74 33' E., with an area of 933 square miles. There are 151 villages, but no town. The head-quarters are at Sakri. The population in 1901 was 56,638, compared with 59,278 in 1891. The density, 61 persons per square mile, is about two-fifths of the average for the District. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 1.3 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 8,000. The plains are intersected by abrupt mountain ranges, of which the range of the Selbari hills is the most considerable. The tract below the Western Ghats is com- posed of steep hill ranges, clothed with forest and inhabited by Bhlls. The climate is unhealthy, especially to Europeans and natives of the Deccan. There is a fair water-supply, the rivers being utilized for irrigation by means of masonry dams. The annual rainfall averages 21 inches.
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.
