Ballia 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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Ballia Tahsil

(Baliya). — Southern tahsil of Ballia District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Ballia, Doaba, Kopachlt (East), and Garha, and lying between 25 33' and 25 56' N. and 83 55' and 84 39' E., with an area of 441 square miles. Population fell from 406,151 in 1 89 1 to 405,623 in 1901. There are 572 villages and six towns, including Ballia (population, 15,278), the District and tahsil head-quarters, Chit Firozpur or Baragaon (9,505), Bairia (8,635), Bhalsand (5,777), and Narhi (6,462). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 311,000, and for cesses Rs. 60,000. The density of population, 920 persons per square mile, is the highest in the District. The tahsil lies along the northern bank of the Ganges, with its eastern extremity enclosed between the Ganges and the Gogra. It is noted for its fertility, the soil being of modern alluvial formation, and a large portion being subject to annual inundation by the Ganges. The area under cultivation in 1903-4 was 327 square miles, of which only 47 were irrigated, almost entirely from wells and from the Katihar Nadi. The rich alluvial soil in the river bed does not require irrigation.