Hamirpur Tahsil, Kangra 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.

Hamirpur Tahsil

Tahsil of Kangra District, Punjab, lying between 31° 25' and 31° 58' N. and 76° 9' and 76° 44' E., with an area of 602 scjuare miles. It is bounded on the south by Bilaspur State and on the east by Mandi State, and lies between the Beas on the north and the Sutlej on the south. The north-east corner is rugged and inaccessible, and the Sola Singhi range runs along the south-west border. Broken masses of hills cover almost all the tahsil, but in some parts there are stretches of fairly level ground. The population in 1901 was 161,424, compared with 162,705 in 1891. It contains 64 villages, including Hamirpur, the head-quarters, and Sujanpur Tira. The land revenue and cesses amounted in 1903-4 to 1-9 lakhs.