Kapadvanj Taluka, 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.

Kapadvanj Taluka

Northern taluka of Kaira District, Bombay, lying between 22 degree 52' and 23 degree 7' N. and 72 degree 50' and 73 degree 19' E., with an area of 279 square miles. The is in shape an oblong, 15 miles long and 30 miles broad, and contains one town, Kapadvanj (population, 15,405), the head-quarters, and 87 villages. The popula- tion in 1 901 was 75,258, compared with 101,527 in 1891. The density is only 270 persons per square mile, the District average being 449. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to i-8 lakhs. Towards the south and west, Kapadvanj is a rich and well- cultivated plain clothed with trees. The Mohar and the Vatrak flow through it, but these streams are of little use for irrigation, being highly charged with soda. The water-supply generally is scanty. Bajra, rice, jawar, and maize are the staple crops.