Kulpahar 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.

Kulpahar Tahsil

South-western tahsil of Hamirpur District, United Provinces, conterminous with the pargana of Panwari-Jaitpur, lying between 25° 5' and 25° 31' N. and 79^^ 17' and 79° 49' E., with an area of 558 square miles. Population fell from 127,567 in 1891 to 111,926 in 1901. There are 231 villages and two towns : Kulpahar (population, 5,128), the /a/^J/V head-quarters, and Jaitpur (4,817). The demand for land revenue in 1904-5 was Rs. 1,71,000, and for cesses Rs. 34,000. The density of population, 201 persons per square mile, is almost exactly the District average. The tahsil contains numerous hills and large areas of jungle. In the north black soil is found; but in the south the soil is poor and scanty, rock being near the surface. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 257 square miles, of which only 17 were irrigated. Wells serve most of the irrigated area, but a small supply is obtained from tanks through canals managed by the Irrigation department.