Muzaffargarh 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.

Muzaffargarh Tahsil

Central tahsil of Muzaffargarh District, Punjab, lying between 29° 54' and 30° 15' N. and 70° 51' and 71° 2\' E., with an area of 912 square miles. Its western boundary is the Indus, and its eastern, which is nearly twice as long, the Chenab. It includes a long narrow strip of country lying between the Sanawan tahsil and the right bank of the Chenab. South of the Sanawan tahsil, it extends from the Chenab on the east to the Indus on the west. It is for the most part low-lying, though less subject to flooding than the other tahsils, and is irrigated in the hot season by inundation canals. The population in 1901 was 174,970, compared with 164,782 in 1891. It contains the towns of Muzaffargarh (population, 4,018), the head- quarters, and Khangarh (3,621); and 378 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 3-9 lakhs.