Shahjahanpur 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.

Shahjahanpur Tahsil

Head-quarters tahsil of Shahjahanpur District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Shahjahanpur, Jamaur, and Kant, and lying between 27 39' and 28 i' N. and 79 36' and 80 5' K, with an area of 394 square miles. Population fell from 273,146 in 1891 to 265,467 in 1901. There are 463 villages and only one town, SHAHJAHANPUR CITY (population, 76,458), the District and tahsil head-quarters. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,00,000, and for cesses Rs. 49,000.

The density of population, 674 persons per square mile, is considerably above the District average, owing to the inclusion of the city. Through the centre of the tahsil flows the Garra, with a narrow belt of rich alluvial soil on either bank, while several smaller streams act as drainage channels. The eastern portion has a good loam soil \ but the centre is clay, and the western tract is sandy and liable to periods of depression. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 293 square miles, of which 84 were irrigated, mostly from wells.