Sujawal

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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.

Sujawal

Taluka in Karachi District, Sind, Bombay, lying be- tween 24° 27' and 24° 53' N. and 68° 1' and 68° 18' E., with an area of 267 square miles. Population rose from 29,501 in 1891 to 33,251 in 1901. There are 65 villages, but no town. The land revenue and cesses amounted in 1903-4 to Rs. 1,10,000. Sujawal is the head-quarters. The tdluka lies on the left bank of the Indus, which forms its western boundary. The chief feature is a wide expanse of perennial marshes, forming a chain of depressions running from north and west to south as far as the Gungro canal. Elsewhere, the soil is the usual alluvial loam deposited by the Indus. Irrigation is derived either direct from the Indus or from the Pinjari canal ; and the most important crops are rice, bajra, mung, and gram.