Atrauli Tahsil, 1908
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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Atrauli Tahsil, 1908
North-eastern tahsil of Aligarh District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Atrauli and Gangiri, and lying between 27 48' and 28 9' N. and 78 12' and 78 38' E., with an area of 343 square miles. The population rose from 164,073 in 1891 to 198,034 in 1 90 1. There are 289 villages and 4 towns, the largest of which is Atrauli (population, 16,561), the tahsil head-quarters. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,77,000, and for cesses Rs. 61,000. The Ganges forms part of the northern boundary, and the Kali Nadl skirts the tahsil on the west and south. The Nim NadI and its tributary the Chhoiya flow through the middle. Between the Ganges and Nim Nadl the soil is naturally sandy, except in the Ganges khadar, which is a rich alluvial deposit. The rest of the tahsil is a good loam tract, except where patches of usar land are found. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 266 square miles, of which 123 were irri- gated. Irrigation is provided by the Anupshahr branch of the Upper Ganges Canal.
