Baroda Taluka

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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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Baroda Taluka

Central taluka of the Baroda prant, Baroda State, with an area of 160 square miles. Excluding the city, the popula- tion fell from 96,387 in 1891 to 60,428 in 1901. It contains no villages, besides the city and cantonment. The taluka is a level plain watered by five rivers, the Mahl, Meni, Rungal, Jambva, and Vishwamitri. The prevailing soil is black, though two other classes, gorat, or sandy loam, and besar, a mixed soil, are found interspersed with it. The chief crops grown are dangar, Jowar, bajra, tuver, tal, math., shialu, and cotton. In 1904-5 the land revenue was Rs. 3,68,000.