Basmat Taluk

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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.

Basmat Taluk

Eastern taluk of Parbhani District, Hyderabad State, with an area of 610 square miles.Including jagirs, the popula- tion in 1901 was 79,569, compared with 117,344 in 1891, the decrease being due to the famine of 1900. The taluk contains one town, Basmat (population, 8,445), the head-quarters; and 215 villages, of which 21 are Jagir. The land revenue in 1901 was 3.2 lakhs. The country is composed mainly of black cotton soil.