Burhanpur 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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Burhanpur Tahsil
Southern tahsil of Nimar District, Central Provinces, lying between 21° 5' and 21° 37' N. and 75° 57' and 76° 48' E., with an area of 1,138 square miles. The population in 1901 was 92,933, compared with 81,366 in 1891. The tahsil has one town, Burhanpur (population, 33,341), the head-quarters; and 194 villages. It also contains the ancient fort of Asirgarh.
The average density is 82 persons per square mile, but the town of Burhanpur con- tains more than a third of the whole population of the tahsil. Exclud- ing 737 square miles of Government forest, 72 per cent, of the available area is occupied for cultivation. The cultivated area in 1903-4 was 241 square miles. The demand for land revenue in the same year was Rs. 1,24,000, and for cesses Rs. 17,000. The Az/wJ/ lies in the valley of the Tapti, a narrow strip of very fertile land, with hills on the north and south. The upper or eastern part of the valley, though containing excellent soil, is mainly covered by forest. This land is now in process of allotment on the ryotivdri system.
