Hasanpur 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.
Hasanpur Tahsil
Western Tahsil of Moradabad District, United Provinces, conterminous with the f>ari:;a>ia of the same name, lying along the Ganges between 28° 26' and 29° 4' N. and 78° 4' and 78' 26' 1<^., with an area of 547 sc^uare miles. I'cjpulalion increased from 153,680 in 1891 to 161,020 in 1901. There are 530 villages and three towns, the largest of which are Has.'VNPUR (population, 9,579), the /aks'i/ head-quarters, and PjACHHKaox (7,452). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,90,000, and for cesses Rs. 34,000. The density of population, 294 persons per square mile, is the lowest in The District. The east of the /ahs'il consists of a high sandy tract, which suffers from either excess or deficiency of rainfall. Between this and the Ganges lies a stretch of low khadar land with bleak .sandy wastes, reed jungle alternating with j)atches of rich cultivation. Hie Mahawa rises in the khadar, while a long winding marsh marks its eastern boundary at the foot of the sandy ridge. In 1902-3 the area under cultivation was 315 stiuare miles, of which only 16 were irrigated, chiefly from wells.
