Itimadpur Tahsil, 1908

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

Itimadpur Tahsil

Northern tahsil of Agra District, United Provinces, conterminous with the pargana of the same name, lying between 27° 5' and 27° 24' N. and 77° 58' and 78° 22' E., with an area of 277 square miles. It was formerly known as Khandauli, Population increased from 153,761 in 1891 to 159,881 in 1901. There are 180 villages and two towns, Itimadpur (population, 5,322), the Massoii, Xairativc oj Journeys in Baluchistan, A/giianistan, (s'c.

Tahsil head-quarters, and Tundi.a (3,044). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,10,000, and for cesses Rs. 38,000. The density of population, 574 persons per scjuare mile, is about the same as the District average. The tahsil lies entirely north of the Jumna, and is crossed by the small river Jhirna or Karon, Most of it forms a level upland of uniformly rich loam ; but a network of ravines spreads inland from the Jumna and Jhirna, which are barren and of use only for grazing. Bordering on the river beds lies a small tract of alluvial soil, which often deteriorates to sand, capable of producing nothing but melons. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 205 square miles, of which 75 were irrigated, almost entirely from wells.