Khandwa Tahsil, 1908

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Khandwa Tahsil, 1908

North-western tahsil of Nimar District, Central Provinces, lying between 21 degree 31' and 22 degree 20' N. and 76 degree 4' and 76 degree 59' E., with an area of 2,046 square miles. The population in 1901 was 181,684, compared with 163,003 in 1891. The density is 89 persons per square mile. The tahsil contains one town, Khandwa (population, 19,401), the head-quarters of the District and tahsil; and 437 inhabited villages. Excluding 671 square miles of Government forest, 58 per cent, of the available area is occupied for cultivation. The cultivated area in 1903-4 was 713 square miles. The demand for land revenue in the same year was Rs. 1,67,000, and for cesses Rs. 18,000. The tahsil consists of an undulating plain, forming the valleys of the Abna and Sukta rivers, and fringed by low hills towards the north and west.

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.