Khanpur Tahsil, 1908

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Khanpur Tahsil, 1908

Head-quarters tahsil of the Khanpur nizamat, Bahawalpur State, Punjab, lying on the left bank of the Indus, between 2 7 degree 43' and 29 degree 4' N. and 70 degree 27' and 70 degree 53' E., with an area of 2,415 square miles. The population in 1901 was 120,810, compared with 115,112 in 1891. It contains the towns of Khanpur (population, 8,611), the head-quarters, Garhi Ikhtiar Khan (4,939), and Ghaus- pur, which was created a municipality in 1903; and 52 villages. It is traversed by the Hakra depression, south of which comes the desert. To the north lie the central tract of barren soil and the fertile lowlands along the Indus. The tahsil is famous for its date-palms, and is, after Allahabad, the most fertile in the State. The land revenue and cesses in 1905-6 amounted to i-8 lakhs.

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.