Khurai Tahsil, 1908
Khurai Tahsil, 1908
(Kurai). — North-western tahsil of Saugor District, Central Provinces, lying between 23 degree 51’and 24 degree 27' N. and 78° 4' and 78 degree 43' E., with an area of 940 square miles. The population decreased from 126,004 in 1891 to 93,788 in 1901. The density in the latter year was 100 persons per square mile, which is below the District average. The tahsil contains two towns, Khurai (population, 6,012), the head-quarters, and Etawa (6,418); and 470 inhabited villages. Excluding 124 square miles of Government forest, 45 per cent, of the available area is occupied for cultivation. The cultivated area in 1903-4 was 238 square miles. The demand for land revenue in the same year was Rs. 77,000, and for cesses Rs. 8,000. The tahsil is an open undulating plain, with a stretch of hilly and stony land in the north, and belts of forest on the borders of the Bina and Betwa rivers.
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.
