Konch/ Kunch 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.
Kunch Tahsil
Western Tahsil of Jalaun District, United Provinces, comprising the pargana of Kunch and part of Madhogarh, and lying along the Pahuj river, between 25° 51' and 26° 15' N. and 78° 56' and 79° 18' E., with an area of 338 square miles. Population increased from 102,815 in 1891 to 104,588 in 1901. There are 197 villages and one town, Kunch (population, 15,888). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,07,000, and for cesses Rs. 50,000. The density of population, 309 persons per square mile, is considerably above the District average. In the east is one of the richest areas of the black soil called mar to be found in Bundelkhand. It suffered from rust in 1894 and 1895, and subsequently from famine, but has not been overgrown by kdns {Sacchanini spontaneum). West of the mar the soil becomes lighter as the ravines of the Pahuj are approached, and this tract is irrigated by the Kuthaund branch of the Betwa Canal. In 1 900-1 the area under cultivation was 234 square miles, of which 1 1 were irrigated.
