Narwar Zila
Narwar Zila, 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.
A district in the Gwalior State, Central India, lying
between 24° 32' and 25° 54' N. and 77° 22' and 78° 32' E., with an
area of 4,041 square miles. The greater part is cut up by a succession
of jungle-covered ridges which strike from north-east to south-west
across the district, but the portion west of the arm of the Vindhyan
range lying in the east is a level plain. The soil of the valleys is of
considerable fertility, being formed of detritus washed off the hills.
To the east, round Karera village, the soil is of the rocky and poor
class common to the gneiss area. The chief rivers are the Sind,
Parbati, and Betwa, while of smaller streams the Kunu, Lesser Parbati,
Ahir, and Mahuar are the most important. The population in 1901
was 398,361, giving a density of 131 persons per square mile. The
district contains two towns, Chanderi (population, 4,093) and Nar-
war (4,929); and 1,298 villages. The head-quarters are at Sipri.
It is divided into four parganas, with head-quarters at Sipri, Pichor,
Kolaras, and Karera. The land revenue is Rs. 6,58,000.
