Prome Township

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Prome Township, 1908

Township of Prome District, Lower Burma, consisting wholly of the municipality of Prome, with an area of 9 square miles. The non-municipal revenue raised in the township in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 1,42,000, the greater part being excise. Land tax, levied in lieu of capitation tax, contributed Rs. 4,000. The cultivated area within the limits of the township fell from 3 square miles in 1890-1 to 2 square miles in 1903-4, and the agricultural population from 10,600 to 2,100 between the years 1891 and 1901.

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.