Raipur Tahsil, 1908

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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.

Raipur Tahsil

Tahsil of the District of the same name, Central Provinces, lying between 20 56' and 21 30' N. and 81 2%' and 82 i2 /< E. In 1901 the area was 5,802 square miles, and the popula- tion 564,102 persons. By the redistribution of areas consequent on the formation of the new Drug District, the constitution of the Raipur tahsil was radically altered; and it is now a small open plain lying between the Mahanadi and the border of Drug District, thickly popu- lated and closely cultivated, with an area of 1,016 square miles. The population of this portion in 1901 was 246,514, compared with 253,058 in 1891, the density being 243 persons per square mile. The tahsil contains two towns, RAIPUR (population, 32,114), the head-quarters of the District and tahsil, and ARANG (6,499) ; and 493 inhabited villages. The land revenue demand in 1902-3 on the area of the new tahsil was approximately 1-73 lakhs.