Salon 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.

Salon Tahsil

South-eastern tahsil of Rae Bareli District, United Provinces, comprising the parganas of Parshadepur, Rokha Jais, and Salon, and lying between 25 49' and 26 19' N. and 81 13' and 81 37' E., north of the Ganges, with an area of 440 square miles. Popula- tion fell from 262,120 m 1891 to 261,270 in 1901 There are 444 villages and two towns: JAIS (population, 12,688) and SALON (5,170), the tahsil head-quarters The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,67,000, and for cesses Rs. 60,000. The density of population, 594 persons per squaie mile, is almost that of the District as a whole.

Across the centre of the tahsil flows the Sai from west to east. Its banks are fringed by light sandy soil, while to the north is found a great plain of stiff clay land, producing rice. South of the Sai lies a series of jhlh which once formed a river-bed, and along the Ganges is a rich alluvial tract producing magnificent spring crops. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 241 square miles, of which 123 were irrigated. Wells serve three-fourths of the irrigated area, tanks or jhlls being the other source of supply.