Sangamner Taluka, 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.

Sangamner Taluka

Taluka of Ahmadnagar District, Bombay, lying between 19 12' and 19 47' N. and 74 i x and 74 31' E., with an area of 704 square miles. It contains one town, SANGAMNER (population, 13,801), the head-quarters- and 151 villages. The popu- lation in 1901 was 90,381, compared with 82,936 in 1891. The presence of 5,000 immigrants on relief works accounts mainly for the increase. The density, 128 persons per square mile, is almost equal to the District average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was i -7 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 11,000.

The taluka is divided into three distinct portions by the two mountain ranges which traverse it in a parallel direction. The chief rivers are the Pravara and the Mula. The Pravara flows in the valley between the two mountain ranges. With the exception of irrigation from the Ojhar canal, garden cultivation is carried on chiefly by means of wells.