Shajapur Zila
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.
Shajapur Zila
Shajahanpur
District in the Malwa division of the Gwalior State, Central India, lying between 22 degree 34’ and 24 19' N. and 75 degree 44' and 77 6" E., with an area of 3,494 square miles. The population in 1901 was 361,050, giving a density of 103 persons per square mile. The district contains three towns, shajapur (population, 9,953)) tne head-quarters, Shujalpur (5,731), and Agar (including the military station, 10,442); and 1,393 villages. The country is typical of the Malwa plateau, and the soil possesses high fertility. It is drained by the Kali Sind, Chambal, and Parbati rivers, with the minor tributary streams of the Lakundar and Newaj. Shajapur is divided into six parganas, with head-quarters at Shajapur, Shujal- pur, Sonkach, Agar, Susner, and Nalkhera. The land revenue is Rs. 14,02,000. Besides these regular parganas, the Bhainsoda tappa, is separately administered by a special naib-kamasdar, and is cut off from the rest of the district by intervening portions of the Dhar and Indore States.
