Singaing, 1908

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Singaing

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.

Northern township of Kyaukse District, Upper Burma, lying between 21 degree 39’ and 22 1’'N. and 96 and 96 54'E., with an area of 825 square miles. The population was 37,244 in 1891, and 40,123 in 1901, distributed in 169 villages, Singaing (population, 4,05 7), on the railway 10 miles north of Kyaukse town, being the head-quarters. An important village is Paleik (population, 3,070), near where the railway crosses the Myitnge river. The township proper is extremely well irrigated by canals. Its boundaries now include the mountainous Yeyaman tract to the east, with an area of 700 square miles and a population of only 1,648. This stretch of upland is inhabited by Danus, who are engaged in taungya ('hill-slope') cultivation. In 1903-4 the township as a whole contained 67 square miles under cultivation, of which 47 square miles were irrigated, and the land revenue and thathameda amounted to Rs. 2,04,000.