Sonepat Tahsil (Sonpat)

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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.

Sonepat Tahsil (Sonpat)

Northern tahsil of Delhi District, Punjab, lying between 28° 49' and 29° 14' N. and 76° 48' and 77° 13' E., with an area of 460 square miles. It lies to the west of the Jumna river, which separates it from the Meerut and Buland- shahr Districts of the United Provinces. The population in 1901 was 203,338, compared with 189,490 in 1891. It contains the town of Sonepat (population, 12,990), the head-quarters; and 224 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 4.1 lakhs. The eastern portion of the tahsil lies in the Jumna lowlands. The upland plateau to the west is irrigated by the western Jumna Canal.