Tatta Taluka

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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.

Tatta Taluka

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Taluka of Karachi District, Sind, Bombay, lying between 24° 31' and 25° 27' N. and 67 degree 34' and 68° 24' E., with an area of 1,229 square miles. The population in 1901 was 41,745, compared with 37,086 in 1891. The taluka contains one town, Tatta (population, 10,783), the head-quarters; and 35 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 62,000. The taluka is about 60 miles long, the alluvial portion consisting of a narrow irregu- lar tract between the Indus and the Kohistan mahal. The northern portion is rather hilly, and in the south the Malki hills skirt the western side. The taluka contains several dhands or lakes, fed by rainfall, which occasionally overflow and do considerable damage. Irrigation is derived from six main canals and their branches. The chief crops are rice, sugar-cane, wheat, barley, jowar, bajra, and til.