Thegon

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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.

Thegon

North-western township of the Paungde subdivision of Prome District, Lower Burma, flat, fertile, and thickly populated, lying between 18° 25' and 18" 46' N. and 95" 17' and 95° 34' E., with an area of 241 square miles. The population, unlike that of several townships in the District, is on the increase. It rose from 53,107 in 1 89 1 to 60,982 in 1901. There are 296 villages, the head-quarters being at Thegon (population, 1,017), situated on the railway, 19 miles south-east of Prome town. The township contains a large lake called the Inma, which is 10 miles long and 4 miles broad, and 12 feet deep in the rains. The area cultivated in 1903-4 was 93 square miles, paying Rs. 97,000 land revenue.