Bannu Tahsil, 1908

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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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Bannu Tahsil

Tahsil of Bannu District, North-West Frontier Province, lying between 32 41/ and 33 5' N. and 70 2 2' and 70 58' E., with an area of 443 square miles. The tahsil is a green, fertile oasis, well wooded and watered, and much intersected by water-channels. Its population in 1901 was 130,444, compared with 120,324 in 1891. It contains the town of Bannu (population, 14,291), the tahsil and District head-quarters ; and 217 villages. The land revenue and cesses amounted in 1903-4 to Rs. 1,62,930.

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