The Imperial Gazetteer Of India Provincial Series Punjab Vol.-ii

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2LAHORE DIVISION

3Kasur Subdivision. — Subdivision of Lahore District,

4Punjab, consisting of the Kasur and Chunian tahsils.

5Chunian Tahsil. — South-western tahsTl of Lahore District,

6Punjab, lying between 30° 38' and 31° 22' N. and 73° 38 and

774° 29' E., with an area of i,i6i square miles, about half of

8which lies in the lowlands beneath the old bank of the Beas.

9It extends from the Sutlej right across the Manjha, including

10a narrow strip of country beyond the Ravi. The lowlands are

11irrigated by the Upper Sutlej Inundation Canals, and the

12Manjha portion by the Bari Doab Canal. The population

13in 190T was 257,281, compared with 230,197 in 1891. The

14head-quarters are at the town of Chunian (population, 8,959),

15and it also contains the town of Khudian (3,401) and 430

16villages. The land revenue and cesses amounted in r 903-4

17to Rs. 3.25,000.

18Kasur Tahsil. — South-eastern tahsil of Lahore District,

19Punjab, lying between 30° 54' and 31° 27' N. and 74° 13

20and 74° 58' E., on the north bank of the Sutlej, with an area

21of 816 square miles, of which two-thirds belong to the tract

22knorvn as the Manjha and the remainder to the lowlands

23beneath the old bank of the Beas. The Manjha portion

24is irrigated by the Bari Doab Canal, and the southern lowlands

25by the Katora Inundation Canal. The population in 1901

26was 31 r, 690, compared with 280,647 1891. The head-,

27quarters are at the town of Kasur (22,022), and it also con-

28tains the towns of Khem Karan (6,083) Patti (8,187),

29and 345 villages. The land revenue and cesses amounted in

301903-4 to Rs. 3,71,000. The battle-field of Sobraon lies in

31this ialistl.

32Sharakpur Tahsil. — Northern tahsil of Lahore District,

33Punjab, lying between 31° 15' and 31'’ 54' N. and 73° 38'

34and 74° 29' E., with an .area of 887 square mile.s, of which

35about three-quarters are almost barren waste, and hence the

36density of population (134 persons per square mile) is much

37below the District average. The western portion of the tahsil

38lies in tlie upkand plateau of the Rechna Doab, and the south-

39western corner is irrigated by the Chenab Canal. Tlie rest lies

40in the lowl.ands of the Degh river. The population in 1901 was

41”8,957, compared with 133,457 in 1891. The head-quarters

42arc .at the town of Sharakpur (4,474), and it also contains

43386 linages. The land revenue and cesses amounted in

44*9°3~4 to Rs. i,6g,ooo.

45Chunian Town.— H cad-quarters of the tahsil of the same

46name in Lahore District, Punj.ab, situated in 30° 58' N. and