Imperial Gazetteer Of India Provincial Series Vol-i (punjab)

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2DELHI DIVISION

3in 1891. The head-quarters are at Delhi City (popula-

4tion, 208,575), and it also contains 243 villages. The land

5revenue and cesses amounted in 1903-4 to 3-4 lakhs. The

6eastern portion of the tahsil lies in the Jumna lowlands. From

7the city southwards stretches a line of low quartzite hills, while

8the south-west corner is occupied by the Najafgarh jhtL The

9rest of the tahsil consists of a fertile upland plain, poorly

10wooded and with a light rainfall^ but for the most part irrigated

11by the Western Jumna Canal.

12Sonepat Tahsil (Sonjfat ). — Northern tahsil of Delhi Dis-

13trict, Punjab, lying between 28® 49' and 29® 14' N. and 76®

1448' and 77® 13' E., with an area of 460 square miles. It lies

15to the west of the river Jumna, which separates it from the

16Meerut and Bulandshahr Districts of the United Provinces.

17The population in 1901 was 203,338, compared with 189,490

18in 1891. It contains the town of Sonepat (population, 12,990),

19the head-quarters, and 224 villages. The land revenue and

20cesses amounted in 1903-4 to 4‘X lakhs. The eastern portion

21of the tahsil lies in the Jumna lowlands. The upland plateau

22to the west is irrigated by the Western Jumna Canal.

23Ballahgarh Tahsil. — Southern tahsil of Delhi District,

24Punjab, lying between 28® 12' and 28® 36' N. and 77® 7' and

2577® 31' K, with an area of 395 square miles. It lies to the

26west of the river Jumna, which separates it from the Euland-

27shahr District of the United Provinces. The population in

281901 was 126,693, compared with 119,652 in 1891. It con-

29tains the towns of Ballabgarh (population, 4,506) the head-

30quarters, and Faridabad (5,310); and 247 villages. The land

31revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 2-7 lakhs. The

32country is in general bare and treeless. On the east lie the

33Jumna lowlands, while the hills that run south from the Delhi

34Ridge cross the western portion of the tahsil. The rest con-

35sists of a plain of sandy loam.

36Ballabgarh Town. — Head-quarters of the tahsil of the

37same name in Delhi District, Punjab, situated in 28® 20' N.

38and 77® 20' E., 24 miles south of Delhi on the Delhi-Muttra

39road and the Delhi-Agra branch of the Great Indian Peninsula

40Railway. Population (1901), 4,506. The name Ballabgarh

41is a corruption of Balramgarh, ‘the fort of Balram,’ a Jat chief

42who held the surrounding country under Stiraj Mai of Bharat-

43pur, and built the fort and palace. In 1775 the estate was

44transferred by the Delhi emperor to Ajit Singh, whose son

45Bahadur Singh was recognized m 1803 chief, and built the

46town. His successor was hanged for complicity in the Mutiny