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	'''Amritsar Tahsil''' was an administrative subdivision of the [[British Punjab\|Punjab province]] of [[British India]]. The tahsil was located at {{coord\|31\|40\|N\|74\|30\|E\|display=inline,title}}, and had an area of {{convert\|545\|sqmi\|km2}}. It was bounded on the east by the [[Beas River]], which divided it from the State of Kapurthala. The area west of the high bank had a fertile belt of loam, irrigated by wells, which is succeeded by a belt of sandy country. Beyond this lay a fertile plain irrigated by the Bari Doab Canal. The city of [[Amritsar]] city lies in a depression in this tract. The population of the tahsil in 1901 was 488,383, compared with 462,734 in 1891. The city of [[Amritsar]] (population, 162,429 in 1901) was the headquarters. It also contained the towns of [[Majitha]] (6,403) and [[Jandiala Guru]] (7,750); and 373 villages. The land revenue and [[cess]]es amounted in ~~1903-4~~ to Rs. 6,22,000.<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_335.gif Amritsar Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 327.]</ref>		'''Amritsar Tahsil''' was an administrative subdivision of the [[British Punjab\|Punjab province]] of [[British India]]. The tahsil was located at {{coord\|31\|40\|N\|74\|30\|E\|display=inline,title}}, and had an area of {{convert\|545\|sqmi\|km2}}. It was bounded on the east by the [[Beas River]], which divided it from the State of Kapurthala. The area west of the high bank had a fertile belt of loam, irrigated by wells, which is succeeded by a belt of sandy country. Beyond this lay a fertile plain irrigated by the Bari Doab Canal. The city of [[Amritsar]] city lies in a depression in this tract. The population of the tahsil in 1901 was 488,383, compared with 462,734 in 1891. The city of [[Amritsar]] (population, 162,429 in 1901) was the headquarters. It also contained the towns of [[Majitha]] (6,403) and [[Jandiala Guru]] (7,750); and 373 villages. The land revenue and [[cess]]es amounted in 1903–4 to Rs. 6,22,000.<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_335.gif Amritsar Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 327.]</ref>

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'''Amritsar Tahsil''' was an administrative subdivision of the [[British Punjab|Punjab province]] of [[British India]]. The tahsil was located at {{coord|31|40|N|74|30|E|display=inline,title}}, and had an area of {{convert|545|sqmi|km2}}. It was bounded on the east by the [[Beas River]], which divided it from the State of Kapurthala. The area west of the high bank had a fertile belt of loam, irrigated by wells, which is succeeded by a belt of sandy country. Beyond this lay a fertile plain irrigated by the Bari Doab Canal. The city of [[Amritsar]] city lies in a depression in this tract. The population of the tahsil in 1901 was 488,383, compared with 462,734 in 1891. The city of [[Amritsar]] (population, 162,429 in 1901) was the headquarters. It also contained the towns of [[Majitha]] (6,403) and [[Jandiala Guru]] (7,750); and 373 villages. The land revenue and [[cess]]es amounted in 1903-4 to Rs. 6,22,000.<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_335.gif Amritsar Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 327.]</ref>

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[[Category:Tahsils of British India]]

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Amritsar Tahsil - Revision history

>Iridescent 2: /* top */Cleanup and typo fixing, typo(s) fixed: 1903-4 → 1903–4

>Bender the Bot: /* top */HTTP → HTTPS for Digital South Asia Library, replaced: [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/ → [https://dsal.uchicago.edu/