Barnala (or Anahadgarh)

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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.

Barnala

Anahadgarh

Head-quarters of the Anahadgarh nizamat, Patiala State, Punjab, situated in 32° 23 N. and 75° 37' E., 52 miles west of Patiala, on the Rajpura-Bhatinda branch of the North- western Railway. Population (1901), 6,905. Rebuilt in 1722 by Ala Singh, Raja of Patiala, it remained the capital of the State until the foundation of the town of Patiala in 1763, and the hearths of its founder are still revered by the people. It is built in the form of a circle, and surrounded by a wall of masonry, within which is a fort. Lying in the centre of th'e Jangal tract, it is a mart for the export of grain, and the State has constructed a large market to foster its development. The town contains a dispensary, an Anglo-vernacular middle school, and a police station.