Barwaha (or Barwai)

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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.

Barwaha (or Barwai)

Barwai

Town in the Nimar district of Indore State, Central India, situated in 22° 15' N. and 76° 3' E., 33 miles south of Mhow cantonment on the Indore-Khandwa road and the Khandwa-Ajmer branch of the Rajputana-Malwa Railway, which both cross the Narbada by a fine bridge 2 miles south of the town. It occupies a picturesque site on the bank of the Clioral, a tributary of the Narbada. Population (1901), 6,094. Barwiiha, which is said to have been originally called Babulikhera, was founded in 1678 by Rana Suraj Mai, an ancestor of the present zaminddrs. It is a place of some importance, and was always a favourite resort with Sivaji Rao Holkar, who built a fine palace on the ridge overlooking the Choral valley. An old fort, now used for the district offices, and an old temple to Jayanti Mata stand near the town. A municipal committee has been formed, which has an income of Rs. 1,300 a year, chiefly derived from octroi and other taxes. The town contains a British and a State post office, a school, a dispensary, a sarai, and a Public Works inspection bungalow.