Jagadhri Tcwn
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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Jagadhri Tcwn
Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in Ambala District, Punjab, situated in 30° 10' N. and 77° 18' E., about 5 miles north of the North-Western Railway, on the metalled road connecting Ambala and Saharanpur. Population (1901), 13,462. It owes its importance to The Sikh cliief Rni Singh of Buriya, who settled a commercial and manufacturing population here. The town had been entirely destroyed by Nadir Shah, but was rebuilt by Rai Singh in 1783. It lapsed to the British Government in 1829. The name is said to be a corruption of Ganga Dhair, so called from a store of Ganges water enshrined in its foundations. Jagadhri is noted for its manufacture of iron and brass-ware. Borax, imported from the hills, is also refined, and oxide of lead manufactured. The municipality was created in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 24,700, and the expenditure Rs. 24,300. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 25,700, chiefly derived from octroi; and the expenditure was Rs. 25,500. It maintains an Anglo-vernacular high school and a dispensary.
