Jaipur Residency
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.
Jaipur Residency
One of the eight Political Charges into which Rajputana is divided. It is made up of the States of Jaipur and Kishangarh and the small chiefship of Lawa, lying in the eastern half of the Agency, between 25° 41' and 28° 34' N. and 74° 40' and 77° 13' E. It is bounded on the north by Bikaner and the I'unjab ; on the west by Jodhpur and the British District of Ajmer ; on the south by the Shahpura chiefship, and the States of Udaipur, Bundi, Tonk, Kotah, and (Iwalior ; and on the east by Karauli, Bharatpur, and Alwar. The head-quarters of the Resident are at Jaipur. The population has varied: (1881) 2,642,457, (1891) 2,952,842, and (1901) 2,752,307. The decrease of nearly 7 per cent, during the last decade was due to the famine of 1 899-1 900, and to a severe outbreak of malarial fever in the autumn of 1900. The total area is 16,456 square miles, and the density of population 167 persons per square mile, as compared with 76 for the Agency as a whole. Although fourth in size among the political divisions of Rajputana, the Residency ranks first as regards population. In 1901 Hindus formed nearly 91 per cent, of the total and Musalmans 7 per cent. Thfere were also 956 ("hristians (including 394 natives).
The following table gives details for the States and chiefship forming the Residency : — •
There are altogether 5,959 villages and 41 towns. The largest towns are Jaipur City (160,167), SIkar (21,523), Fatehpur (16,393),
KiSHANGAKFl (12,663), NaWALGARH (12,315), JhUNJHUNU (12,279),
HiXDAUN (11,938), and Ramc;arh (11,023).
