Kambar Town

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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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Kambar Town

Head-quarters of the of the same name in Larkana District, Sind, Bombay, situated in 27 degree 36' N. and 68° 3' E., about 12 miles by road west by north from Larkana town, and a station on the North-Western Railway. Population (1901), 4,807. The municipality, established in 1862, had an average income during the decade ending 1901 of Rs. 12,300, derived mostly from town dues, cattle-pound fees, and fisheries. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 17,000. The town was plundered by the Baluchis in 1848, and almost destroyed by fire in the following year. It contains a dispensary, an Anglo- vernacular and a vernacular school, attended respectively by 46 and 93 pupils.