Kasumpti
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.
Kasumpti
Suburb of Simla station, Punjab. It lies within the territory of the Raja of Keonthal, but being practically part of Simla was leased from the Raja in 1884, and constituted a separate munici- pality, whose functions are performed by the Deputy-Commissioner of Simla. The municipal income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 5,600. In t 903-4 the income was Rs. 6,200, chiefly from taxes on houses and lands ; and the expenditure was Rs. 6,300. Population (March, 1901), 170.