Lonauli
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.
Lonauli
{Londvla). — Town in the Maval Taluka of Poona District, Bombay, situated in 18° 45' N. and 73° 24' E., about 40 miles north- west of Poona city at the top of the Bor pass. Lonauli is an impor- tant station on the south-east line of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. Population (1901), 6,686. A railway reservoir, about 2 miles to the south, affords a fair supply of drinking-water. Close to the town is an ancient wood of fine trees, covering an area of about 56 acres.
The municipality, established in 1877, had an average income during the decade ending 1901 of Rs. 11,300. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 17,400, including Rs. 5,800 derived from the sale of Government securities and withdrawals from the Savings Bank. Lonauli contains locomotive works, Protestant and Roman Catholic chapels, a dispensary, 8 schools (including two supported by missions) with 246 boys and 72 girls, a Masonic lodge, and co-operative stores. Branches of the Methodist Episcopal Mission and the United Free Church of Scotland Mission are at work in Lonauli. There are three hotels, and the place is much frequented by visitors from Bombay in the hot months owing to its temperate climate.
