Pulgaon
Pulgaon, 1908
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.
Town in the District and tahsil of Wardha, Central Provinces, situated in 20 degree 44' N. and 78degree 19' E., on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, 19 miles from Wardha town and 452 from Bombay. Population (1901), 4,710. Pulgaon is quite a new town, and originally consisted of a collection of huts of the workmen who built v the railway bridge over the Wardha river close by, the name meaning ‘ bridge village.' It was constituted a municipality in 1901. The receipts and expenditure in 1903-4 were Rs. 11,000 and Rs. 7,000 respectively. The income is derived principally from road tolls and rents of land. Pulgaon is an important centre of the cotton trade, receiving the produce of nearly the whole of the Arvl tahsil. The Pulgaon Spinning Mills were opened in 1892 with a capital of 5 lakhs, and have nearly 15,000 spindles. The out-turn of yarn in 1904 was 21,300 cwt., valued at more than 10 lakhs. A weaving department containing 165 looms was added in 1902 at an additional cost of 3 1/4 lakhs. There are also 5 cotton-ginning factories and 3 pressing factories, with a total capital of 4 1/2 lakhs, and containing 146 gins and 3 presses. Pulgaon has a primary school and a dispensary.
