Singhana, 1908

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Singhana

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 Shekhawati nizamat of the State or Jaipur, Rajputana, situated in 28 6' N. and 75 51' E., on the skirts of a hill which attains a height of 1,817 feet above the sea, and about 82 miles north of Jaipur city. Half of the town belongs to the Raja of KHETRI and the other half is held jointly by nine Thakurs. Popu- lation (1901), 5,176. Singhana possesses a post office, and 4 elementary indigenous schools attended by 150 boys The copper-mines in the vicinity, mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari not been worked for many years