Sultanpur Town, U.P.

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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.

Sultanpur Town

Head-quarters of Sultanpur District and tahsil, United Provinces, situated in 26° 15' N. and 82° 5' E., on the right bank of the Gumtl, and on a branch of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway and on the Fyzabad-Allahabad road. Population (1901)- 9,550. Tradition relates that a town was founded on the left bank of the river by Kusa, son of Rama, and called Kusabhavanpur after him. One of the kings of Delhi named Ala-ud-din, whose identity is uncertain, destroyed the place because its Bhar inhabitants had murdered some Saiyids, and raised a new town called Sultanpur. Early in the eighteenth century a cantonment sprang up under native rule on the present site, and the old town began to decline. It was finally razed to the ground after the Mutiny on account of the be- haviour of the inhabitants. After the pacification of Oudh a detach- ment of British troops was stationed at Sultanpur for a time ; but all troops were removed in 1861. The present town and civil station occupy the site of the old cantonments. They have been well laid out and improved by successive Deputy-Commissioners. Besides the usual offices, there are male and female hospitals, a town hall, and a poor- house. Sultanpur has been a municipality since 1884. During the ten years ending 1901 the income and expenditure averaged Rs. 13,500. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 25,000, chiefly derived from octroi (Rs. 10,000) and sale of land (Rs. 7,000) ; and the expenditure was Rs. 20,000. There are two good grain markets ; and the trade of the place, which had suffered from the absence of a railway, is likely to be improved by the new line which passes through it. An agricultural show is held annually. There are two boys' schools with 350 pupils, and a small girls' school with 13.