Kishangarh Town
Kishangarh Town, 1908
Capital of the State of the same name in Rajputana, situated in 2 6° 34' N. and 74degree 53' E., on the Rajputana- Malwa Railway, about 18 miles north-east of Ajmer city, and 257 miles southwest of Delhi. It takes its name from Kishan Singh, the first chief, who founded it in 161 1. Population (1901), 12,663, The town and fort occupy a picturesque position on the banks of an old lake, over a square mile in extent, called Gundolao, in the centre of which is a small garden known as the Mohkam Bilas. The Maharaja's palace is in the fort and commands a fine view of the surrounding country. The principal industrial occupations of the people are cloth-weaving, dyeing, the cutting of precious stones, and the manufacture of drinking vessels and betel-nut boxes from khas- khas grass. A municipal committee, established in 1886, attends to the lighting, conservancy, and slaughter-house arrangements. The town possesses a combined post and telegraph office ; a couple of jails, with accommodation for 123 prisoners; a hospital, with beds for 1 2 in-patients ; and 1 1 schools, attended by about 400 boys and 50 girls. Of these schools, three are maintained by the State and two by the United Free Church of Scotland Mission. The Maha- raja's high school is affiliated to the Allahabad University, and teaches up to the middle standard in both English and vernacular ; the number on its rolls is 294, and the daily average attendance 270. About a mile and a half north of the town and close to the railway station, a flourishing suburb, called Madanganj after the present chief, has sprung up. It contains a steam hydraulic cotton- press, and a spinning- and weaving-mill. The latter, which was opened in 1897, has 10,348 spindles and employs about 500 hands. In 1904 the total out-turn exceeded 685 tons of yarn, and the receipts were about 4-6 lakhs.
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.
