Atrauli Town
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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Atrauli Town
Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name, in Aligarh District, United Provinces, situated in 28 2' N. and 78 18' E., on a metalled road from Aligarh town. Population (1901), 16,561. The town was founded about the twelfth century, but little is known of its early history. It was a centre of local disaffection during the Mutiny. The Muhammadan inhabitants, who are chiefly descended from converted Hindus, have always had a bad reputation for turbu- lence ; and during the rebellion the town was in the hands of the insurgents from June till September, 1857, when order was restored. The chief public buildings are the tahsili, which was once a tort, the town hall, a dispensary, and a school. Atrauli has been a municipality since 1865. During the ten years ending 1901 the income and expen- diture averaged Rs. 11,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 17,000, chiefly derived from octroi (Rs. 13,000) ; and the expenditure was Rs. 17,000. The trade is largely local, and includes grain, sugar, cotton, cloth, and metals. There is one cotton gin, which employed 192 hands in 1903. Four schools contain 600 pupils.
