Bagasra

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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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Bagasra

Petty State in Kathiawar, Bombay. Town in the Bagasra taluka of the Sorath Prant, Kathia- war, Bombay, situated in 21 29' N. and 71 E., 15 miles from Kunkavav on the Bhaunagar-Gondal-Junagarh-Porbandar Railway. Population (1901), 9,178. It belongs to the Vala Kathis, and is the seat of an Agency thana. Bagasra is situated in the vicinity of the Gir, or wild highlands which occupy the centre of the Kathiawar peninsula. It was conquered about 1525 by Vala Mancha Bhaiya of Deogam Devli. Square cotton shirts {chophals) and women's scarves (sadlas) are manufactured. It is also a mart for the Gir timber.