Hoshiarpur 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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Hoshiarpur Town
Head-quarters of the District and tahsil of Hoshiarpur, Punjab, situated in 31° 32' N. and 75° 52' E., at the foot of the Siwaliks, on the Jullundur-Dharmsala road, 25 miles from Jul- lundur. The Divisional and Sessions Judge of the Hoshiarpur Civil Division has his head-quarters here. Population (1901), 17,549. The town was seized in 1809 by Ranjit Singh, and formed the head-quarters of the governors of the Jullundur Doab. It is famous for the pro- duction of articles of wood inlaid with ivory. The municipality was created in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 47,500, and the expenditure Rs. 47,400. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 58,600, chiefly derived from octroi ; and the expen- diture was Rs. 44,900. It maintains a high school, the management of whicli was taken over by the Educational department in 1904. There are two other unaided high schools in the town, which also possesses a civil hospital ; and the Ludhiana Mission maintains a female hospital.
