Jafarabad Town

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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.

Jafarabad Town

Chief town of the State of the same name in Kathiawar, Bombay, situated in 20° 52' N. and 71° 25' E. Population (1901), 6,038. Jafarabad has great natural advantages for the coasting trade, being situated about a mile from the sea, on the estuary of the Ranai, the most accessible river on the coast of Kathiawar. The commerce of the port is only second in importance to that of Diu, The imports in 1903-4 amounted to 5-3 lakhs, and the exports to 3-3 lakhs. The town derives its name from Sultan Muzafiar of Gujarat, who built the fortifications, the name being a contraction of Muzafiar- abad. It is now a dependency of the Nawab of Janjira. A inamlat- ddr with judicial and revenue authority resides here on behalf of the Nawab. The town is administered as a municipality, with an income of Rs. 1,400 in 1903-4.