Kail Sind

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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.

Kail Sind

Tributary of the Chambal, draining part of Central India and Rajputana. It rises in the Vindhyas in 22 degree 36' N. and 76 degree 25' E., at the village of Barjhiri, and flows for about 180 miles through the Gwalior, Dewas, Narsinghgarh, and Indore States in Central India, after which it traverses Kotah and Jhalawar in Rajput- ana, piercing the Mukandwara hills near Gagraun, and falls into the Chambal, 225 miles from its source, near the village of Plpara in Kotah State (25 degree 32' N. and 76 degree 19' E.). Its principal tributaries are the Lakundar in Central India, and the Parwan, Ujar, and Ahu in Rajputana. Though a perennial stream, the volume of water is small except in the rains, and several roads cross the river by cause- ways. The Ujjain-Bhopal Railway, however, passes over a bridge near the Kali Sind station. Water for irrigation is raised from its bed in the upper part of its course, but lower down the banks be- come too steep. The river is frequently referred to in Sanskrit literature, and is mentioned by Abul Fazl as one of the principal rivers of Maiwa. Sarangpur and Gagraun are the principal places on its banks. It is probable that Kali ( ( black') Sind derives its name from the prevalence of black basalt in its bed.