Khandala
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.
Khandala
Sanitarium in the Maval of Poona District, Bombay, situated in 18 degree 46' N. and 73 degree 22' E., on the Western Ghats, about 41 miles north-west of Poona city. It is a favourite retreat of the inhabitants of Bombay during the summer months. Population (1901), 2,322. A much-admired waterfall, distant about half a mile, consists in the rainy season of two cataracts, divided into an upper and a lower fall. The upper cataract has a sheer fall of 300 feet. Khan- dala owes its importance entirely to the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, on which it is a station. The climate is temperate in the hot season, owing to the cool sea-breezes. There are a hotel for Euro- peans, a convalescent home, and a dispensary. Khandala contains 4 schools with 175 boys and 65 girls, three of which are supported by missions. One is a Roman Catholic Mission school, connected with the St. Mary's College in Bombay, the second is St. Peter's Protestant High School, and the third is maintained by the All Saints' Community of Bombay. Several bungalows have been built by native merchants of Bombay, who resort hither during May and October. In the vicinity are many fine views of the Ghat range, which runs north and south in lines of great natural beauty. Khandala is a military sanitarium in the Poona division of the Western Command.
