Khanpur Town

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Khanpur Town, 1908

Head-quarters of the nizamat and tahsil of the same name in Bahawalpur State, Punjab, situated in 28 degree 39' N. and 70 degree 41' E., on the North-Western Railway, 63 miles south-west of Bahawalpur town. Population (1901), 8,611. Eounded in 1806 by Nawab Bahawal Khan II as a counterpoise to Garhi Ikhtiar Khan, which lies 6 miles to the west, the town is now the chief centre of the trade in agricultural produce in the State, and contains three steam rice-husking mills, in one of which cotton-ginning is carried on as well. It possesses a middle school and a dispensary. The municipality had an income in 1903-4 of Rs. 12,800, chiefly from octroi.

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.