Khatauli
Khatauli, 1908
Town in the Jansath tahsil of Muzaffarnagar District, United Provinces, situated in 29 degree 17' X. and 77 degree 44' E., on the North- Western Railway and on the road from Meerut to Roorkee. Popu- lation is increasing steadily, and was 8,695 m 19°'- The town is of some age, and contains four large Jain temples and a large sarai built by Shah Jahan. It first became of importance during the Bihar famine of 1874, when all the surplus grain in the District was exported from the railway station. The streets have recently been paved and masonry drains constructed. Khatauli is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 3,000. Its trade is chiefly connected with the export of grain and sugar, and is largely in the hands of Jain merchants. The tahsili school has 64 pupils, and an aided Jain school 38.
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.
