Muhamdi Town
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.
Muhamdi Town
Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in Kheri District, United Provinces, situated in 27° 58' N. and 80° 14' E., near the Gumti. Population (1901), 6,278. The town became of some importance during the seventeenth century, when it was held by MuktadI Khan, a descendant of Sadr Jahan, the great noble of Akbar's court. He built a large brick fort, the ruins of which still remain. Early in the eighteenth century the celebrated Hakim Mahdi All Khan, afterwards minister to the kings of Oudh, resided here while governor of MuhamdT and Khairabad, and made several improvements. At annexation in 1856 Muhamdi was selected as the head-quarters of a District, but after the Mutiny Lakhlmpur became the capital.
Besides the usual offices, there are a branch of the American Methodist Mission and a dispensary. The town was administered as a muni- cipality from 1879 to 1904, when it was declared to be a 'notified area.' During the ten years ending 1901 the income and expenditure averaged Rs. 2,800. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 7,000, including a grant of Rs. 3,500 from Provincial revenues ; and the expenditure was Rs. 6,500. Though Muhamdi is of less importance than formerly, a considerable trade is still carried on, and the town contains six sugar refineries. There is a school with 140 pupils.
