Nakur Town

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Nakur Town, 1908

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.

Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in Saharanpur District, United Provinces, situated in 29° 56' N. and 77° 18' E. Population (1901), 5,030, Hindus and Musalmans being about equally divided. Nakur is said to have been founded by Nakula, one of the Pandavas, from whom its name is derived. The town suffered much in the Mutiny and was burnt by a party of Gujars ; but a relieving force recovered part of the plunder. There is a fine Jain temple, and also a tahsill school, a dispensary, and a sarai, all well built. Nakur is administered under Act XX of 1856, and taxa- tion yields about Rs. 1,100 a year. The site is raised and well drained. There is very little trade.