Nandod
Nandod, 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.
Capital of the State of Rajplpla, in the Rewa Kantha Agency, Bombay, situated in 21" 54' N. and 73° 34' E., about 32 miles east-by-north from Surat, on rising ground in a bend of the Karjan river. Population (1901), 11,236. As early as 1304 the Muhammadans are said to have driven the Nandod chief from his capital, and made it the head-quarters of one of their districts, building a mosque and issuing coin. The chief, though he had, since the fall of the Muhammadan power (1730), recovered most of his territory, never brought back his capital from Rajplpla to Nandod until 1830. Nan- dod was formerly celebrated for its cutlery, sword-belts, and sambar- skin pouches. There is at the present day a weaving industry in coarse country cloth and tape. Nandod ie a municipality, managed by the State, with an income (1903-4) of Rs. 7,531 ; a high school has 149 pupils. There are small water-works, intended mainly as a protection against fire ; and the chief is now engaged upon a scheme for a supply of drinking-water. The public buildings include a gymnasium and public library, and the Shewan memorial clock-tower.
