Napad
Napad, 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.
Village in the Anand taluka of Kaira District, Bombay, situated in 22° 29' N. and 72° 59' E., 14 miles west of the Vasad railway station. Population (1901), 5,053. Till 1869 Napad was a mamlatdar's station. North of the village is a handsome pond, 500 yards in circuit, said to have been built about four hundred years ago by a Pathan named Taze Khan Narpali, governor of Petlad. It is enclosed by brick walls, and is octagonal in shape, a triangular flight of steps within each side leading to the water. On the west is an Idgah, or place for Id prayers, with a flight of granite steps leading to the lake. Along the bank beyond the Idgah are traces of terraces and other buildings. The well, to the east of the village, also the work of Taze Khan Narpali, was repaired in 1838 by a Baroda merchant.
