Naushahra Town, Punjab

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Naushahra Town, Punjab, 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 Bahawalpur State, Punjab, situated in 28° 25' N. and 70° 19' E., 109 miles south-west of Bahawalpur town. Population (1901), 4,475. The town contains a rice-husking mill, started in 1901, and a dispen- sary. The municipaUty had an income in 1903-4 of Rs. 3,700, chiefly from octroi.