Naw

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Naw, 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.

Town in the Sambhar district of the State of Jodhpur, Rajputana, situated in 27° 1' N. and 75° 1 E., on the northern edge of the Sambhar Lake, about a mile east of Kuchawan Road station, a junction of the Rajputana-Malwa and Jodhpur-Bikaner Railways. The town is walled, and had in 1901 a population of 5,640. There is a large export trade in salt, the manufacture of which supports a considerable proportion of the people. Another important industry is the manufacture of quilts embroidered with elaborate designs. In the town are a post ofiice, an Anglo-vernacular school, and a small hospital. A separate district of Nawa existed up to 1902-3, when it was amalgamated with that of Sambhar.