Nawashahr Town, Abbottabad

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Nawashahr Town, Abbottabad, 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 Abbottabad tahsil of Hazara District, North-West Frontier Province, situated in 34° 10' N. and 73° 16' E., about 3 miles east of Abbottabad. Population (1901), 4, 1 14. Before the foundation of Abbottabad it was the chief town of the Rash plain. The municipality was created in 1867. During the ten years ending 1902-3 the income averaged Rs. 2,600, and the expenditure PvS. 2,500. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 2,700, chiefly from octroi ; and the expenditure was Rs. 2,800.