Pethapur Town

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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.

Pethapur Town

Chief town of the State of the same name in the Mahi Kantha Agency, Bombay, situated in 23 13' N. and 72 33' E., on the west bank of the Sabarmati. Population (1901), 5,616. The town is noted for the brilliancy of its dyes and for the manufacture of cutlery, but the latter industry is declining. Consider- able quantities of cloth are brought into the town to be coloured, and are then exported to Siam.