Pusad Town, 1908

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Pusad Town

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 taluk of the same name in Yeotmal District, Benir, situated in 19 55' N. and 77 38' E., on the Pfls river, from which it takes its name. Population (1901), 6,742. Pusad is mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbarl as a pargana town. It contains two old Hemadpanti temples, and the ruins of some others ; also the remains of an irrigation tank, now silted up.