Raikot

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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.

Raikot

(Raekot] Town in the Jagraon tahsil of Ludhiana District, Punjab, situated in 30 39' N. and 75 36' E., 27 miles from Ludhiana town. Population (1901), 10,131. In the seventeenth century it was made the capital of the Rais of Raikot, whose palaces are still standing ; but it declined rapidly after their overthrow, and is now of no com- mercial importance. The municipality was created in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 6,800, and the expenditure Rs. 6,500. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 7,700, chiefly derived from octroi ; and the expenditure was Rs. 7,400. Raikot possesses a vernacular high middle school maintained by the munici- pality, and a Government dispensary.