Rampur Town, Bashahr

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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.

Rampur Town

Capital of the Bashahr State, Punjab, situated m 31 27' N. and 77 40' E. Population (1901), 1,157. It stands at N 2 the base of a lofty mountain, overhanging the left bank of the Sutlej, 138 feet above the stream, and 3,300 feet above sea-level. Cliffs surround the town and confine the air, so that during summer the radiation from the rocks renders the heat intolerable. The houses rise in tiers, and many of them being built of stone suffered seriously from the earthquake in 1905. The town is famous for its fine shawls, the well-known Rampur chadars. The Raja's palace, at the north-east corner of the town, consists of several buildings with carved wooden balconies exhibiting traces of Chinese style. The Gurkhas did much damage to the town and its trade during the period of their supremacy, but it has recovered under British protection. The Raja resides at Rampur during the winter, and retires to the cooler station of Sarahan for the hottest months.