Rampura 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.
Rampura Town
Town m the Rampura-Bhanpura district of Indore State, Central India, situated in 24 28' N. and 75 27' E., 1,300 feet above sea-level, at the foot of the branch of the Vmdhyan range which strikes across from west to east, north of Nimach. Popu- lation (1901), 8,273. Rampura derives its name from a Brill chief, Rama, who was killed by Thakur Sheo Singh, Chandrawat of Antrl, in the fifteenth century. As a sign of their foimei sovereignty, the descendants of Rama still affix the ilka to the forehead of the chief of the Chandrawat family. As the town stands at present, it is entirely Muhammadan, the wall and principal buddings being constructed in the Muhammadan style.
The town long belonged to the chiefs of Udaipur, but was seized in 1567 by Akbar's general, Asaf Khan, and was made the chief town of the sarkar of Chitor in the Subah of Ajmer. During the Maratha period it fell to Jaswant Rao Holkar, who made it one of his chief places of residence. The Chandrawat Thakurs, who were the original holders, gave much trouble, until they were subdued by force and later on received a jdgir in the neighbour- hood, where they still reside. The town was formerly famous for its silver-work and manufacture of swords. Besides the district offices, it contains a State post office, a jail, a police station, a school, and a dispensary.
