Ranipet 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.
Ranipet Town
(' queen's town '). Town in the Walajapet taluk of North Arcot District, Madras, situated in 12 56' N. and 79 2o y E , on the north bank of the Palar river. Population (1901), 7,607. The place comprises the European quaiters of Arcot, and is said to have been founded about the year 1713 by Saadat-ullah Khan, in honour of the youthful widow of Desing Raja of Gingee, who committed sail when her husband was slain by Saadat-ullah's forces, The place was of no importance till it became a British cantonment, when it was made a large cavalry station and rapidly extended IL is now the head-quarters of the divisional officer The Roman Catholics and the American Mission have churches in the town, There is a large dispensary ; and every Friday a fair is> held on the old parade ground north of the town, where a larger number of cattle are sold than in any other market in the District The Naulakh Bagh or ' nine-lakh garden ' of mangoes and other trees, planted by one of the early Nawabs of Arcot, is near the town.
