Ratlam 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.
Ratlam Town
Capital of the State of the same name in Central India, situated in 23 19' N and 75 3' E., 411 miles distant from Bombay The town stands at an elevation of 1,577 feet above sea- level, and is clean and well laid out. It contains no buildings of any importance, the most imposing edifice being the Raja's palace. A large number of Jam religious establishments (thdnaK) exist in the place. Population has been (1881) 31,066, (1891) 29,822, and (1901) 36,321. Hindus form 60 per cent of the total, Musalmans, 29 per cent , and Jams, n per cent. Christians numbei as many as 282, owing to the presence of the Canadian Presbyterian Mission settle- ment The addition of the population within railway limits increases the number of Christians to 429. Besides the Central College there are 50 other educational establishments, State and private, in the town, The chief public buildings are the Bntish post and telegraph office, a ^-bungalow, and a State guesthouse. The last building is situated in the centre of a public garden, where a small zoological collection is kept up, Ratlam is the junction for the Rajputana-Malwa Railway and the Ratlam-Baroda branch of the Bombay, Baioda, and Central India Railway.
