Raver 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.
Raver Town
Head-quarteis of the tdhtka of the same name in East Khandesh District, Bombay, situated in 21 15' N. and 76 2' E. Population (1901), 75870. A good road, 2 miles long and carefully bridged, connects the town with the north-eastern line of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Raver has a local reputation for its manu- factures of gold thread and articles of native apparel. In the main street, leading from the market-place to the fort, the houses are nearly all three-stoieyed, and have nchly caived wooden fronts. Raver was ceded by the Nizam to the Peshwa in 1763, and by the latter bestowed on Holkar's family The municipality, established in 1892, had an average income during the seven years ending 1901 of Rs. 1,700. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 3,900. The town contains three cotton- ginb and presses, and three boys' schools with 268 pupils
