Rupnagar
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.
Rupnagar
Head-quaiters of a district of the same name m the north of the State of Kishangarh, Rajputana, situated in 26 $ N. and 74 52' E , about 16 miles due north of Kishangaih town. Popu- lation (1901), 3,676 The town, which takes its name from its founder, Rup Singh (chief of Kishangarh 1644-58), is walled and possesses a fort. The place was once a big market for salt and sugar, but the railway has diverted this trade elsewhere, Rupnagar contains a British post office; a small jail, with accommodation for 12 prisoners; a vernaculai middle and an elemental y school, attended, lespectively, by about 70 boys and 20 girls; and a dispensaiy. A municipal com- mittee attends to the lighting and conservancy of the town Sursara, 5 miles to the south, was the original seat of the hero Tejaji, veneialed by the Jats } and a cattle fair is held there yearly in August
