Sailana Town

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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.

Sailana Town

(Saldna], Capital of the State of the same name in Central India, situated in 23 28' N. and 74 57' E , at the foot of the Vmdhyas, 1,847 feet above sea-level. Sailana is 10 miles by metalled road from Namli station on the Rajputana-Malwa Railway, and 521 by lail from Bombay. Population (1901), 4,255 The town, Which dates from 1736, has no buildings of any note except the Raja's new palace A dispensary, an inspection bungalow, a British post office, a jail, and a school are situated within its limits.