Sayla 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.

Sayla Town

Chief town of the State of the same name in Kathiawar, Bombay, situated in 22 32' N. and 71 $2' E., 16 miles from the Chuda railway station, 18 miles south-west of Wadhwan, on the bank of a large tank called Manasarowar, the excavation and building of which is popularly attributed to Sidhraj Jai-Singh, the celebrated sovereign of Anhilvada. Population (1901), 5,367. Sayla is famous for the temple of Ramchandra, built by Lala Bhagat, a Bania saint who flourished in the beginning of the last century. Food is distributed daily to travellers, ascetics, and others. There is a brisk trade in cotton and grain.