Shahabad Town Brozabad

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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.

Shahabad Town

Town in the faigah taluk of Brozabad, Gulbarga District, Hyderabad State, situated in 17 8' N, and 76 56' E. Population (1901), 5,105. Laminated limestone, known as Shahabad stone, is largely quarried in the vicinity, and takes its name from the town. It is an important station on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. An elegant masonry enclosure in the centre of the town is supposed to be the wall of a royal palace, and encloses a large mosque and a well. The town contains two post offices, British and Nizam's, a police station, a dispensary, and three vernacular primary schools.