Thakurdwara 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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Thakurdwara Town

Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in Moradabad District, United Provinces, situated in 29° 12' N. and 78° 52' E., 27 miles north of Moradabad city. Population (1901), 6,111. The town was -founded in the reign of Muhammad .Shah (1719-48), and was plundered by the Pindari, Amir Khan, in 1805. It contains a iahsilt, a police station, a dispensary, and a branch of the American Methodist Mission. It is administered under Act XX- of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 1,300. The tahslll school has 83 pupils.