Roha 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.

Roha Town

(known as Roha Ashtami) Head-quarters of the taluka of the same name in Kolaba District, Bombay, situated in 18 26' N. and 73 f E , on the left bank of the Kundalika river, 18 miles from its mouth. Population (1901), 6,252. Roha is a great rice market for supplying Bombay city. The village of Ashtami, on the opposite bank of the river, is included within the municipal limits of Roha. Oxenden (1673) called it Esthemy. The municipality, estab- lished in 1866, had an average revenue during the decade ending 1901 of Rs. 6,200. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 6,500. Feiry steameis run from Roha to Revadanda or Lower Chaul twice a day. The town contains a dispensary and seven schools.