Sawai Madhopur

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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.

Sawai Madhopur

Head-quarters of the nimmat and tahsil of the same name in the State of Jaipur, Rajputana, situated in 26 N. and 76 23' E., about 76 miles south-east of Jaipur city. It is con- nected with the Rcajputana-Malwa Railway at Daosa station by a road running via Lalsot, and will be the terminus of the Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur branch now under construction. Population (1901), 10,328.

The town, which is walled, takes its name from Madho Singh, chief of Jaipur from 1751 to 1768, by whom it was laid out somewhat on the plan of the capital. There are numerous schools, including a verna- cular middle, a Jain pathsala, and 6 indigenous schools attended by about 300 boys, besides a hospital with accommodation for 4 in- patients. Copper and brass vessels are largely manufactured and exported southwards ; and there is a brisk trade in lacquered wooden articles, round playing-cards, and the scent extracted from the khas-khas grass (Andropogon muricatus).