Khamgaon Town
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.
Khamgaon Town
Head-quarters of the subdivision and taluk of the same name in Buldana District, Berar, situated in 20 degree 43' N. and 76 degree 38' E. Population (1901), i8,341. Khamgaon was the largest cotton market in Berar before Amraoti outstripped it. Its cotton trade dates from about the year 1820, when a few merchants opened shops and began to trade in ghl, raw thread, and a little cotton ; and it now has several cotton-presses and ginning factories. A state railway 8 miles in length, connects the town with the Nagpur branch of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway at Jalam station. The weekly market is held on Thursdays, and during the busy season it is very largely attended. The town has also a special cotton market. The munici- pality was created in 1867. The receipts and expenditure during the ten years ending 1901 averaged Rs. 35,000 and Rs. 39,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 34,000, derived chiefly from taxes and cesses ; and the expenditure was Rs. 25,000, the principal heads being conservancy and education. The town is supplied with water from a tank about i| miles distant, and several gardens produce good oranges and vegetables.
