Kharaghoda
Kharaghoda, 1908
Village in the Viramgam of Ahmadabad District, Bombay, situated in 23 N. and 71 degree 50' E., on the border of the Little Rann of Cutch. Population (1901), 2,108. At the time when Ahmadabad passed to the British, the eastern shore of the Little Rann contained five large salt-works in the possession of petty chiefs. These were gradually acquired by purchase between 1822 and 1840, and were subsequently closed in 1875 in favour of a single manufactory at Kharaghoda. This, however, proved unequal to meeting the con- stantly increasing demand for salt; and in 188 1-2 new salt-works were opened at Ooru, which is 6 miles north of Kharaghoda and is con- nected with it by a line of rail. In 1904-5 the total out-turn of salt from these two works was 2,545,521 maunds, of which 2,313,965 maunds were sold. Kharaghoda is the head-quarters of two Assistant Collectors of Salt Revenue, one of whom is in charge of the works and the other of the preventive establishment which patrols a line extend- ing from Dhanduka to Jamaiya. The town contains a dispensary, a library, a dharmsala, and a market; and water is supplied by pipes from a tank built at a cost of 2§ lakhs about a mile to the north of the 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.
