Pindi Gheb Town

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Pindi Gheb Town, 1908

Head-quarters of the subdivision and tahsil of the same name in Attock District, Punjab, situated in 33degree 14' N. and 72 1 6' E., 21 miles from Jand station on the North- Western Railway. Population (1901), 8,452. Formerly known as Pindi Malika-i-Shahryar or Malika-i-Auliya, or queen of the saints,' it derives its modern name from the Gheba tribe of Jats, and is now the ancestral home of the Jodhra Maliks, who founded it in the thirteenth century. The municipality was created in 1873. The income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 4,400. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 5,200, chiefly from octroi; and the expenditure was Rs. 5,800. A vernacular middle school is maintained by the municipality, and a dispensary by Government.

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.