Khilchipur Town

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Khilchipur Town, 1908

Chief town of the State of the same name in Central India, situated in 24 degree 3' N. and 76 degree 35' E., about 1,400 feet above the level of the sea, in the rugged country at the foot of the arm of the Vindhyas which strikes eastwards from Chitor to Chanderi. The name was originally Khlchlpur ; and the corruption may be due to an attempt on the part of the Muhammadan rulers to substitute KhiljTpur, the name under which the town is mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbart. Population (1901), 5,121. A British post office, a jail, a school, and a hospital are situated in the town. Khilchipur is connected with the Agra-Bombay high road by a feeder-road, 25 miles long, whence traffic passes to Guna station on the Bina-Baran branch of the (heat Indian Peninsula Railway, 53 miles distant.

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.