Tikamgarh
Tikamgarh, 1908
Tehri
Capital of the Orchha State in Bundel- khand, Central India, situated in 24° 45' N. and 78° 50' E., 36 miles from Lalitpur station on the Midland section of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. Population (1901), 14,050. The small village named Tehrl (meaning a ' triangle ') consisted of three hamlets when, in 1783, Maharaja Vikramajit selected this spot for his new capital. Until 1887, the capital was generally known as Tehrl ; but in that year, to avoid confusion with Tehrl (Garhwal) in the United Provinces, the name Tikamgarh, strictly speaking that of the fort only, was adopted in place of Tehrl and recognized officially. A municipality was con- stituted in 1891. The committee consists of official and non-official members in the proportion of i to 3. The chief buildings are the Maharaja's palace and the fort. The town also contains a high school, a hospital, a dak-bungalow, a sarai, a camping ground, and British and State post offices.
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.
