Sardarpur

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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.

Sardarpur

Civil and military station in the Amjhera district ot Gwalior State, Central India, being the head-quarters of the Political Agent in BHOPAWAR and of the Malwa Bhil Corps. It is situated on the edge of the Vindhyan scarp, in 22 40' N. and 74 59' E., on the right bank of the Mahl river, 58 miles by metalled road from Mhow. Population (1901), 2,783. The station derives its name from its ori- ginal owner, Sardar Singh Rathor, a near relation of the Amjhera chief who was executed in 1857. He was a famous freebooter, notorious for his cruelty, of which tales are still current in the neighbourhood.

The Malwa Bhil Corps had its origin in some irregular levies raised about 1837 by Captain Stockley. The men were collected at certain points under their own headmen, and in harvest time used to return home, their wives answering for them at muster. A few years later they were regularly organized, and stationed at Depalpur in Indore territory and Dilaura in Dhar. Between 1840 and 1845 the corps was moved to Sardarpur, more regularly equipped and drilled, and employed locally on police and escort duties, a military officer being put in command. In 1857 the corps was called into Indore to protect the Residency, and assisted to escort Colonel Durand in his retreat to Sehore. Sardarpur was at this time sacked by the Afghan and Rohilla levies of the Dhar State, and the detachment there was forced to retire. After order had been restored, the corps was reconstituted at MANDLESHWAR, being subsequently sent back to Sardarpur and put under the Political Agent. Since 1883 it has been regularly officered and disciplined, and was lately rearmed with the magazine rifle. On the reorganization of the Indian Army in 1905, it was again converted into a military police battalion ; and in 1907 it was moved to Indore. A school, a combined British post and telegraph office, a hospital, and an inspection bungalow are situated in the station.