Baswa

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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.

Baswa

Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in the Daosa nizamat of the State of Jaipur, Rajputana, situated in 27° 9' N. and 76° 36' E., on the Rajputana-Malwa Railway, 63 miles east-by- north-east of Jaipur city and 128 miles south of Delhi. Population (1901), 5,908. The mud walls which surround the town are breached in several places, and the small fort is in a dilapidated condition. The town possesses a post office, and three schools attended by about 160 boys. A fair, held yearly in April near the railway station, is visited by 7,000 to 8,000 Muhammadans. The town is locally famous for its red and black terracotta pottery ; and in its neighbourhood are some very old palaces, a reservoir, and a temple attributed to a Raja named Har Chand.