Borsad Town
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.
Borsad Town
Head-quarters of the taluka of the same name in Kaira District, Bombay, situated in 22° 25' N. and 72°54'E. Popu- lation (1901), 13,001. The town is protected by a double line of fortifications, the outer of which is in disrepair, the inner in fair pre- servation. These fortifications are modern, having been constructed by Rangoji, a Maratha leader, who fixed his head-quarters here in 1 741. The fort was constantly the scene of fighting till 1748, when, after a siege of five months, the Gaikwar captured the town and made Rangoji prisoner. Borsad is the seat of a Presbyterian mission.
Since 1889 it has been a municipal town with an average income, during the decade ending 1901, of Rs. 8,000. In 1903-4 its income was Rs. 12,000, including grants for education. A well, built in 1497, with 7 storeys and 13 arches, is of archaeological interest. The town con- tains a Sub-Judge's court, a dispensary, and 9 schools (6 for boys and 3 for girls) with 783 and 298 pupils respectively, including an English mission school, belonging to the Irish Presbyterians, with 64 pupils.
