Campbellpore

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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.

Campbellpore

Kamilpur Cantonment in the Attock tahsil, and head-quarters of Attock District, Punjab, situated in ^-^ 46' N. and 72° 22' E., on the North- Western Railway, and connected by a rough, unmetalled road, 1 1 miles long, with the grand trunk road. Popula- tion (1901), 3,036. It takes its name from Kamilpur, a small adjacent village. The garrison consists of a battery of field artillery, a company of garrison artillery, and an ammunition column. Campbellpore is also the head-quarters of a silladdr camel corps. The income and expenditure of cantonment funds during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 5,300 and Rs. 5,200 respectively.