Jalalpur Town (Jalalpur Pirwala)
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.
Jalalpur Town (Jalalpur Pirwala)
Town in the Shujabad tahsil of Multan District, Punjab, situated in 29 degree 32' N. and 7 1° 14' E., on the banks of an old bed of the Beas called the Bhatari. Population (1901), 5,149. It is called Plrwala after Saiyid Sultan Ahmad Kattal, generally known as Plr Kattal, a Muhammadan saint, pilgrim, and missionary, and descendant of Saiyid Jalal of Uch, who died here in 163 1. A fine domed building, covered with blue glazed tiles, built in 1745, marks his tomb ; and at the large fairs held here on every Friday in the month of Chait (March-April), evil spirits are exorcised from Muhammadan women by day and from Hindu women by night. The municipality was created in 1873. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 5,000, and the expenditure Rs. 5,200. The income in 1903-4 was Rs. 4,600, chiefly from octroi; and the expenditure was Rs. 5,200. The town has a dispensary, and a vernacular middle school maintained by the municipality. Its trade has greatly decayed since the opening of the railway.
