Jansath Town

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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.

Jansath Town

Head-quarters of the tahsil 'of the same name in Muzaffarnagar District, United Provinces, situated in 29 degree 19' N. and 77 degree 51' E., 14 miles from Muzaffarnagar town. Population (1901), 6,507. The town is famous as the home of the Jansaah Saiyids, who held the chief power in the Delhi empire during the early part of the eighteenth century. Jansath was sacked and destroyed by a Rohilla force, under the orders of the Wazir Kamar-ud-din, in 1737, and many Saiyids were slain or exiled ; but some of their descendants still live in the town. Jansath is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 2,000. It contains a tahsil, an Anglo-vernacular school opened by private subscription, and a dispensary. Much has been done lately to improve the place by paving the streets and the drains.