Jaora 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.

=Jaora Town=

Capital of the State of the same name in Central India, situated in 23°38 , N. and 75°8 , E., about 1,600 feet above the level of the sea, with an area of 2 square miles. Jaora is on the Ajmer Khandwa branch of the Rajputana-Malwa Railway, 432 miles from Bombay. The village of Jaora belonged originally to the Khatki Rajputs, but was taken by Ghafur Khan as the site of his chief town. It is divided into twenty-six quarters, containing bazars for the sale of different articles. The public buildings include two hospitals, one for males and one for females, a guesthouse, a high school and two smaller educational institutions, a jail, a post and telegraph office, and several sarais. Population has increased regularly: (1881) 19,902, (1891) 21,844, (1901) 23,854. Hindus form 43 per cent, and Musalmans 48 per cent, of the total. The town is watched by a police force of 41 constables.