Jaswantnagar
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.
Jaswantnagar
Town in the District and tahsil of Etawah, United Provinces, situated in 26 degree 53' N. and 78 degree 53' E., on the East Indian Railway. Population (1901), 5,405. The town is named after Jaswant Rai, a Kayasth from Mainpuri, who settled here in 17 15. A small Hindu temple west of the town was occupied on May 19, 1857, by mutineers of the 3rd Native Cavalry ; during a bold attempt to dis- lodge them, the Joint-Magistrate was wounded in the face. The town was once a municipality, but is now administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 1,800. There is a considerable trade in yarn, cattle, country produce, and English piece-goods, besides an export of ghi and of kharua cloth, which is largely manufactured. Ornamental brassware is also made here, articles for religious use by Hindus being chiefly produced. The town school has about 115 pupils, and there is a branch of the American Presbyterian Mission.
