Jetpur 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.

Jetpur Town

Fortified town in the State of the same name, Kathiawar, Bombay, situated in 21 degree 45' N. and 70 degree 48' E., on the western bank of the Bhftdar river, 40 miles north-east of Porbandar. Population (1901), 15,919. Jetpur is a flourishing town on the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagarh-Porbandar Railway, well equipped with public buildings. A fine bridge has been thrown across the Bhadar river about a mile north of the town.