Jhinjhana

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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.

Jhinjhana

Town in the Kairana tahsil of Muzaffarnagar District, United Provinces, situated in 29 degree 31' N. and 77 degree 13' E., on the left bank of the Katha, 30 miles from Muzaffarnagar town. Population (1901), 5,094. The town is the home of a family of Shaikhs who have resided here from an early date. It contains a dargdh of a Muham- madan saint built in 1495 and several monuments of the Shaikhs, the chief being a mosque and tomb built in 1623, decorated with coloured tiles. Jhinjhana is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 1,700. It was formerly very dirty ; and although the streets have recently been paved, it is still unhealthy.