Kamalia , Kot Kamalia
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.
Kamalia , Kot Kamalia
Town in the District and tahsil of Mont- gomery, Punjab, situated in 30 degree 43' N. and 72 degree 40' E., 27 miles west of Montgomery town, and 14 from Chlchawatni station on the North- western Railway. Population (1901), 6,976. It is identified by Cunningham as one of the towns of the Malli taken by Alexander. The modern town was founded by a Kharral chief named Khan Kamal in the fourteenth century. In 1857 the insurgent tribes held the place for a week, and completely sacked it. The municipality was created in 1868. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 9,300, and the expenditure Rs. 8,700. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 8,800, derived mainly from octroi, and the expenditure Rs. 10,200. Since British annexation a brisk trade in the produce of the Ravi lowlands has sprung up, and the importance of Kamalia has been immensely increased by the opening of the North-Western Railway. The town is now a place of considerable commerce, dealing in wheat, grain, and pulses from the surrounding villages and Jhang ; gur and sugar from Jullundur and Amritsar ; piece-goods from Karachi, Amritsar, and Delhi. The exports are chiefly cotton, ghi, and wool. Excellent cotton prints and carpets are manufactured. The town con- tains an Anglo-vernacular middle school, a private high school, and a dispensary.
