Katol 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.

Katol Town

Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name, Nagpur District, Central Provinces, situated in 2 1° 17' N. and 7 8° 36' E., on the Jam river, 36 miles west of Nagpur city by road. Population (1901), 7,313. The suburb of Budhwara on the opposite side of the river has recently been included in its limits. Within the town are the ruins of an old fort, and a curious temple of very early date built entirely of layers of sandstone with many grotesque carvings. Katol is not a municipality, but a town fund is raised for sanitary purposes. It is one of the important cotton markets of the Province, and contains 4 ginning factories with 160 gins and 3 cotton-presses, having a total capital of about 5 lakhs. The mangoes grown locally have some reputation. Katol has an English middle school and a dispensary.