Khachrod

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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.

Khachrod

(Khachraud). — Town in the Ujjain district of Gwalior State, Central India, situated in 23 degree 26' N. and 75 degree 20' E., on the Ratlam-Godhra branch of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway, 1,700 feet above sea-level. Population (1901), 9,186. The town is mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbarl as the head-quarters of a mahal in the Ujjain sarkar of the Subah of Malvva. It is a place of increasing commercial importance owing to the opening of the railway, and will be still further benefited by the extension of the line to Muttra, now under construction. It is famous for its painted woodwork and tobacco. A school, a post office, and an inspection bungalow are situated in the town.