Kuchawan

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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.

Kuchawan

Head-quarters of a jagir estate of the same name in the Sambhar district of the State of Jodhpur, Rajputana, situated in 27° 9' N, and 74° 52' E., about 8 miles north of Naranpura station on the Jodhpur-Blkaner Railway. Population (1901), 10,749. The place is noted for the manufacture of guns, swords, &c., and possesses a strong and well-built fort containing several palatial buildings. To the south of the town are two saline depressions, miniatures of the Sambhar Lake in appearance and characteristics, but the small amount of salt which forms in them is so inferior as not to be worth collection. The estate consists of 14 villages, yielding a revenue of Rs. 54,000. The Thakurs of Kuchawan belong to the Mertia sept of Rathor Rajputs, and the present Thakuv (Sher Singh) is a member of the State Council and a Rao Bahadur.