Kukshl

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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.

Kukshl

Head-quarters of the pargana of the same name in the Dhar State, Central India, situated in 22° 13' N. and 74° 48' E., dis- tant by road 93 miles from Mhow on the Rajputana-Malwa Railway. Population (1901), 5,402. The town lies at the foot of the Vindhyan range, 1,746 feet above sea-level. It stands on the old trade route between gujurat and Malwa, and was in consequence an important place until the opening of railways and new roads led trafific into other channels. Kukshl fell to the chiefs of Dhar in 1748, but must have been a place of importance long before this, although it is not mentioned in the Ain-i-Akharl. A new metalled road leading from Barwani to Bagh and Ainjhera passes through the town. Many of the houses are large and commodious, but a severe fire by which the town was ravaged in 1894 seriously affected its appearance. Kukshi contains a hospital, a school, combined post and telegraph offices, a cotton-press, and a resthouse.