Mukher
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.
Mukher
Head-quarters of the Kandahar taluk, Nander Dis- trict, Hyderabad State, situated in 18° 42' N. and 77° 22' E. Popula- tion (1901), 6,148. It is a centre of the cotton trade and contains a ginning factory, while brass and copper vessels are largely manu- factured. Besides the tahsil office, it contains a Munsifs court, a police inspector's office, a dispensary, a post office, a school, and an old Hindu temple.