Sangrur Town
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.
Sangrur Town
Modern capital of the Jmd State, Punjab, situated in 30 15' N. and 75 59' E., 48 miles south of Ludhiana, on the Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal Railway. Population (1901), 11,852. Founded about 300 years ago, it remained a mere village until Raja Sangat Singh in 1827 transferred his capital from Jmd, which he con- sidered as being too far from Patiala and Nabha. Raja Raghubir Singh, the successor of Sarup Singh, adorned it with many public offices and other buildings.
It is administered as a municipality, with an income of about Rs. 3,900, chiefly derived from octroi, and has a considerable local trade. The principal manufactures are leathern goods and furniture. It contains the Diamond Jubilee College, com- pleted in 1902, a high school, the Victoria Golden Jubilee Hospital, and a Zanana hospital,
