Shahpur Town

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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.

Shahpur Town

Head-quarters of the District and tahsil of Shah- pur, Punjab, situated in 32 18' N. and 72 27' E., on the left bank of the Jhelum river. Population (1901), 9,386. The town, founded by a colony of Saiyids, and called after their leader, Shah Shams, lies 3 miles from the civil lines, in which are the District offices, jail, and church, and 5 miles from Khushab, the nearest railway station on the North-Western Railway. The place is of no commercial importance.

The municipality was created in 1867. The income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 1,900. In 1903-4 the income amounted to Rs. 1,900, chiefly from octroi ; and the expen- diture was Rs. i, 800, The town has an Anglo-vernacular middle school, maintained by the District board, besides Pandit Diwan Chand's girls' school, one of the best in the Province; and a civil hospital.