Taloda 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.

Taloda Town

Head-quarters of the Taloda taluka of West Khan- desh District, Bombay, situated in 21° 34' N. and 74° 13' E., 62 miles northwest of Dhulia.population (1901), 6,592. Taloda is the chief limber market of Khandesh, and has also a considerable trade in rosha grass (Andropogon schoenanthus), oil, and grain. The best wooden carts of Khandesh are manufactured here, costing about Rs. 40 each. The town, which was constituted a municipality in 1867, had an average income during the decade ending 1901 of Rs. 5,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 5,400. The town contains a dispensary, and a boys' school with 180 pupils.