Tirwa Town

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Tirwa Town, 1908

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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in Farrukhabad District, United Provinces, situated in 26° 58' N. and 79° 48' E., 25 miles south-east of Fatehgarh. Population (1901), 5,763. The town is in two portions, three-quarters of a mile apart, Tirwa proper being the agricultural, and Ganj Tirwa the business and official quarter. The former contains a fine castle, the residence of the Raja of Tirwa, who has a large estate in the neighbourhood. Attached to the fort are a handsome tank and temple constructed by a former Raja. Ganj Tirwa is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 900. It has a flourishing local trade, and contains the tahslli and a dispensary. Two schools are attended by 152 pupils.