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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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''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. ''


=Jhelum Town=

==Jehlam==

Head-quarters of the District and tahsil 
of Jhelum, Punjab, situated in 32 degree 56' N. and 73 degree 47' E., on the right 
bank of the Jhelum river and on the North-Western Railway ; distant 
by rail 1,367 miles from Calcutta, 1,403 from Bombay, and 849 from 
Karachi. Population (1901), 14,951. The present town is of modern 
origin, the old town, which may have been the Bucephala of Alexander, 
having been on the left or opposite bank of the river. Under Sikh rule 
the place was quite unimportant, being mainly occupied by a settlement 
of boatmen, and at the time of annexation contained about 500 houses. 
It was then chosen as the site of a cantonment, and as the head- 
quarters of the civil administration. For some years it was the seat of 
the Commissioner of the Division, but in 1859 his head-quarters were 
transferred to Rawalpindi. Under British rule Jhelum has steadily 
advanced in prosperity ; and it is the entrepdt for most of the trade of 
the District, though, since the completion of the Sind-Sagar branch 
of the North-Western Railway, the salt trade no longer passes through 
it It is an important timber ddpot, the timber from the Kashmir 
forests which is floated down the river being collected here. A good 
deal of boat-building is carried on. The cantonment, which is 3 miles 
from the civil station, contains the church and post office. The normal 
strength of the garrison is one Native cavalry and four Native infantry 
regiments. The municipality was founded in 1867. During the ten 
years ending 1902-3 the receipts averaged Rs. 32,100, and the expendi- 
ture Rs. 31,900. Receipts and expenditure from cantonment funds in 
the same period averaged Rs. 5,900 and Rs. 6,100, respectively. The 
income of the municipality in 1903-4 was Rs. 34,200, chiefly from 
octroi ; and the expenditure was Rs. 41,000. The town possesses two 
Anglo- vernacular schools, a municipal high school, and a middle school 
maintained by the American Presbyterian Mission. Besides the civil 
hospital, the mission also maintains a hospital.