Khairpur Town , Punjab
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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. '' | ''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. '' | ||
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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.
[edit] Khairpur Town , Punjab
Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in Bahawalpur State, Punjab, situated in 29 degree 35' N. and 72 degree 18' E., 38 miles north-east of Bahawalpur town on the Southern Punjab Rail- way. Population (1901), 5,013. It is a decaying town, as the sand from the desert of Cholistan has for years been encroaching on it, but contains a school and a dispensary. The municipality had an income in 1903 4 of Rs. 6,200, chiefly from octroi.
