Sanganer
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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.
Sanganer
Town in the State of Jaipur, Rajputana, situated in 26 48' N, and 75 47' E., on the Aman-i-Shah river, 7 miles south of Jaipur city, and 3 miles south-west of Sanganer station on the Rajputana-Malwa Railway. Population (1901), 3,972. The old palace, said to have been once occupied by Akbar, is now used as a hospital.
The town, which is walled, possesses a post office, an upper primary school attended by 44 boys, and several Jain temples, one of which, constructed of marble and sandstone, is of considerable size and said to be 950 years old. The place is famous for its dyed and stamped chintzes, the waters of the Aman-i-Shah being held to possess some peculiar properties favourable to the dyeing process ; the industry has, however, suffered owing to cheap foreign imitations. Country paper also is manufactured here.
