Raiwind

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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.

Raiwind

(Rdewind}. Junction on the North- Western Railway, in the District and tahsil of Lahore, Punjab, situated in 31 15' N. and 74 1 6' E., where the line from Delhi via Bhatmda joins that from Multan to Lahore. Population (1901), 1,764. Before the Ferozepore- Bhatinda Railway was opened, it was an important centre of the local trade in agricultural produce; and it possesses two cotton-ginning factories and a cotton-press, which give employment to 203 hands