Hindaun
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.
Hindaun
Head-quarters of the nizamat and tahsil of the same name in the State of Jaipur, Rajputana, situated in 26° 44' N. and 77° 3' E., about 75 miles east by south-east of Jaipur city. It is connected by metalled road with Hindaun Road (also called Mandawar), a station on the Rajputana-Malwa Railway, 32 miles to the north, and with Karauli town, about 16 miles to the south. Population (1901), 11,938. Hindaun was once an extensive city, but it suffered from the devastations of the Marathas, and the rampart which once surrounded it is now in ruins.
It is, however, the principal mart for the cotton, grain, oilseeds, and opium grown in this part of the State, and the road above mentioned is an important trade route. A fair, in honour of Mahabir, whose temple is said to be very old, is held yearly in April, attended chiefly by Jats and Minas. The iron mines at Karwar, a few miles to the east, have long been abandoned ; but a good deal of red and white sandstone is quarried in the neighbourhood, and used for building and other purposes. At Mandawar is a State cotton-press, which during the year 1904 yielded a net profit of Rs. 7,200, or about 6 per cent, on the capital cost. The town of Hindaun possesses a post office, 6 schools attended by about 230 pupils, and a hospital with accommodation for 4 in-patients.
