Harduaganj
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.
Harduaganj
Town in the District and Tahsil oi Aligarh, United Provinces, situated in 27° 56" N. and 78° 12' E., 6 miles east of AlTgarh town. Population (1901), 6,619. Tradition assigns the foundation to Har Deva and Balarama, brothers of Krishna ; but no ancient remains have been found. The Chauhan Rajputs say they settled here when Delhi was taken by the Musalmans. In the eighteenth century Sabit Khan improved the town considerably. There is a good bazar, lined with brick-built shops ; and the town contains a police station, post office, and school. It was formerly a municipality, but is now ad- ministered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of Rs. 1,450. The chief imports are salt, timber, and bamboos, and the chief exports cotton and grain. A cotton-gin has been set up which employed 106 hands in 1903. The primary school has 90 pupils, and there are two girls' schools with 29 pu[)ils.
