Jasdan Town

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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.

Jasdan Town

Chief town of the State of the same name in Kathiawar, Bombay, situated in 2 2°5' N. and 71 degree 20' E., about 4 miles north-east of Atkot, and 6 miles north of Kotra Pitha, both of which are on the Rajkot-Bhaunagar high road. Population (1901), 4,628. Jasdan is a town of great antaquity, and possibly derives its name from Swami Chashtana, the second ruler of the Kshatrapa dynasty. During the rule of the Ghoris of Junagarh a strong fort was built here, and the town was called Ghorigarh. A good road connects it with Vinchia. An agricultural bank has recently been opened in Jasdan for the benefit of the cultivating classes.