Kathor

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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.

Kathor

Town in the Kamrej taluka, Navsari prant , Baroda State, situated in 21 degree 17' N. and 72 degree 59' E., on the northern bank of the Tapti river, about 22 miles from Navsari and 10 miles from Surat. Popu- lation (1901), 4,407. The town possesses a Munsif's court, a dis- pensary, vernacular schools, an industrial school, and public offices. The place is remarkable for the number of Musalmans, of whom there are no fewer than 2,444. They are chiefly Bohras of the Sunni persua- sion ; and being people of great enterprise they repair in great numbers to Mauritius, China, Natal, and other distant places, where they stay for long periods, and return to Kathor after amassing sufficient wealth to enable them to settle permanently at home. The principal articles of trade in the town are grain, printed calicoes, and cotton cloth.