Khangah Dogran Village

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Khangah Dogran Village, 1908

Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in Gujranwala District, Punjab, situated in 31 degree 49' N. and 73 degree 41' E. Lying in the heart of the Bar, it was until recently famous only for a number of Muhammadan shrines at which a fair is held in June. In 1893 it was made the head-quarters of the newly constituted tahsil named after it ; and as it lies in the centre of the tract brought under irrigation by the Chenab Canal, it is rapidly growing in impor- tance, as is testified by the increase of its population from 877 in 1881 and 1,646 in 1891 to 5,349 in 1901. The village is administered as a 'notified area.' It contains a cotton-ginning factory, which in 1904 employed 34 hands.

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.