Kulpahar 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.

Kulpahar Town

Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in Hamirpur District, United Provinces, situated in 25° 19' N. and 79° 39' E., near the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, Population (1901), 5,128. The town was founded by Jagat Raj, Raja of Jaitpur, son of the great Bundela leader, Chhatarsal. Each of his four sons built for himself a mansion in the town, the ruins of which still exist. The fort was taken by All Bahadur of Banda in 1790, and was dis- mantled by the British in 1805. Kulpahar contains a tahsil, and a school with 120 pupils. It is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 1,100. There is a considerable trade in grain and cotton, and a small cotton-press and hay-baling factory are worked.