Muktsar Town
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.
Muktsar Town
{Muktesar). — Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in Ferozepore District, Punjab, situated in 30° 28' N. and 74° 31' E., on the Fazilka extension of the Rajputana-Malwa Railway. Population (1901), 6,389. Muktsar is the largest town and principal trade mart in the west of Ferozepore District. Apart from its commer- cial importance, the town is chiefly noticeable for a great Sikh festival, which takes place in January. It lasts for three days, and commemo- rates a battle fought in 1705-6 by Gurii Govind Singh against the pursuing imperial forces. There is a large tank in which pilgrims bathe, begun by the Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and continued and com- pleted by the chiefs of Patiala, jTnd, Nabha, and Faridkot. The municipality was created in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 6,100, and the expenditure Rs. 4,900. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 6,800, chiefly from octroi ; and the expen- diture was Rs. 6,200. There is a Government dispensary.
