Narkher
Narkher, 1908
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.
Town in the Katol tahsil of Nagpur District, Central Provinces, situated in 21° 29' N. and 78° 32' E., 45 miles north-west of Nagpur city by road through Kalmeshwar and Sawargaon. Popu- lation (1901), 7,726. Narkher is not a municipality, but a town fund is raised for sanitary purposes. The population is almost solely agricultural, and the lands surrounding the town are very rich, the land revenue from the fiscal 'village' being the highest in the District. A large cattle market is held weekly, and there is a vernacular middle school.