,I RARE SECTION \ - BOMBAY PLAC ES AND , COMMON OFFIC IAL WORDS . .. u. 2 ';1 c.57 D 60871 , C()NTENTS· PAGE!! 1. Introduction 1-2 2. Bombay Town and Island 3-4 ·3. Gujarat Districts-:-Afunedabad.1 Broach, Kaira, Panc,h Mahals, Surat 5-11 *. Gnjarat States-Baroda, Cutch, Kaira., Kathiawar, Mahi Kantho., Palanpnr, P~nch MahaIs, Rewa Kantha. and Surat Agencies ••• . 12-24 5. Konkan Districts-Kolaba, Ratnagiri, Thana 25-32 6. Konkan States-Kolaba; Savantvadi anil Tha.na Agencies 33-34 1~ Deccan Districts-Ahmednagar" KMndesh, Nasik. Poona. Satlira, Shola- pur 35--49 8. Deccan States---' Khandesh, satara and Sholapur Agencies 50-51 9. Southern Maratha Districts-Belgaum, Dharwar, Kaladgi, Kanal'8t. 52-63 10. Southern Maratha Stat.es-Dharwar and Kolhapur and Southern Maratha Agencies .. , - 64-66 . n. Aden 67 12. Portuguese Possessions .. 67 13. Common official words .... 69-75 14. Sind , 77-81 15. Index of Bombay Places ... 83~8 16. Index of Sind Places 89-90 , This lis. coutains two parts, the name and description of the chief pla.ces, and some official words in common use in t~e Bombay !.'residency. The spellings are according to rules sanctioned by Government. The meanings of official words are in no case authoritative, The places are arrauged under the seven heads of Bombay Town and Island; the provinces of Gujarit, Konkan, Deccan, and Southern.Maratha. Country; Aden; and the Portllgllese Pos­ sessions." In each of the four prormces, the districts and states are shown separate, the districts first. In every-case disrricts, states, places, and official words follow their alphabetic order. - The list of Sind names; prepared by Mt. Hughes the Compiler of the Sind Gaze'tteer, has been printed separately as an appendix . • Unless the contrary is stated, the hcad-quarter station of each district is a town with Collector's, police superintendent's, sub-judge's, and post offices, high school, civil h<;fpital and municipality; and at the head-quarter station of each British re\"enue sub-division are mamIa.td.ar's, chief constn.ble's, sub-registry, and post offices, The word town meaus a. place of not le$!i than 5,000 inhabitauts. The vernacular mahdl is rendered petty division, pHrga1!a old revenue division, tGluka sub-division and tltana agency post. In this list, of vowels er is a; au, (t; {,. '; {, (; ~, U; \3\, u; t{, 6; i{', ai; :air, 0; (J and ~r, aM. The mute or inherent a is left out. The Mara~hi final en, 01' with the anu$varJ and the Gujarati final 0 are writteu a. Accents on long final vowels and in the terininations abad gaOJl, and pur are left out. Of consonants, Cfi' is k; ~, l.h;~, 9;~.1 9h; ::q, en; ~. ehh: C!,O, t; 0', tT, th; ~'~.1 d; ~,q, dh; Uf, Of, 11.; tr, p; cr, b; It', bh; '1', tl~; Q', Y ; {, "; ~, ~, I; if, 'II J ~, 'i.l sh; \1', B; t, ll; and f.if, ksh. if usuallyj and ~ jl. arc sometimes Z; as fti~{ Faizpur ; 'lftrrrTCf Yazgaou; W Huzur. -n usually p~ is sometimes f, as \ifTlJi'{r.Jr~, JJ.Jaraba~j cr~(H~r\, DaJtardar. The compounds \iW cTl.Cl,h and e{ 'Dh are written eM. aud u'h, as 'I'~CfiT~ MaclthUkantha j~~H, JawMr Of terminations>, except in Gujar.it where the word is gam, ga1l.V a village is written gam~. The well kuown spelling of the following names has been kept. In each case the strict transliteration is shown in italics. • • ! , .. Adan .~ Xden Bulsar "'j V.Z,.d ... i{~6'r~. ... Ahmedabad Amdal.'cid aprcrrCf~. Byculla ... BMykhala ., ~\"J~• . .A.hruednagar Ahmadnalja", ar~4i~"'1·I(. Camba,. Khambhat ~. Palau Banaar :qi~. Apollo Bandar.•. W!cr m- Chandor e. Chtindt:ad I , Araunda. .. , ATa$vada ... iirtc\i'. Colaba(Bombay) Kl,ldbll ~~i'lr. Efi~, Bal.i&inor. VMdshi,w'l', .. CRrlU~. Cutch eo. KacM .o.. ValldTa crf~. , ifr~or. B'ndra.. • Deac:an .. Dakshin Bansda.. '0' Vamd!, crl6{r .. Deesa. ... DlIia 'lim. Baroda. , Vadodra «~. Dharw'r ... DMn;&d ~f{'iri'. .. ., Basscin. Va8ai wi- Dh~ ... Dh",la ~. • • oo Belgaol~ iicolTf4. Belgaum .. Diu ... Diu ~" [CT • Bhiwndi ...I Bhinvadi ' r~. Dwarka .- , Dvarka. irR~· Bombay ... Mumbui. ... ~. Goa '... GOt'(I rn~. .. Broach Bha....um ~. Hubli HuLbaU' .. !.~~r. B 231-1 2 Igatpuri Vi!latpuri Rrr~~., Saundatti ... ,Sanva£latti ... 6iJOO • , Kaira. ... Klt~da 00. ShoIapur ••• Sollip'U,. ~t. Ka.nar&. ... Kltnada ., cnTifGT. Sion ... 8Mv. \'IT", .. K~rwar .. K6.l'var ~ .. cnt'{<m:. Siwri .... 8Tdvd~ ~. Kathiawar Kalhiavaa cnrr%arrcrr:s-• Tadri Tadadi a~ir~ Kirkee .. Khadki Tapti tapi I ... \C[:s-CfiT.. mt:fi. Kolal:ta District. Kulaba ••• Tardeo TaaadeV' ~WTiJr. •• ari'lct. Ma.hi Kantha ... Ma,7L{1cantha ..• ~~mr. Trombay T'Wrmbha .iI" ij;~. Pare} ... Paral q\ci3' • VeMr ... Vyahad •. Ot{T{~. Patri ... Pt'ttadi .~ . qm-r. Wadhwan ... Vadlwan. cr~~• Peint ... Peth ... "40. Wai ... ,Vai crtf. Poona ... Puna ... 'iilr. Walkeshwar Valkeshvar ... ' C{lC3it J\f{~ 1> "" Rewa. Kantha. '" RevakantluJ ... {CJT~r.. Warli Varli ... ~. S~Hilette .. Sashti ... m'it. YeoIa Yevla .. ~~~. 3 BOMBAY TOWN AND ISLAND . ------.~-- Name. 1_______ :~~~_rll'_t_iOll._. ___ I Apollo Ban dar ••• j Wha.rf. ····l~m1<'· Arthur Banda... •• .1 GiN{ il« •••; Wharf. j i Back Bay ... 1 &q~ il­ •••: Coast liUt'. I I I ~1Ici{ Bhulcshvar '''1 ~ • • ': Division. Temple. Bombay" M umbai .. .! ~;rt •• _I Presidency 'fown. i -. Borl Bandar ... : afRf «{ • ••; Railway sta.tion. 1 ,j" ifl:q¥U-01 '.",1). Breach Candy ... \ · •.1 Coast line. j BrenUa., Bhaykhala ••. j ~\CI~ 00.\ Division. Hailway station. , ·C.arnac Bandar o • .I Wharf. '''l~Ch~ ! I: ;r........ -cbarni Road "'i:q I U~ o ••/ Railwa.y station. ~" ·Chaupliti ...I :q''iIG'T I Division. • • ell 1 I ·Wharf. -chinch Bandar ... tfletC({ o •• ..... -. ... ·Chinchpokli ... ~ 1:q:qQICfi&n ....... DivisioI4 .Railway station. Ch11l"ch Gate •• .1 ~m- o .. 0 Railway station. /.... Clare Bandar ... ,I\er« ... Wharf. Division. Railwa-6- station. ""~ •• • J D{dar ~R;( ••• 1 Division. Hailway dation. Dhar-1vi ~ '" Division. Dhobi Ta.lb ... iim~. '" Division. Dongri ~tt See Nauroji Hill: Fort ~J~G'~I City Division. !iraN: ~ ~« Frere Land Bandar I "'j Wharf. ·Gaondevi ~~~IITfcIW I • ,.... '" Temple. Girgaon ... l"I(4IJ"I '" Division. Govlili Tank •• Division; reservoh'. ·Govari. .. •• ,Division. '" Grant &ad ma- U~ • " Railway sta.tion. .Kalb8.devi CfllCiHI~ ••• Di\Tision. Temple. Hinuu fair. K'mathlpura. ~lq'rt1~u ••• Division.' \ 4 BOMBAY. TOWN AND ISLAND. - ~ .. ,._-----------------;--------------- "' N':""i ___~--...., _~~--__--l>es--cn-.p-ti_OIL-- I. .... KhamMla Hill • •• 1 '-9:qr~ ,~~ • •• Hill. I @rua~fcr "". Division. ,I Mahalakslnni ... ~~:ra~ql " •• r.J.'emple, llind~ fair, railway station. '''1 ~nftll ••. Division. Railway station.. :Musalmvn fair, fort, sea customs offic(>. Mala hl.l' Hill I ~~!{rt r~ • •• Hill. Division. :MalaLar PoiDt 1 ~sm:'1~ .. ·1 Residence of H. E. the (tovel'nOl·. · "j iffiCCf1 ;i{{ ~Iandvi BandaI' .j ·. .I Division. Wharf. , Marino Lines · '\./ ~H.I;:r ~r;:6". • •• Railway station. Masjid Banda l' ••• 1' ~u1~Gi~ , •.• Railway sFation . 1\Iatunga 1 'Utit .. .I Division. Salt store. Mazgaon :J ql;~iCf · " DiVision. :i\Iingut Mandla i ill ;:r~c ilf~~r ••• Division. }loody Bay ! ~~";r • •• Coast ~linE'. 1 l' . 1\fumbcl.devi ~;rr~r(t .••• ,IT ernp E', po lce station. iirqqr;Sr ""1 Division. Nauroji Hill -TIUiil i(~ • •• Hill. Also called Dongri. Navh-u,dj : iJcft CfIG1 .... Hindu fair. Naygaon ·.. l "1rQllicr • ...'n" ' IVl81on . })areJ, Paml .. I q:{co ••• Division. Railway station, residence of H. Eo the Governor. • Pnydhuni ..1 'l'f'l~r •• "I Division. R6.vli ... {ft{ooT ••• Hil\. \ Riva tlerr ••• ...Fort. Sion, Bh[v ~lCf • •• Division. Fort, railway station. , .. ., fum ••• ' Division. Fort, European burying j .. ground. Sonapul' ... ~r;:rli{ •• Burying and burn~Dg ground. TiQ:-deo) TW1cHl"1J (ir~i'C{ ••• Division. ofiflTt ••• Temple. Thakutpvur.. U mal'khadi ... '~q~\9r~l • •• Division fpolice station. Vadala cr;srcit ••• Division.- ••• Temple. Hindu fail'. , W 1'/,1'11, VarU a_.1 DiviRion. ' " ·GUJARAT DISTRIOTS. 5 \. .- '-1 , .. Name. Description. AHMEDABAD. AhmedabadJ Amcluv(lcl. ~i1'ltl'tlt •.. , Daskroi I Ahmedabad district and Dask­ . I ! roi su.b.division head-quarters. : Judge's, a8si~tant Judge's and : small ca.~so courts; military can- I tonment; telegraph office; rail­ j '~ way station and salt store. A'mbli Road .. ·1 ~i~t-n~l" .•• Banand Railway station. Barejadi . .,. .. .. ·1 U{l~d'f.n 1;>askroj Railway station . Dhandhuka. 'l'own with post office Barvala· .... tJt~:ll~' BavIi8.ri •.• .,. ... utl'tt-n~l:(l Dhandhuka. ... Creek, sea cnst{)ms office. :~: . HMdhal'" ... Gtl~~ ••• River. Bhoga.va. ... ?StPll~l ..... River. Bokh ott "" River. Chharo~ ... ... ~l~l..n B.1nand Railway station. Daskroi .. , "'/ ~~~ur .. , Sub-division with the head­ I quarters at Ahmedabad. Dhandhuka. .. I, ·i:( .~,~~t ..• ! Dhandhuka. Dhandhuka. sub-division head­ j I I quarters. Town with 8ub­ I ; judge's court, municipality ana dispensary . Dholera. ... Gltt~l 't ••••• Creek. Dholer~ ••• DhllJldhuka. .. 1 ... Town and port with chief con­ .. "'i I\ltlU stable's, post, telegraph and sea. light-house~ l customs offices, I , and dispensary. Also known as t l{him• Dholka . .. Dholkasub-divisioultead-quarters. Dholka. .•• .. ·15H(:tu .J, . '" Town with snb-judgo's court, t ,f I i :- I dispensary and municipality. ..... \ Gogha. .. , ~tl ~t ••• Gogha. •.. Gogha sab-division head-quarters. Town and port with sea. custQms office, civil hospital and muni- cipality. ' Goma ';t1>(1 River. .. ..1 '" ...... lIarsol ~.~. ... t~~l{ot Parantij u. ,. \\l~~((\ ...... River• I Jakhvaa~ •. .. .' ~':ll.sl ••• Viramg&m 0',. .... Railway statiQn. Jet1:llvur ... G»ct~l~ .", Daskroi ..... P" Old revenue aiTisioll. .- ·Jhund ~ .,. i .., •• i ,,, ~.$r • •• Vimms"II:1. '•• ~'. • ;Ra.i1)V8'y statiOlL ... I ~t~l~l," .':' Vir&m~a~ •• , .1. Railway statiOll.. salt works f.l.ncl store, P08t oftioo, dispen~. 'f f· GUJARA'T DISTRIOTS· Name. Sub.division Description. ----------------~ Khftri ... River. ){hun Dhandhuka . .. See Dholera. Koth ... 1U Dholka. Post and chief constable's OfliCC8.