Bagepalli

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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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Bagepalli

Northern taluk of Kolar District, Mysore, including the sub-taluk of Gudibanda, and lying between 13° 37' and 13 58' N. and 77 39' and 78 8' E., with an area of 447 square miles. The popula- tion in 1901 was 65,621, compared with 58,086 in 1891. The taluk contains two towns, Gudibanda (population, 2,384) and Bagepalli (1,789), the head-quarters ; and 372 villages. The land revenue demand in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,47,000. The centre is crossed from north to south by the Dokkala-konda hills, and is covered with low jungle. The east drains to the Papaghni, which forms the large Vyasa- samudra tank, and runs a little beyond the border, receiving in the north-east a stream called the Vandaman from the centre. The west is watered by the Chitravati, which is dammed for some small channels. Iron ore is found and largely manufactured. There is a good breed of sheep.