Bale-Honnur
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.
Bale-Honnur
Town (or rather group of villages) in the Koppa taluk of Kadiir District, Mysore, situated in 13 22' N. and 75 27' E., on the Bhadra river. Population, with associated villages (1901), 1,081. A fine bridge has recently been built across the river, which always had a ford at this point. To the north is the Balehalli math, the seat of one of the principal gurus of the Lingayat sect.