Bangalore Taluk, 1908

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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.

Bangalore Taluk

Central taluk of Bangalore District, Mysore, lying between 12 48' and 13 io' N. and 77 25' and 77 47' E., with an area of 347 square miles. The population fell from 269,683 in 1891 to 264,049 in 1901, the decrease being chiefly due to plague. The taluk contains one city, Bangalore (population, 159,046), the head- quarters; two towns, Yelahanka (2,437) and Kengeri (1,608); and 367 villages. Excluding the Civil and Military Station, the land revenue demand in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,65,000. The greater part of the taluk drains to the east into the Ponnaiyar, through two streams which form continuous chains of tanks. In the west a stream rising at the Bull temple, south of Bangalore, flows into the Arkavati. The south- west is rocky and hilly ; the remainder is an open, well-cultivated country, undulating much towards the north-west.