Kagal Town

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

Kagal Town

Chief town of the feudatory jagir of the same name in Kolhapur State, Bombay, situated in 16 degree 34' N. and 74 degree 20' E., 10 miles south-east of Kolhapur city. It lies in the valley of the Dudh- ganga about a mile south of the river, surrounded by rich garden land and shaded by fine old mango-trees. Population (1901), 7,688. There are ruins of mosques and temples. The old fort was destroyed by Jaswarit Rao Sindhia of Kolhapur in 1780, and a new fort was built about 18 1 3 by Hindu Rao Ghatge. Of the public buildings lately raised at a cost of about one lakh, the most important are three large resthouses, three temples, one of which contains the karbhdrPs office, and water-works from which pipes supply the town reservoirs with water. Every year in Kartik (October-November) a fair is held in honour of Gaibi Pir, at which the chief spends about Rs. 2,000. The fair is attended by 10,000 people from Kolhapur and the neighbouring villages.