Magadi, 1908

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Magadi

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.

Western taluk of Bangalore District, Mysore, lying between 12° 50' and 13° 12' N. and 77° 4' and 77° 27' E., with an area of 359 square miles. The population rose to 76,986 in 1901 from 64,334 in 1891. The taluk contains one town, Magadi (population, 3,608), the head-quarters ; and 334 villages. The land revenue demand in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,35,000. This is a hilly and jungly taluk, with the Arkavati river flowing through the south-east in a deep bed. Savandurga (4,024 feet) is the loftiest mountain, surrounded by deep defiles and a State forest. In the north-west a chain of tanks is formed by a stream running to the Shimsha. The soil is generally poor, a shallow red mould mixed with stones. Some tobacco is grown.