Mysore Taluk, 1908

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Central Tāluk: Mysore District

Central tāluk of Mysore District, Mysore State, lying between 12° 7' and 12° 27' N. and 76° 28' and 76° 50' E., with an area of 306 square miles. The population in 1901 was 133,840, compared with 134,684 in 1891, the decrease being chiefly due to plague. The tāluk contains Mysore City (population, 68,111), the head-quarters; and 163 villages. The land revenue demand in 1903-4 [S. 260] was Rs. 1,40,000.

The north-west angle is bounded by the Cauvery and Lakshmantīrtha, but the main drainage flows south to the Kabbani. The country is undulating, and the principal height is the Chāmundi hill (3,489 feet). Channels from the Cauvery and Lakshmantīrtha irrigate some villages in the east and north-west. There are many tanks. The 'wet' lands have generally very good soil. The 'dry' lands vary, but are mostly shallow and stony. Coco-nut, areca-nut, betel-vines, plantains, and vegetables are largely grown round the city.