Navalgund Taluka, 1908
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.
North-western taluka of Dharwar District, Bombay, lying between 15° 21' and 15° 53' N. and 75° 5' and 75° 33' E., with an area of 565 square miles. It includes the petty subdivision {petha) of Nargund. There are three towns, Annigf.ri (population, 7,172), Nargund (10,416), and Navalgund (7,862), the head-quar- ters; and 83 villages. The population in 1901 was 94,709, compared with 105,876 in 1 89 1. Navalgund is the most thinly populated taluka in the District, with a density of 168 persons per square mile. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 3-9 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 28,000. The taluka forms an expanse of black soil, with three hills, namely. Great Nargund, Chik or Little Nargund, and Navalgund, running from north-west to south-east. The supply of drinking-water is chiefly from rivers. The rainfall, which averages 24 inches in the year, is uncertain.
