Sampgaon
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.
Sampgaon
South-eastern tdluka of Belgaurn District, Bombay lying between 15 28' and 15 59' N. and 74 38' and 74 59' E.) with an area of 409 square miles. It contains 123 villages, including HONGAL (population, 8,675). The head-quarters are at Sampgaon, a small village. The population in 1901 was 132,448, compared with 132,632 in 1891. The density, 324 persons per square mile, is above the District average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 3 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 21,000. Sampgaon has a great variety of soil and surface. From the hilly west the country gradually sinks east- wards into a great plain of black cotton soil.
In the south-west, ranges of quartz and ironstone, about 150 feet high and a quarter to half a mile apart, run nearly north and south. The Malprabha river crosses the middle of the tdluka from west to east. Sampgaon lies in the transition tract between the hills and plains, and enjoys a fair immunity from famine. A portion is also protected by a supply of water from the Gadekeri tank. The annual rainfall averages about 30 inches.
