Shirhatti, 1908

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Shirhatti

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.

Head-quarters of the subdivision of the same name in the Sangli State, Bombay, situated in 15 14' N. and 75 39' E., 12 miles south-east of Gadag on the Southern Mahratta Railway. Population (1901), 4,393. The town is administered as a municipality with an income of Rs. 1,200, and contains a dispensary. The three most important places of interest are the fort, Avlingva's math t and Fakirswami's math. The fort, according to one account, was built by Khangavnda Desai, and according to another by Ankushkhan of Lakshmeshwar. At Shirhatti a fair in honour of Fakirswami is held in April-May, attended by about 30,000 people.