Sholapur Taluka, 1908

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Sholapur Taluka

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.

South-eastern taluka of Sholapur District, Bombay, lying between 17 22' and 17 50' N. and 75 33' and 76 26' E., with an area of 848 square miles. It contains one town, SHOLAPUR (population, 75,288), the head-quarters; and 151 villages. The population in 1901 was 203,905, compared with 180,630 in 1891, It is the most thickly populated taluka in the District, with a density of 240 persons per square mile. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 2-6 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 18,000. The taluka is undulating and devoid of trees, rising in places into small hillocks showing bare rock. The climate is dry; the cold season is clear and bracing. The two chief rivers are the Bhima and the Sma. The Bhima forms the southern boundary for about 35 miles ; and the Sma runs south through the taluka for about 40 miles.