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=Kongnoli, 1908=

Village in the Chikodi taluka of Belgaum District,
Bombay, situated in 16 degree 33' N. and 74 degree 20' E., on the Belgaum-Kolha-
pur road, in the extreme north-west corner of the District. Population
(1901), 5,597. The village has a large trade, sending rice to Belgaum
and various places in Kolhapur, and importing cloth, dates, salt, spices,
and sugar. A weekly market takes place on Thursday, when cotton
yarn, grain, molasses, tobacco, and from 2,000 to 3,000 cattle are
disposed of. Weaving of women's saris, waist-cloths, and inferior
blankets are the only industries. Paper for packing purposes and for
envelopes was manufactured to a large extent before the famine of
1876-7, but during the famine the paper-makers deserted the village.
It contains a boys' school with 90 pupils.

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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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''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. ''

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