Ranibennur Taluka, 1908

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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.

Ranibennur Taluka

South-easternmost taluka of Dharwai Dis- trict, Bombay, lying between 14 24' and 14 48' N, and 75 27' and 75 49' E., with an area of 405 squaie miles The population m 1901 was 104,274, compared with 92,978 in 1891 The density, 257 persons pei square mile, slightly exceeds the Distnct average. There aie three towns, RANIBENNUR (population, 14,851), the head-quaiters, BYADGI (6,659), and TUMINKATTI (6,341); and 116 villages The demand for land revenue m 1903-4 was 1-78 lakhs, and for cesses Rs 13,000 The country is generally flat, with a low range on the north and a group of hills in the east, and is well supplied with water The prevailing soil is black m the low-lying parts and red on the hills and uplands. Important protective irrigation works have been constructed at Asundi and Medlen The capital outlay to the end of 1903-4 on these tanks was 1-6 lakhs, and they supplied 341 acres in that year.