Bellavi

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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.

Bellavi

Town in the Tumkur taluk of Tumkur District, Mysore, situated in 13° 25' N. and 77° 1' E., 9 miles north-west of Tumkur town. Population (1901), 1,669. A great weekly fair is held here, on which all the surrounding country depends, and which is an important mart for exports. The streets are wide, with uniform shops on either side. The municipality formed in 1870 was converted into a Union in 1904. The receipts and expenditure during the ten years ending 1901 averaged Rs. 960 and Rs. 700. In 1903-4 they were Rs. 1,000 and Rs, 2,700 respectively.