Byadgi

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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.

Byadgi

Town in the Ranlbennur taluka of Dharwar District, Bombay, situated in 14° 41' N. and 75° 30' E., about 10 miles north- west of Ranlbennur town, on the Southern Mahratta Railway. Popu- lation (1901), 6,659. The municipality, established in 1879, had an average income during the decade ending 1901 of Rs. 10,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 11,600. A weekly market, one of the largest in the District, is held on Saturdays, when rice, molasses, groceries, and chillies are .sold. The Rameshwar temple has two inscriptions, one dated 1092 and the other 1620. The town contains three schools, of which one is for girls.