Haliyal 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.

Haliyal Taluka

(or Supa). — Northern taluka of North Kanara District, Bombay, lying between 14° 54' and 15° 32' N. and 74° 15' and 74° 55' E., with an area of 1,057 square miles, including the Supa petty subdivision {i^etha). It contains two towns, of which Halival (population, 4,992), the head-quarters, is the larger; and 237 villages. The population in 1901 was 56,130, compared with 63,348 in 1891. Haliyal is one of the most thinly populated talukas in the District, with a density of only 53 persons per square mile. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 1-05 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 7,000. The taluka consists of a waving upland, seamed by the river Kallnadi and its tributaries. The north and east form an open plain. The staple crops are rice and sugar cane. Forests of teak, black-wood, and l)aniboo cover a large part. Haliyal has a smaller rainfall than any other taluka in the District, the annual average being only 47 inches.