Hassan Taluk, 1908
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.
Hassan Taluk
Central taluk of Hassan District, Mysore, in- cluding the Alur sub-/tz/?<'/l', and lying between 12° 48' and 13° 13' N. and 75° 53' and 76° 19' E., with an area of 475 square miles. The population in 1901 was 125,961, compared with 113,397 in 1891. The talitk ccmtains three towns, Hassan (population, 8,241), the hcad- ijuarters, (Irama (1,936), and Alur (1,299); and 568 villages. The land revenue demand in 1903 4 was Rs. 2,66,000. The Hemavati river forms the southern boundary, receiving from the north the Yagachi and another stream. A dam on the Yagachi supplies a channel 6 miles long. In the north is a group of hills called Slgegudda. There are also some low hills in the south. The south- west is purely Malnad, the chief cultivation here being a superior rice, with a little coffee. In the east, villages are far apart, but there are wide stretches of pasturage, supporting large flocks of sheep. The Slgegudda grazing-ground of the Amrit Mahal can maintain 2,500 head of cattle. The best soil is near the Yagachi river. .Rogi is the staple ' dry crop,' with chillies and castor-oil in soil not suited for that grain.
