Haveli
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.
Haveli
Head-quarters taluka of Poona District, Bombay, including the petty subdivision {pethd) of Mulshi, and lying between i8° i6' and i8° 44^ N. and 73° 19' and 74° 12' E., with an area of 823 square miles. It contains 2 towns, Poona City (population, 153,320), the District and taluka head-cjuarters, and Kirkee (10,797); and 235 villages. The population in 1901 was 326,955, compared with 337,182 in 1 89 1. The density, 397 persons per square mile, is more than double the District average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 2-2 lakhs and for cesses Rs. 20,000. The southern boundary is a spur of the Western Ghats, of which the hill fort of Singarh is the most conspicuous feature. The flat-topped hills and terraces have usually a shallow surface of black soil strewn with stones. Owing to the proximity of the Poona market Haveli is more energetically and carefully tilled than other parts of the District. The taluka is well watered. The climate is usually dry and healthy. The annual rainfall averages 32 inches.
