Haveri

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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.

Haveri

Head-quarters of the Karajgi taluka, Dharwar District, Bombay, situated in 14° 47' N. and 75° 28' E., on the Southern Mahratta Railway. Population (1901), 7,974. Haveri has a consider- able trade in cotton and other commodities, especially in cardamoms, brought from Kanara to be washed in a small lime-impregnated well. It has four temples and a monastery. Haveri was con- stituted a municipality in 1879 and had an average income of Rs. 4,600 during the decade ending 1901. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 5,100. The town contains a Subordinate Judge's court, a dispensary, a municipal middle school, and four other schools, of which one is for girls.