Honavar Taluka, 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.
Southern taluka of North Kanara District, Bombay, lying between 13 53' and 14° 26' N. and 74° 26' and 74° 47' E., with an area of 426 square miles. It includes the petty subdivision {petha) of Bhatkal. The taluka contains two towns, Honavar (popu- lation, 6,929), the head-quarters, and Bhatkal (6,964); and 152 vil- lages, including Manki (6,008) and Haldipur (5,109). The population in 1901 was 100,068, compared with 93,523 in 1891. The density, 235 persons per square mile, largely exceeds the District average.
The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 1-9 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 12,000. The tdhika is well watered by unfailing streams. The Gersoppa or Sharavati river intersects the country, flowing from east to west. The famous Gersoppa Falls are 35 miles east of Honavar town. Near the spurs of the Western Ghats the forest begins, and, as elsewhere in Kanara, grows deeper and richer as the Ghats are approached. The climate is good. The rainfall is the heaviest in the District, averaging 140 inches at Honavar and increasing to 156 inches in Bhatkal.
