Honnavalli

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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.

Honnavalli

Town in the Tiptur taluk of Tumkilr District, Mysore, situated in 13° 20' N. and 76° 23' E., 5 miles north of Konehalli railway station. It is named after the tutelary goddess, Honnu-aninia, who in a vision directed Somesvara, a chief of Harn- halli (Hassan District), to found the town. It is situated amid coco-nut plantations, which produce a rare kind called Ganga-pani, the young nut of which yields delicious milk. The inhabitants include many Ikahmans. The municipality, formed in 1900, became a Union in 1904. The receipts and expenditure for the first year were Rs. 1,200 and Rs. 330. In 1903-4 they were Rs. 1,300 and Rs. 3,400.