Hosdurga

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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.

Hosdurga

South-western taluk since 1902 (previously a sub taluk of Holalkere) of Chitaldroog District, Mysore, lying between 13° 35' and 14° 5' N. and 76° 6' and 76° 34' E., with an area of 567 square miles. The population in 1903 was 45,032. The taluk contains one town, Hosdurga (population, 2,263), the head-quarters ; and 252 villages. The land revenue demand in 1903-4 was Rs. 72,000. The Vedavati flows through the middle of the taluk, with a north-easterly course, forming on the eastern border the great Mari Kanave reservoir. The Chiknayakanhalli auriferous band of hills runs through the east. Hos- durga (3,226 feet), in the centre of the taluk, is the principal hill.