Hunsur Town

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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.

Hunsur Town

Head-quarters of the taluk of the same name in Mysore District, Mysore State, situated in 12° 18' N. and 76° 18' E., on the Lakshmantirtha, 28 miles west of Mysore city. Population (1901), 6,673. It is the seat of the Amrit Mahal cattle-breeding establishment, and till 1864 had a large tannery, blanket manufactory, and timber- yard, maintained by the Madras Commissariat. There are now extensive private coffee-pulping works and saw-mills, under European management. The municipality dates from 1872. The receipts and expenditure during the ten years ending 190 1 averaged Rs. 6,000. In 1903-4 they were Rs. 5,400 and Rs. 8,700, respectively.