Ilkal

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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.

Ilkal

Town in the Hungund taluka of Bijapur District, Bombay, situated in 15"^ 57' N. and 76° 7' E., 8 miles south-east of Hungund. Population (1901), 9,019. The municipality was created in 1868, and had an average income during the decade ending 1901 of Rs. 7,700. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 6,400. A large masonry embankment was constructed in 1886, at a cost of Rs. 15,700, to protect the town from floods. Ilkal is the principal market-town of the taluka and a centre of the weaving and dyeing industries ; the staple exports are silk and cotton manufactures and agricultural produce. Cotton cloth, manufactured into saris for women's dress, is exported to Sholapur, Poona, Belgaum, and the Nizam's Dominions. There are three modern temples. A yearly fair is held in honour of Banshankari on the full moon of Paush (January-February). The town contains a dispensary.