Jamkhandi 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.

Jamkhandi Town

Capital of the State of the same name in Bombay, situated in i6°3o / N. and 75 degree22' E., 70 miles north-east of Belgaum, and 68 miles east of Kolhapur. Population (1901), 13,029. Jamkhandi is a municipality, with an income in 1903-4 of about Rs. 10,000. The town has about 500 looms and an extensive trade in silk cloths. It contains a high school and a hospital. An annual fair is held in honour of the god Urna" Rameshwar, lasting for six days and attended by 20,000 people.