Karamungi
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.
Karamungi
Crown taluk in Bldar District, Hyderabad State. The population in 1901, including jagirs, was 51,808, and the area was 362 square miles. In 1891 the population had been 60,341, the decrease being due to the famine of 1 899-1 900. The taluk contains 130 villages, of which 19 are jagir : and Janwada (population, 2,165) is the head-quarters. Since 1905 the taluk has included the old taluk of Aurad, which had an area of 189 square miles, a population of 19,301, and 65 villages in 1901. The land revenue in 1901 was 1-7 lakhs. The Manjra river flows through the taluk. The paigah taluk of Narayankher (population, 42,972) lies south of this taluk, and con- sists of 106 villages. Farther south again is the paigah taluk of Hasan- abad (population, 21,563), with 45 villages.