Kurandvad 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.

Kurandvad Town

Capital of the State of the same name in Bombay, situated in 16° 41' N. and 74° 38' E., on the right bank of the Panchganga river, close to its junction with the Kistna. Population (1901), 10,451. The town is the residence of the representatives of both branches of the ruling family, and was formerly well protected, but the defences are now mostly in ruins. It has no public buildings of any interest, save the palace of the chiefs, and a temple dedicated to Vishnu. Outside the town, at a distance of about a mile, is a fine masonry bathing ghat on the Kistna. The water-supply is dependent on the Panchganga, from which a windmill pump raises water for the town. There is a charitable dispensary. The town is not a part of the Jdgh; having been given in imvi to an ancestor of the chiefs by the Raja of Kolhapur. It is administered as a municipality, with an income in 1903-4 of Rs. 2,700.