Maddagiri
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.
Maddagiri
North-eastern taluk of Tumkur District, Mysore, in- cluding the Koratagere sub taluk and lying between 13° 27' and 13° 55' -N- and 77° 1' and 7 7° 2^' E., with an area of 606 square miles. The population in 1901 was 1 16,695, compared with 97,973 in 1 89 1. The idhik contains three tow-ns, Maddagiri (population, 4,060), the head-quarters, Koratagere (2,811), and Holavaxhalli (1,682); and 480 villages. The land revenue demand in 1903-4 Avas Rs. 2,27,000. The Taluk is crossed from north to south by the lofty chain of moun- tains which include Midagesidurga (3,414 feet), Maddagiridurga (3,935 feet), and Channarayadurga (3,744 feet). The valleys west of the range and south of Maddagiri are higher than the other parts of the taluk. The open country to the north-east is principally watered by the Jayamangali, and a small portion by the Kumadvati, both affluents of the Penner, which flows near the boundary. The large Mavattur tank has been formed in the south-east, in a very fertile tract, and is fed by talpargis or spring-heads near the surface.
