Pavugada

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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.

Pavugada

North-eastern taluk of Tumkur District. Mysore. detached from the rest, and almost entirely surrounded by Madras territory. It lies between 13 53' and 14 21' N. and 77 o' and 77 31' E., with an area of 524 square miles. The population in 1901 was 61,241, compared with 53,377 in 1891. The taluk contains one town, Pavugada (population, 2,840), the head-quarters; and 144 villages. The land revenue demand in 1903-4 was Rs. 99,000. The Tenner flows across the east. The west and north of the taluk abound in rocky hills, many crowned with fortifications, among which the needle-peak of Nidugal (3,772 feet) is conspicuous from all the surrounding country. The separate tract east of the Penner is also bounded by hills. The soil is sandy, and contains many talpargis or spring-heads. In some parts wells have to be cut through a soft porous rock. Some tobacco and cotton are grown. Iron and rice are exported.