Raichur Taluk, 1908

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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.

Raichur Taluk

Taluk in Raichur District, Hyderabad State. The area in 1901 was 526 square miles, including jagzrs, and the popu- lation was 94,695, compared with 89,782 in 1891. It had one town, RAICHUR (population, 22,165), tne head-quarters of the District and taluk-, and 128 villages, of which 18 vrerejdgtr. In 1905 the taluk was enlarged by the addition of part of Yergara. The Kistna river separates it from Mahbubnagar District in the north. The land revenue in 1901 was 2-6 lakhs, The soils are chiefly alluvial, regar, and sandy. The two samasthans of GADWAL and AMARCHINTA lie to the east and north- east of this taluk, with populations of 96,491 and 34,147, areas of about 864 and 190 square miles, and 214 and 68 villages respectively. The former contains one town, GADWAL (population, 10,195)