Seringapatam Taluk, 1908
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.
Seringapatam Taluk
Central taluk of Mysore District, Mysore State, including the French Rocks sub-/tf/z^ and lying between 12 1 8' and 12 44' N. and 76 32' and 76 55' E., with an area of 274 square miles. The population in 1901 was 88,691, compared with 85,242 in 1891. The taluk contains four towns, SERINGAPATAM (population, 8,584), the head-quarters, MELUKOTE (3,129), French Rocks (1,936), and Palhalli (1,793); an ^ 2I villages.
The land revenue demand in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,07,000. The Cauvery flows through the south from west to east, receiving the Lokapavani from the north. A line of hills runs north from the Cauvery, the prominent peaks of which are Kari- ghatta (2,697 feet), French Rocks (2,882 feet), and Yadugiri (3,579 feet) at Melukote. The country, rising gradually on both sides of the Cauvery, is naturally fertile, and is irrigated by fine channels from the river, taken off from five or six dams. Rice and sugar-cane are generally grown. In the north-east are a few poorly populated wild tracts. The best gardens are those supplied by the channels.
