Tirthahalli
Tirthahalli, 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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
South-western taluk of Shimoga District, Mysore, lying between 13° 27' and 13° 56' N. and 75" 2' and 75° 31' K., with an area of 476 square miles. The population in 1901 was 57,553, compared with 59,229 in 1891. The taluk contains one town, Tirtha- halli (population, 2,623), the head-quarters ; and 248 villages. The land revenue demand in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,81,000. The Tunga river enters the taluk in the south and flows north-west to near Mulbagal, where it is joined by the Begarhalla from the south. It then runs east, and turns north along the boundary. All the minor streams, said to number 75, flow into the Tunga, except a few in the north-west which join the Sharavati. The tdli{k is essentially Malnad — hills, forests, areca gardens, and running streams being general. The west rests on the Ghats, and is covered with splendid forest, only the hill summits being bare. The chief heights in the taluk are Kavaledurga (3,058 feet) and Kundada- gudda (3,207 feet). Superior ironstone is found at Kabbinadagudda ('iron hill'), the iron made from which the natives consider to be as good as steel. The forest is disappearing, owing to the demand for leaf-manure for areca gardens. Areca-nuts, pepper, cardamoms, and rice, with a little coffee, are the principal products. Large vessels of potstone are made at Kavaledurga, and silver cups at Tirthahalli
