Sarjapur

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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.

Sarjapur

Town in the Anekal taluk of Bangalore District, Mysore, situated in 12 51' N, and 77 47' E., 18 miles south-east of Bangalore city. Population (1901), 3,056. With eighteen other villages, this was formerly a jaglr held from the Mughals on condition of maintaining a military force for the service of the emperor.

The >dgir was confirmed by the succeeding rulers, the Marathas, Haidar All, and the British, but was cancelled in the time of Diwan Purnaiya, who, finding that the jagirdar wanted to sell his villages, bought him out. Cotton cloths, carpets, and tape are made here. Formerly fine muslins were woven. The municipality dates from 1870. The receipts and expenditure during the ten years ending 1901 averaged Rs, 1,200. In 1903-4 they were Rs. 1,400 and Rs. 2,000.