Khanapur Taluka , 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.
Khanapur Taluka
Southernmost taluka of Belgaum District, Bombay, lying between 15 22' and 15° 47' N. and 74 5' and 74 44' E., with an area of 633 square miles. It contains 217 villages, includ- ing Nandgad (population, 6,257). The population in 1901 was 81,902, compared with 85,596 in 1891. The density, 129 persons per square mile, is much below the District average, and it is the most sparsely peopled in the District. The head-quarters are at Khanapur. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 1-45 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 11,000. In the south and south-west the country is covered with hills and dense forest ; the inhabitants are few and unsettled ; and, except in patches, tillage disappears. In the north- west the hills are especially lofty. In the centre, north-east, and east, the country is an open, well-tilled, black-soil plain, with many rich and populous villages. The climate is temperate and healthy during the hot months, but feverish in the cold season and during the south- west rains. The annual rainfall, averaging 71 inches, is heavier than in other talukas.
