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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.

Javli

Northern taluka of Satara District, Bombay, lying between 1 7° 32' and 17 degree 59' N. and 73 degree 36' and 73 degree 59' E., with an area, in- cluding the petty subdivision (petha) of Malcolmpeth, of 423 square miles. It contains one town, Malcolmpeth or Mahabaleshwar (popu- lation, 5,299); and 249 villages. The [population in 1901 was 65,587, compared with 70,744 in 1891. The density, 155 persons per square mile, is much below the District average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 91,000, and for cesses Rs. 8,000. Through- out the hot season the Western Ghat hill tracts, which form a large part of the taluka, are cool and breezy. Medha, the t&iuka head-quarters, has an average rainfall of 81 inches annually, while Mahabaleshwar receives 292 inches.