Kushtagi

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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.

Kushtagi

Taluk in Raichur District, Hyderabad State, with an area of 796 square miles, including jagirs. The population in 1901 was 95,797, compared with 106,625 in 1891. The taluk contains 236 villages, of which 115 ds& jagir, and Kushtagi (population, 3,433) is the head-quarters. The land revenue in 1901 was i-6 lakhs. Kush- tagi is composed chiefly of black cotton soil. The jCigir taluk of Yelbarga, belonging to the Salar Jang family, lies to the south-west of this taluk. It has an area of 480 square miles and a population of 67,016, dwelling in 101 villages.