Muddebihal Taluka, 1908

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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.

Muddebihal Taluka

Eastern taluka of Bijapur District, Bombay, lying between 16° 10' and 16° 37^* N. and 75° 58' and 76° 25' E., with an area of 569 square miles. It contains one town, talikot (popula- tion, 6,610); and 150 villages, including Muddebihal (6,235), *^'i^ head-quarters. The population in 1901 was 69,842, compared with 81,572 in 1891. The density, 123 persons per square mile, is slightly below the District average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 1-53 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 13,000. In the north of the tdluka is the rich valley of the Don. The central plateau of sandstone and limestone is fairly fertile. The south and south-east is a barren tract of metamorphic granite, fertile only close to the Kistna. The annual rainfall averages about 27 inches.