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''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. ''

=Sorab=

North-western taluk of Shimoga District, Mysore, lying
between 14° 13' and 14° 39'' N. "and 74 degree 53' and 75° 18' E., with
an area of 443 square miles. The population in 1901 was 71,493,
compared with 70,047 in 1891. The taluk contains one town, Sorab
(population, 1,622), the head-quarters; and 307 villages. The land
revenue demand in 1903-4 was Rs. 2,11,000. The Varada river runs
through the west, at one point near Banavasi leaving and re-entering
the tdhik. From the south it receives the Dandavati, which drains the
east. The principal hill is Chandragutti (2,794 feet) in the west.
Except in the west the country is gently undulating, with rice-fields
and gardens in the valleys. Above the ' wet ' lands are stretches of
open ' dry-crop ' fields called hakkal, and in the highest ground are
kans, patches of virgin evergreen forest. On account of this the wood-
land scenery is unique, as the kdns are detached in small portions
with clearly demarcated margins, due to the distribution of laterite.
Outside, on the higher ground, the soil is only about 4 inches in depth,
while within, 15 feet from the edge, it is deep and rich enough to
support the largest forest trees. These kdns are full of wild pepper,
but more value is attached to the bagni-palm, from which toddy is
extracted by the Halepaikas. Rice, jaggery, and areca-nuts are the
principal products of the taluk. The best areca gardens are in the
south and west. When the areca-palms reach a certain height, betel
and pepper-vines are trained up the stem. Rice and sugar-cane of
good quality are grown everywhere. The rice-fields are ploughed up as
soon as the crop has been cut, while the ground is still damp, and are
left fallow till the early rain in May, no Vaisakh crop being raised.

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Pdewan: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |- |colspan="0"| This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLAR..."

Pdewan: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |- |colspan="0"|
This article has been extracted from
THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.
OXFORD, AT THE CLAR..."