Hindupur Town
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.
Hindupur Town
Head- quarters of the taluk of the same name in Anantapur District, Madras, situated in 13° 49' N. and 77° 29' E., close to the Penner, and on the branch of tJhe Southern Mahratta Railway which runs from Guntakal to Bangalore, 70 miles south of Anantapur town. Population (1901), 19,575. Hindupur is the largest town in the District and the centre of the commerce of its southern portion. Tradition says that it was founded by Morari Rao and called after his father, whose title was Hindu Rao. It does a large and increas- ing trade in jaggery (coarse sugar), piece-goods, and grain, mostly with Bangalore. Hand-weaving of gunny sacking, common cloth, and blankets is also carried o\\. Latterly fears of plague have done much to deter traders from visiting it, and its commerce has fallen off.