CENSUS OF INDIA 1971 SER.IES - 14 MYSORE DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK TUMKUR DISTRICT PART X-A: TOWN AND VILLAGE DIRECTORY PART X·B: PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT P. PAD MAN A B H A OF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATlVE SERVICB. DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPE~ATlONS MYSORE 24 12 0 24 48 72 MILlS ! ! ! mT~®U ! ~ I , iii' 20 0 20 40 60 eo 100 K'LOM£TRE~ ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS, 1971 /' STATE BOUNDARY DISTRICT " TALUK " o T. N .....pur - \r~u N .....pur Ho-Hoope< H-Hubll ANDBRA PBADESH TAMIL NADU DEVARAYANADURGA, TUMKUR CMotif on the cover) The illustration on the cover page shows a temple on Devarayanadurga, a fortified hill, in Tumkur district. This hill-range, the summit of which is 4154' above the level of the sea, is situated amidst wild and picturesque scenery. It is Leing developed as a tourist centre. Tradition st<;ltes that Andhaka, a chieftain c[ this place was subdued by Sumati whose father - Hemachandra was the king-of K:arnata. _Historically, it appears, a township flourished here during the period of the Hoysalas under the nam~ Anebiddajari (i. e. the precipice from which the elephant fell >. or .Karigiri (elephant hill). The surrounding country was then known after this town. The peak was~caned Karigiri, for according to a local legend, a Gandharva assuming the form of an elephant suddenly appeared before the town hand after causing havoc got killed when he tried to walk up a steep rock on the west of the hill. During the Vijayanagar period, a large tank was constructed he;re by throwing an embankment across the gorge from which the river Jayamangali has its origin and it was named Bukkasamudra. Subsequently the hill-fort was known for some time after Jadaka, a local chieftain. It was captured and renamed in 1696 A. D. by Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar of Mysore who erected the fortifications, the remains of which are now to be seen. The fort walls are carried round the three terraces or elevations of which the hill is composed, and have seven gates in all. At the foot of the hill, Kantirava Narasaraja I is said to have built the Lakshminarasimha . temple which is in the Dravidian style. On the intermediate terrace or elevation there is a cave enshrining the images of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana and at the summit, we have the temple dedicated to Kumbhi Narasimha. Higher up is a shrine of Garuda (the vehicle of Vishnu) near which is a boulder known as divige-gundu on which an iron lamp with a long shaft is fixed. Occasionally the devotees light a lamp here and it is said that this light could be seen even from Bangalore which is about 40 miles away. PREFACE It has been the tradition of the Census of India to present demographic data in as detailed a manner as possible so as to serve effectively the interests of the users of census data. I t has also been a tradition to publish special volumes which incorporate both demographic and n::m-census. data which are considered to be of great utility. In accordance with this practice, taluk and village tables used to be published which were, in the 1951 Census, replaced by the District Census Handbook senes. These Handbooks replaced Part IV -Taluk Table~ and Part V-Village Tables of the earlier censuses and presented a large number of tables of economic, demographic and social significance for taluks and urban areas. The 1961 District Census Handbooks were improved by extending the coverage and administrative statistics were also presented for each district for the preceding decade. The 1971 Census continues, as part of its Taublation Plan, the District Census H:mdbook series. The District Census Handbook is presented in three parts for each Dictrict. Part A incorporates. the Town and Village Directories. Part B incorporates the Primary Census Abstracts and includes. data, in the case of the rural areas, at the village level and in the case of urban areas at the block level. Part C incroporates other Census Tables and administrative stastistics. For convenience, Parts A and B of the District Census Handbook are presented in one volume while Part C by itself is a Separate volume. Explanatory notes have been incorporated explaining the scope and content of the various. statements, column headings etc. In addition, in Part B, an introduction is included. wherein the changes in the jurisdiction, if any, of the district or of the taluks and the changes in the number of villages between 1961 and 1971 are explained. It "muld be useful to read these notes before one goes to the tables. In this volume, the district and taluk maps have been incorporated. These maps tave been prepared in this office on the basis of maps obtained from the competent authorities concerned. In the district map, to avoid crowding, the names of villages where community facilities exist have not been mentioned but their location code numbers have been indicated. Similarly, in the taluk maps, villages are indicated by their Location Code numbers. For the names of the villages, one would have to refer to the alphabetical 1ist o~ villages of each of the taluks concerned. These alphabetical lists are incorp')rated in Parts A and B of this volume. In the preparation af Part A of the District Census Handbook we have had the ready and full co-operation of all the Departments of the State Government. Our whole-hearted thanks are tendered to them greatefully. Part B is essentially demographic in nature and has been the end pr?duct of the tabulation of the enumeration results. In the preparation of this volume we have had the benefit of the guidance and advice of Sri A. Chandra Sekhar, l.A.S., Registrar General and Census Commissioner for India. We have also beeR considerably assisted by the willing co-operation of Sri K. D. Ballal, Deputy Registrar General .. Dr. B. K. Roy Burman, Deputy Registrar General (So::ial Studies) and Sri K. K. Chakravorty., Central Tabulation Officer. We are deeply indebted to them for all the assistance rendered. IV The Di£trict Census Handbook (Parts A and B) presented in this volume i~ among the first few of the 1971 Census publications. Its early prepa~ation has laid a heavy burden on all the officers and staff of this ofice. To each one of them I am deeply obliged. The Director of Printing and Stationery of the State Government has ensure printing in time and to him we offer our thanks. This is a State Government Publication and the interest evinced by the State Government has encouraged us, for which our thanks are tendered. September, 1972 P. PADMANABHA CONTENTS PAGES Preface PART-A TOWN AND VILLAGE DIRECTORY Town Directory Explanatory Notes ... 3-7 Statement-I Status, Growth History and Functional Category of Towns ... 8-9 Statament-II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns. 1969 10-11 Statement-III Municipal Financial, 1968-69 12-13 Statement-IV Civic and other Amenities 14-15 Statement-V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities 1969-70 16-17 . Statement-VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1969 18-19 Statement-VII Population by Religion and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, 1970 20-21 17nlage directory Exaplanatory Notes ... 25-27 Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk ... 28-41 Gubbi Taluk ... 46-63 Koratagere Taluk 70-83 Kunigal Taluk ... 88-103 Madhugiri Taluk ... 110-125 Pavagada Taluk 132-139 Sira Taluk 144-157 Tiptul' Taluk 162-173 Tumkur Taluk 178-197 Turvekere Ta.luk ... 204-215 " APPENDICES Appendis-I Alphabetical List of Villages Appendtx-I-(i) Chikkanayakanahalli ... 42-44 Appendi,,-I-(il.) Gubbi 64-67 Appendix-I-(ili) Koratagere 84-86 Appendix-I-(iv) Kunigal 104-107 Appendix-I-(v) Madhugiri 126-129 Appendix-I-(vi) Pavagada 140-141 Appendix-I-(vii) Sira 158-160 Appendix-I-(viii) Tiptur 174-176 Appendix-I-(is) Tumkur ... 198-201 Appendix-I-(lit) Turuvekere 216-218 Appendix-D Talukwise Abstract of Educational, Medical and other Amenities. 220-221 . Appendix-III Brief note on places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological importance ... 223-230 PART-B PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Introduction 233 Explanatory notes 235-239 Sailent Demographic Indicators of the Districts 240-241 Figures at a glance .,. 242 District Primary Census Abstract ... 244-256 Taluk Primary Census Abstract with Alphabatical List of Villages Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk '" 261-278 Gubbi Taluk ... 280-304 Koratagere ... 307-326 Kunigal Taluk ... 328-351 Madhugiri Taluk 354-379 Pavagada Taluk 382-398 Sira Taluk 401-423 Tiptur Taluk ... 427-449 Tumkur Taluk 453-492 Turuvekere Taluk .. , 495-518 Appendix-I List of Hamlets having population of 500 and above 520-521 Appendix-II List of Scheduled Castes and Seheduled Tribes in Mysore State 524-527 LIST OF MAPS, CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS Maps FACING PAGE 1. State Map of Mysore ... Tittle Page 2. District Map of Tumkur 1 3. Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk . .. 262 4. Gubbi Taluk 280 5. Koratagere Taluk 308 6. Kunigal Taluk 328 7. Madhugiri Taluk 354 8. Pavagada Taluk 382 9. Sira Taluk 402 10. Tiptur Taluk . .. 428 11. Tumkur Taluk 454 12. Turuvekere ... 496 Charts & DiagrllDls Facing Page 11. Growth of population, 1901-1971-Mysore State-Pictorial Representation 230 12. Growth of population, 1901-1971-Tumkur District-Pictorial Representation 231 13. Growth of population, Mysore State and Turnkur District, 190 1-1971-Graphical Representation 242 14. Workers & Non-workers-Diagrammatic representation-Mysore State 256 15. Workers & Non-workers-Diagrammatic representation-Tumkur District 257 16. Workers classified by industrial categories-Diagrammatic representation-Mysore State 518 17. Workers classified by industrial categories-Diagrammatic representation-Tumkur District 519 , , , , , 4. 770 I.' 77 30 H R o A A p (J MYSORE l.f TUMkUR DISTRICT 14' 15 IS' ",I(ILOMETRU o o I (') 45 45' , 30 v Q:- TOWNS CLASSIFlt:D ACC('RDfNG TO POPULA.TION z 15 15' C) 13' / 0' STATE BOUNDARY DISTRICT BOUNDARY o TALUk BOUNDARY DISTRICT HEADOUARTE~ »OStrlOH OF Tu ..KUIl.