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:o A Z E T '1' RE R DOMBAY PUESIDENCl. VOLUME XXIV-R. KOLHAPUR AND SOUTHERN MAHRATTA JMHIRS. U,VDER ·GOVERNMENT ORDERS. BOMBAY: Pl:JJSTED ~T TBB GOTitBIIllBNT CBNTB.U. PBUS. 1905. [lndiall ~Rs. 2-Io-o.) [EacUsb -Price-4 Shillings.] PREFACE. Volume XX~V of the Bombay Gazetteer was issued in 1886. _The present volume is intended to supplement the information contained therein by more recent statis· tics. It also contains notes for the reYision of the parent volume, which may prove of value when the time for revision of the original work arrives. R. .E. ENTHOVEN. Poona, Septembel' 1904. 153!-a KOLHAPUR PRINCIP .A.LITY. KOLHAPUR PRINCIPALITY. KOTES FOB THE REVISION OP VOLU~IE XXIY. Area.-'l'b; area has been iucrertsed from 2,493 square miles t() 3,165 square miles to accord with the measurements of the revi.,;ed Survey in prog-ress since 1895, The variations in the ca:e of each. State are given below :- Kolhii.pur (proper) +3 73 square miles, Vishii.lgad +113 de. Bavda + IOi do. Kagal (Senior) - 17 do. lchalkaranji + 96 do. Total +672 square miles. Land Revenue and Agriculture.-The Survey Settlement was first introduced into Kolha1mr territory about the year l 867. The rerisel settlement was commenced in 1895 and has now reached completion with the exception o£ a few Pet'h,aa in Kolhapur proper and some feudatory estates. By the new rates, introduced up to the year 1903, the total assessn1ent has been enhanced by Rs. 4,28,093 or 21·6 per cent. as under:- Assessment. Stll.tes, Oliginal. Revised. 1 2 3 Rs. Rs. Kolhiipur (proper) .. 15,tH,7::8 1J,l8,1/2 Yiohiil:.;aJ ••• .. 76,083 . * 76,083 na.vJa ... ... Survey .ettlcment luot yet introduc.J, lia,,al,.., ... ... 1,76,616 2,03,945 Kap~hi ... ... 29,954 33,202 Ichalkaranji ... ... 1,28,8~0 1,63,872 Total Principality 10,13,201 24,01,2H-- 1l 1531-1 2 BOMBAY GAZETTEER. Tlie"'" original and reviseJ settlement rates are given below :- According to Original Settlement. Shte. Dry-crop. Rice, Gtmlen, Maximum. Minimum Maximum. Minimum. lllaximum, Minimum. 1 2 s 4 l'i 6 7 Rs. a. p, Rs, a. p. Rs. a, p. Rs. a, p, Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. ., Ka.rwir Peta ... 4 4 0 0 5 0 I 0 0 4 2 0 9 0 0 6 0 0 Panhiila. Peta ... 6 2 0 0 2 6 6 4 0 3 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 Alta Pete. ... 3 12 0 ... 9 0 0 ... 12 0 0 bLirol Peta. ... 612 0 0 4 0 5 2 0 4 5 0 8 0 0 3 8 0 Bhndargad Peta. ... 7 6 0 0 3 0 7 9 0 1 14 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 Gad Hinglaj Peta. ... 5 6 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 1 8 0 10 0 0 2 10 0 Riiibiig Mahiil ... 3 7 0 0 1 6 1 9 0 1 9 0 6 8 0 2 0 0 Vishiilgad Estate ... 4 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 Bii.vda ... ... , .. ... .... ...... ... 7 0 2 0 0 10 0 2 5 0 Kiigal , ... 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Kapshi ... 3 8 0 2 4 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 10 0 0 9 0 0 I cha.lknranji ... 5 9 0 0 2 0 8 4 0 1 12 0 7 8 0 2 8 0 Torgal ... 1 12 0 0 5 6 6- 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 According to Revised Settlement. I Dry-crop. Rice. Garden. State. Retnarks, Maxi· Mini· Ma~i- Mini· Maxi· Mini· mum. mum. mum, mum. mum, mum, ------ 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14: - ----------·- Rs, a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p R.s. a. p. Rs, 0.. p. Rs. a, p. ... - ... .. llevision U(,t Ka.rwir Peta ... ... ... ... completed, Do, Pa.nbiila Peta ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 0 0 .. Alta Peta. ... 4 4 0 ... I 9 o o •••' . 8 1 0 0 3 6 5 12 () 0 5 0 8 14 6 0 6 0 tlbirol Peta. ... ... ... Revision not Bhudargad Peta ... ... ... ... ... completed. (J 10 2 6 011 0 Gad Hingla.j Peta 6 0 (' 0 2 0 9 0 0 2 0 ... (. 0 0 5 0 IUi.ibiig Mahiil ... 4o 14 0 0 1 6 l ...9 0 1 ..9 . 611... ... Vishiilgad Estate ... ... ... ... .. Survey not Bavda ... ... ... ... ... intro,J uced. 0 () 13 0 7 0 0 0 s 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 11 0 Kiiga.l ... 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 Kapshi ... 4 4 0 2 8 0 9 0 ... 7 9 2 0 9 3 0 2 4 0 8 8 0 1 0 0 lcbalkaranji 01 0 5 0 0 0 12 10 Torgal ... 1 12 0 0 6 2 6 0 r0 1 0 0 KOLU1PtR, 3 The details of cultivated and uncultivated land in 1903-04 are as unuer :- Arable land. Fore-t t'namble Actually cropped. Orand' State. land. land. C'u1tur· Total, •ble Fallow. Total, waste. By By irrigMion. rain. Total. ---- ------ ------ I Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Arrcs. Acres, Acres. Acres • Kan<ir Peta. ... ! P,3~7 !1,103 4,36> ... 5,194 103,U5 109,339 112,707 143,157 PaoUla Peta ... ; i6,715 4,7j8 105,919 18.~13 50 94,256 94,306 219,4~8 299,991 Alta Peta I 2,253 li,630 6,6iv 8,061 6,!1(6 . 119,6.18 106,574 120,M5 U0,21S ... 1 Shiro! Peta 3,637 16,978 l3,8i6 32,:.66 ,,m 138,127 189,156 ... 1 H~.i04 209,771> Gad llingJ!j Pet:l ... : U,lil3 25.~53 1$,918 5,915 2,7H 2J7,680 230,42~ 255,257 2g4,822 I Bhudargad Peta '" 13l.Sl9 2·.•,374 23,219 42,821 1,005 90,641 91,649 157,6891 3U,91Z ---· ------------ ---:~--· Total K•JlMpur ... 2!1,3H 1os.ns li2,03t1 lll7,!ii6 -=~~~~3,l(l0 ?7a,996 ------1,053,6\12 ' 1,400,861 ,. ishAlg.>d Estat.l ·( 25,000 13,hl7 f9,115 l6,i27 ... 25,S70 25,970 92,11) 130,219 . BArda Estate ... 5~. T8~ ... Details not available, 95,HO 1E5,52:}- I 1,1<2 2,0S2 lilglll Estate 6,762 1,955 ·~ 60,360 62,442 6l,427 71,5tll E Apshi Estate :J 453 1,1&5 5i7 4i5 t\57 18,822 19,4i9 20,531 2~.169' Ichalkaranji 8,922 1~.109 U,876 2,172 @I,S3S 8:3,710 IU,f9& l.U,\07 :::12S:~9l •]2,3.)3 11,411 U6 61,14! 51,258 62,699 75,05t Torg:>.l ·~ T.,tal K<>lhilpur I l'nncipaiity ... 353.4i9 142.244 251.526 139.654 \ 25.593 991.2'2 11.016.885 1,503.805 11.939.528 I I • The fi>;Ure includes al•o foreot laud for which no details ar~ available. Trade nnd Manufacture.- The principal exports from Kolhii· pnr are cotton, tobacco, hemp, gram, jagr1, raw hides, earthen pots, rough Llankets, &c., ralued at nearly Rs. 10 lakhs. The chief imports are salt, cocoanut, cloth, jowiiri, iron and glassware, oils, &c., \'alued at about Its. 3 lakhs. There are 16 trade centres or market towns in the whole territory. The rrincipal manufactures are cotton wea~ing, oil pressing, blankets weaving, pottery, anJ the preparatim of ntgar and jagri. The details in approximate value of these articles are -given below :- Value of articles. Articles. llade. LoJaJly sold. I Exported. I Rs. Rs. Rs. Cll)th woven ... ... l,S2,100 64)600 1,18)100 Blankets ... ... 42,300 20,i00 21,600 Earthen pots ... ... Si,IOO 25,200 11,9CO Sugar ... ... I,ooo 500 5t•O Jagri ... 7,59,800 1,76,700 5,83,100 Oil ... ... , 18,800 I 12,300 6,500 I 4 BO:liBAY GAZETTEER, l Skilled artizaus are paid about a rupee per itiem and unskillel labourers generally receive 3 annas a day. Additional Means of co·mmunication.-The following important works have been constructed in the .Kolhapur Principality since 1875 :- No. Name of Road, Amount of Expenditnre. Provi1tcial Roads. Rs. a. P· 1 Road from 8ankeshwar to Gad Hinglaj. 46,336 0 0 2 4th and 5th section of the Kolhapur Amba Road ... 3,8! 220 0 0 3 Road from Be1gaum to Bagalkote vtd Panchgam 60,686 0 0 4 Road from Nipani to Maqlingpur ... 13,063 0 0 5 Road from Kolhapur to Gag-an Bavda ... 95,699 0 0 6 Bridges on the Nipani Phonda. Ghat Road 20,462 0 0 Local anit Feeder Roads. 7 Road from Torgal to Harlapur 23,031 0 0 8 Road from Salhalli to Sunal 12,745 0 (} 9 Road from Sbirol to Narsobawadi 34,650 0 0 10 J otiba Hill Road 66,600 0 0 11 3rd and 4th section of the Bhudergad Road 94,535 0 0 12 Road from Hat Kalangda to join Amba. Road ,t:ia Wadgaon and Kcdoli ... · 50,436 0 0 13 Road from Kankanwii.di to Jodhulli 36,231 0 0 Railway. H Kolhapur Miraj Railway ... 22,99,047 0 0 KOLIHlTR, Table I. Area and P9pulation. I 1\umber of Population in 190L N~mberNomber Population in 1891. Area in of ! of 1 ~luka and Mah~J. •quare occu· IPersoqs miles, I ~d per Towns,jVillages. TotaL Males. Females Urban. Rural. Houses. square TotaL Males.