CENSUS· OF INDIA 1 97 1 SERI ES-I 4 MYSORE DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK CHITRADURGA DISTRIC1' PART X-A: TOWN AND VILLAGE DIRECTORY PART X-B: PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT P. PADMANABHA OF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS MYSORE 74 7S 76 n 78 ~T~®U ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS, 1971 STATE IIOUNDARY --._- DISTRICT It -.-._._ TAL.UK .. ............. ..... 18· 18· STATt CAPITAL DISTRICT H£A!)QUARTERS @ TAL.UK *0 " T . Natulpur - ThirumokucUu NanoIpw Ho-H.. pot H-Hlobli I'· 17· ... 13 77· 78° 79· CHITRADURGA FORT (MOTIF ON THE COVER) The illustration on the cover page represents the remnants of the exten sive lorhficati( 118 at Chitra­ durga the district headquarter town. This fort is pcpularly kuwn as Elt! Suttina Kate or 'the Fort of Seven Circle of walls'. Four of these circles are on the hill and the rest on the ground below. Presumably built duriDg the Vijayanagar period, subsequent additions and imprcvcmmts were made to this fort by the local Nayak chiefs with the help of the French enginHTs in thcir service and later on by Raider Ali and Tipu Sultan of Mysore. The fort walls which range in height from 15' to 40' are of huge stone slabs. The outermost walls of the fort arc surrc"[;ndcd by a deEp and broad meat all areund. This wall has four gateways known as Ramayana Bagilu in the east; Siadayyana Bagilu in the north; Sihiniruhonaada Bagi!u in the west and the Lalkote Bagilu in the South. Proceeding up the bill from the east, one comes across five gateways leading through stone walls. The first appears to be of the Vijayanagar period and contains sculptures of Gandabherunda, Basava, Ganesha etc. The second and the third are not so remarkable while the fourth one is a very strong structure fllld the fifth gate leads one to the area containing important temples and buildings. The great antiquity of this neighbourhood is borne out by the fact that immediately to the west of this f JrGilbl hill, th~ ralU1.ius of pra-historic and early historic settlements were discovered in the H'lligondi valley (also known as the Chandravalli valley). Chitradurga is identified as the abode of Ridimbasura whom Bhima, one of the Pandava brothers, killed and set up the shrine of Ridimbesvara. During the eleventh century, bearing the name Sulgal, this place appears to have been under the rule of the Chalukyas. It then came under the sway of the Roysalas and bore the name Brahmapuri or Bemmatankallu until its name was changed to Perumalpuram in the 13th century A.D. The present name was applied to it during the Vijayanagar days and was corrupted to Chitaldrug during the reign of the British. Chitradurga was the seat of administration of the Nayaka Palegars of Kamageti family from 16th to 18th centuries. 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 in'.er,sts (,f the USers of census data It has also been a tradition to publish special volumes which incorporate both demographic and non-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 series. These Handbooks replaced Part IV-Taluk Tables 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 Tabulation Plan, the District Census Handbook series. The District Census Handbook is presented in three parts for each district. Part A incorporates the Town and Village Directories. Part B incorporates the Primary Census Abstracts and includes data, in the case of rural areas, at the village level and in the case of urban areas at the block level. • Part C incorporates other Census Tables and administrative statistics. For clnven'ence, Parts A and B of the District Census Handbook are pre2ented in c ne volume while Part C by itself is a separate volume. Explanatory notes have been incorporated explaining the scope and content of the various state­ ments, column headings etc. In addition, in Part B, an introduction is included wherein the changes in the jurisdictioJl, if any of the district (r (f the taluks alid the ch, nges in ; he number of villages be'lwee!11961 and 1971 ne explained. It would be useful Ie read ihese nutes before o),e goes to the tn bles. In this volume, the district and taluk maps have been incorporated. These mars have been prepared in this office on the basis of maps obtained from the c.mpetent authcrities concerned. In the district map, to avoid crowding, the names of villages where community facilities exist have Uf)t 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 list of villages of each of the taluks concerned. These alphabetical lists are inC'( rpcrated in Parts A and B of this vclume. In the preparation of 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 gratefully. Part B is essentially demographic in nature and has been; he end prcduct of the tabula~ion 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, lA.S., Registrar General and Census Commissioner for India. We have also been considerably assisted by the willing co-operation of Sri K. D. Ballal, Deputy Registrar General, IV Dr. B. K. Roy Burman, Deputy Registrar General (Social Studies) and Sri K. K. Chakravarty, As~i'llant RBgi. trar General. We are deeply indebted to them for all the assistance rendered. The Di~trict Census Handbook (Parts A and B) presented in this volume is among the first few of the 1971 Census pUblications. Its early preparation has laid a heavy burden on all the officers and staff of this office. To each one of them I am deeply obliged. The Director of Printing and Stationery of the State Government has ensured printing in time and to him we (;ffer 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. Februa.ry, H74 P. PAUMANABHA • CONTENTS PAGES Preface . iii PART-A TOWN AND VILLAGE DIRECTORY Town Directory Explanatory Notes 3-7 Statement-I Status, Growth History arid Functional Category of Towns 8-9 Statement-II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 1969 10-11 Statement-III Municipal Finance 1968-69 12-13 Statement-IV Civic and other Amenities l%fHi0 14-15 Statement-V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities 1969-70 16-17 Statement-VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking 196\)-70 18-19 statement-VII Population by Religion and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribeil, 1971 20-21 Villaga Directory Explanatory Notes 25-27 Challakere Taluk 29-39 Chitradurga Taluk 43-55 Davanagerc Taluk 59-67 lIarihar Taluk 71-75 Hiriyur Taluk 77-85 Holalkere Taluk 89-99 Hosdurga Taluk 103-113 Jagalur Taluk 119-127 Molahlmuru Taluk 131-135 APPENDICES Appendix-I Alphabetical List of Villages PAGES Appendix-I- (i) Challakere Taluk 40-41 Appendix-I- (ii) Chitradurga Taluk 56-57 Appendix-I- (iii) Davanagere Taluk 68-69 Appendix-I- (iv) Harihar Taluk 76 Appendix-I- (v) Hiriyur Taluk 86-87 Appendix-I- (vi) Holalkere Taluk 100-,101 Appendix-I- (vii) Hosdurga Taluk 116-118 Appendix-I-(viii) Jagalur Taluk 128-129 Appendix-I- (ix) Molakalmuru Taluk 136 Appendix-II-Talukwise Abstract of Educational, Medical and other Amenities 137-139 Appendix-III-Brief Note on places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance l4I-IM> vi PAGES PART-B PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Introduction 149 Explanatory Note 150-153 Salient Demographic Indicators of the District 154-155 Figures at a glance 156 District Primary Census Abstract 157-161 Taluk Primary Census Abstract with Alphabetical List of Villages Challakere Taluk 165-180 Chitradurga Taluk 181-196 Davanagere Taluk: 197-221 Harihar Taluk 223-234 Hiriyur Taluk 235-248 Holalkere Talnk 249-264 Hosdurga Taluk 265-282 J agalur Taluk . 283--296 Molakalmuru Taluk 2~7-308 Appendix-I List of Hamlets having population of 500 and more 309-312 Appendix-II List of Scheduled Castes and Sch.dul.d Tribes in Mysore Stat! 313-317 LIST OF MAPS CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS FAOING PAGE Maps 1. State Map of Mysore Title page 2. District Map of Ohitradurga 1 3. Challakere Taluk 166 4. Chitradurga Taluk 182 5. Davanagere Taluk 198 6. Harihar Taluk 224 7. Hiriyur Taluk 236 8. Holalkere Taluk 250 9. Hosdurga Taluk 266 10. Jagalur Taluk 284 11. Molakahnuru Taluk 298 / vii CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS FACING PAGE 12. Growth of Population, 1901-1971-Mysore State-Pictorial Reprellentati.n 146 13. Growth of Population, 1901-1971-Chitradurga District-Pictorial Representation 147 14. Growth of Population, MyMre State and Chitra,durga District, 1901-1971- Graphical Representation 156 15. Workers and Non-workers-Diagl'ammatic R~presentation-Mysore State 164. 16. Workers and Non-workers-Diagrammatic Repre~entation-Chitradurga District 165 17.