GAZETTEER OF INDIA KARNATAKA STATE GAZETTEER PART IT GAZETTEER OF INDIA ge GOVERNMENI OW KARNATAKA KARNATAKA STATE GAZETTEER PART. II SORVANATH ¥, KAMATH DPRISTED A PANISCAEE PRIVTERS, No, 100:3, NAAN STREFR, PaLAcy GUTTAWALT, RANGATORFHSEO O05 GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA PUBLICATION 1983 Si FLMOX AWS BLDG ASG ACORE 560 O08 ples cxm bead trom MR. AMERDKAR HAR 3ANGAT omT-$60 001 Bru sion EACYERY anavaN hovraicr OFFICE ROAD aANCALORE-56) 99D DR, RAUENDRA FRASAD RUAD NEW ELIT 10 OGL PREFACE Bvconsta iste iat State io ito publish StatoGasetce tader he pogramine of Drogg oat the revied seta of Gaeters ter Independence. Only the Union Taran ai an Goa Tasebnoght ot vlenes on fit eglons. bested ten ood ear i i oan on th em Sate Kerns is og Mot ut fee i ne ‘Tbe Cuzetteer Cait tua great pleaser jo placing thie second and lust part of the Raroatube Stat sanetttr into the hands of the readers, Though we bad scheduled to ccleate this part by Merch 34, 1993, a varlsp of aeeions, delaved it, and he mast notable among thew lili bere inthe size of the volome beyond our anticipation, The et in power enpply and our sta being chortered for the ANERDI flection work alsa contributed to this delay. Oar geting sb4popse ro rhe Teters we mole tw ariaye Government ofits speking loformations for iaeusion in these chaptars was alfa: delayed die to the elections, Atior having pahlished 15 ditcict votomes, the Gazetteer Unit took op the printing of tho State Volume, Though tbe State Volume wat being planed right feu 191576, and mest of the articles in tbs, writen by wpecialits i the varions fields, were had by 197879, the printing of vbe Part 4 was taken up only ia July 1982 and fnidled by Oct 1982, 14 took nut some time ca beele te work of peating te Ut Yar, ‘many details uod ures in the ebupiore in Part U requiced verteaton aa updating. Printing was arcn'y started on the wi 6th of Fehrusey and me have cakan only a litle over four oaths to complete the work. Generally the pliey to be Fallowed is thatthe scripts of atl cchapcers in both the parts must be oomplecly eady, and hee nly the priating most begin, THis ig co avoid disrepancieg (bas muy arse io a chapter printed exter aud later, dve te new ects for dotnts coming to Hight, Bul as the period of printing the ewo parte together di no exceed esem ont fll year (from July 1982 te Joue 1993), there was litle scope for (thoarsirg of} such isjor diserepancion, OF course, diferences, if any, ja the stutemenis made in Parc I and IEare of a veey minor autures and in suc cases, wht tad bell hinted i, part MM hus to be taken more arcurste, ‘Thete may be disrepuncies ia statomente made in the district voles publisied tl vow and Ihe State Volume. Teas even suggested tf the mecting af Ihe Adviory Comimilie Usain such owe. 4 nde sonst be added to aay that ‘whet ne been uted ia Jeti yolomacs was wrong, and the statement made here was righ oc Hats. Bur auch notes would ‘have coovamed considerate spacarand per ps even tied the pitienee of the sealer wh hve mot ctad tbe detrlt rolumes. ‘Many of dhe dissist volumes were pioneering put catons, and fa pinnece is key to maze some wicikes at be in covering uncharered Aeléa. The Stale Volume being the latest publication wil naturally be treated ax containing the Intest and ‘ozo authentic ioformulion. When Di.J.F, Fleet was asked about the diserepancies in hit codclusions reached at vations stages of is romarshs, he sald th following "We sn who may ‘wish to quote me wi Jock to my later writings in. preference (0 the eater onas", ‘This holds good even for our publications te0. This Part TE eats With the ctmaiaing si chapters. Artistes fa Chapcce VIF (Transport and Comusivaliniy) and Chapter XL avi (Cube) ere missy eontaibuted by vation authoritative personages. [the est of the ehapicrs, mos ofthe wing Was dome by ove ont ata, wn the last chapter, Pacer of lateret, was fll coatributed by the Gazetorr Uai Jn some caste a few asvolea, writen By some senior seliolars, though authoriative, were wot a2 comipilcasive an we engected them 10 he, 1s veh cate, either our ona staf bad ta do. some supplementary writing (which tue been done Ia he cixe of almost all ‘contributions) or ash some olher schol to add sore portoas 40 make the proscatucon comprehensive. In the case of the writeup ‘on jourasiom, for example, (hough the article did give w futly ocd idea of growth of journalism, with «view cu make ét manne comprehensive, along uppsadie fist of newspapers that were ‘publihed cl 1986, was secheed trom sxebolar who ie eogeged in colletiog wet old nemenapeti, “Our thanks ace due to all who ‘have respanded to our requtl fe they sekclarly coneributlons, or efforts to do juice tGa0h'Keld of pubic aetiviy by smuking an account of i a conipcbonae a3 pesvible, eemked ia ‘this part ofthe Stale Volume g/0¥g9 fa siee heyond expectation, [Rut an the information culleied Here on various aspects wa being published for the fat time, we thovght to bear witt such an iuconveniant growth, Information that can serve ay souros malerinl 0 teeatch sohotata on various aspects of public Ifo of Karnataka, bas berw atlempied to be gathered here, as tar an pore. “The widestizned i obliged 10 repeat the statemenl made ta the Past 1 dhat $riK, Abbishuokar, former Chie Eaitor ofthis lice had done ast of the spade work Like planting the lay-out of the tolome and collecting 4 good number of arvicter har, Sci N.Y, Kauganstha Reo, fornet Advisor in this ofive, bad alza takea Jot cf pain to edit tome of the articles ere, iy SiN. Veolataowamy, Senior Caltor of this ofee, cated in 1980, cud Sei R. P, Marigowda, Licor, who onpited in 1981. had toiled also for this volume, Gar colleagues whose lt i= given separately, have all wukol as oue teams to make the volume what itis, My heart haaks ure due to all of them. The reads of Departments oad heads of ofces of the various Stale vd Cectrat Goverament Units and Corpotatloas have happily provided with all the information we teyuired for inclusion hore andearmed our gratitude, Mit Raritheoe Printers hove whole-heartedly co-operated with ws ia printing the wosk wih speed snd efcieney and we express our hoartful shook to them. ‘ty supplsing the photostiphéequired by 6, the Divestor of Information and Mubliity, the Director of Aschacalogy and Musruma, tae Archaeological Survey of Tris, Mid-Soutbera Girele and many individuals, ingfilations and profersional Photopaplecs have helped dhe vuluneement of the uty of Oe ‘volume, We thank (bem il neil. ‘The members of the AasisoHy Committes, who are erudite and experienced, bave co-shstaied Tully ia our epeedy execution of the Wook, Packets aller packets of manuscripts were soot 0 ‘them, puting a time Hint fur sending thee eomomeuly and they ‘nappily bore with ut and rendered vs tniely help with their hind and valuable waggestions co inpruve the scripts and to make tham 4s fea trom vite ot possible, They have cared ove gratitude by their Rind and timely co-eperstion, ‘The Chie! Seercary of Karaataks, Sri R.A, Nally 1d, who inthe administrative head of our Gazetteyt Department and slso the Chaltman of eur Advisory Committe, took Been fotetert even ia the duy-today progress of out wotk and ravouraged ui But for his Limely acnisance we would not have Gs) boon able to print these (wo pats ia one year's time. Ite has lao taken speci interest in helping ys to bring aut the Kannada version of the State Volume, Ont veorus fall stun to schnowledgo ovr gratitude to bim. The Dicector of Printing, Stationery and Poblcstions, Shi D. Nerasimbaish and colleagues have rendered wi tiny help by procuring paper and rendering al ecbniga suilance with areas euthusiasen, whenever ‘se agproscbed them, We ace thnkful to them. Aste Volume was in prt, feshiafosmation teat cue 10 Tight has Veen Steluded In ths AcMoada, Que such item i tie revied centut Uguter of 1961; Whst as slrcady heen pristed in the chapter Places of lneteat andes, popnlatlon inthe ease of tovins and eitse requis evs by soane eater and chia bas bees ictaded in the Addex ‘We ars expesting the Garstnments ordet 1@ take up the work of ltanslation of these 410 Volemce ia Kannada, and if received erly, Wwe espeit a lease the part T of the State Volume in Kenmaés by ELEC and pak Wh by 1986-85, rogetter with oor king vp the work of the dimzict wutome of Unara Kanade Suryanath VU. Kemath aaxeatons Oke cor Dated 22-6-1953 AARNBTAKA STATE Gazu'TruER ‘he Slate Gausitecr Advieory Committe Chairman SWE R.A, Naik, LAS, Chief Secolary to Govesnment, Bangalore Members ‘Shee G, Aswathonurayana, LA.S.. Secretary w Geveraoent, Education and Youth Services Depersmest, Bangalore (She A. S. Malkote, 1,8, Hl 93-89, Slai R. Molascheamanyans, TL A.S. (Retd., Bangalore Shai TLL. Nage Gowda, f, ApS (etd, Mangalore Prof, K.S, Muridas Bhat Ret, Pigeipal, M.O.M, College, Udupi Prof. S. 5. Molwad, Retd:Princial, Kurnatak College, Dharwad Di, G, S. Gah, Retd. Chiet piguphist of Government of India, Biysora Slxi Anadanayya Pursaiky Adsoeatsiord Author, Ban Ds. BN, Chopra, Editor (Rel), Gausiees, Govt, of Tada, ‘New Delhi Svereary Dr, Surpauath U, Kaunath, Chief Editcr, Ramateka Garsteers, Bangalore KARNATAKA CATE GAZETTERR DEPARCMENT MEMBERS OF THE STAFF Chics Baier Bs, Suryaoath J, Kamat itor D.N. Negubbushus Reo 8. Saryanarayioa MB Pot M, Keslava Rao 1, Nara B. Vewra Seley 88 Nopacoja 5, N. Raruncbandraab HM, Range Gowda ‘A, Nacolla 1, B, Nisrabhadeappe ered on 30-11-42) 1, R, Keibmaswamny R, Madboaral 3. A, Jagannath avetigatn SV akstoninarayaaa Setty Siddasingaiah 1. Murgeshaish (ail 35-10-82) , Jagannatha Rao 1. Daaninlay K.G, Nagiraj Stephen Fant ‘A Taleshminwrastnbasn