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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 315.

KALMESHWAR 315 While the former is impartible, the latter is partible, and was acquired in 1854 by the zamlndar of Kalhkota by purchase at a sale for arrears of revenue. The joint area of the two is 507 square miles and their population (1901) 169,693. ']L\&peshkash and cesses payable by them in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 1,11,000. The chief village, Kallikota, is beautifully situated in a basin surrounded by hills. The Kallikota family was founded by Ramabhuya, who was made a zai/nndar by the Gajapati king of Orissa, Purushottama. At a later period he obtained the title of Mardaraja Deo for his services in keeping the Marathas out of the country. In ^69 the estate was in a disturbed condition and was occupied by British troops, and from 1771 to 1775 troops were again employed in maintaining order. The soil is fertile and well irrigated, and yields good crops. The prevailing tenure is mustajiri, under which the villages are rented out to middlemen who collect the assessment. The rent payable by the tenant to the landlord is generally half the gross produce. The present Raja succeeded in 1887 as a minor, and the estates were managed for the next five years by the Court of Wards. During this period Rs. 93,000 was spent on repairs to irrigation works, Rs. 1,34,000 of debt was cleared off, and the property was handed over to its owner in 1893 in a flourishing condition, with an income which had been increased from Rs. 2,41,000 to Rs. 3,17,000, and with a cash balance of Rs. 2,11,000. Within the next ten years the Raja had dissipated this balance, incurred further debts, and mortgaged the two estates to his creditors. Kallur Taluka (formerly called Madhra).—Southern taluk of Waran- gal District, Hyderabad State, north of the Kistna District of Madras, with an area of 966 square miles. The population in 1901, including jagtrs, was 103,829, compared with 92,738 in 1891. The taluk con- tains 184 villages, of which 25 arejagir, and Kallur (population, 2,741) is the head-quarters. The land revenue in 1901 was 2-5 lakhs. The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway passes through the taluk from north-west to south-east. Rice is largely cultivated near tanks. The diamond mines of Partyal are situated in this taluk. Kallur Town.—Town in the Raichur taluk of Raichur District, Hyderabad State, situated in 16° 9′ N. and 77° 13′ E., 10 miles west of Raichur town. It has three temples built of stone, all in good preservation, and two mosques. Population (1901), 6,456. Kalmeshwar.—Town in the District and tahsil of Nagpur, Central Provinces, situated in 21° 14′ N. and 78° 56′ E., 13 miles west of Nagpur city by road. Kalmeshwar is supposed to have been founded by nomad Ahlrs or herdsmen, and the name is derived from that of their god Kalma. Population (1901), 5,340. The town stands on black soil, lying low. with bad natural drainage. On a small eminence in its VOL. xiv. x