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JAMKHANDI

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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 149 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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JAMKHANDI  , a native See also:

state of See also:India, in the See also:Deccan See also:division of Bombay, ranking as one of the See also:southern Mahratta Jagirs . See also:Area, 524 sq. m . Pop . (Igor), 105,357; estimated See also:revenue, 37,000; See also:tribute, £1300 . The See also:chief is a See also:Brahman of the Patwardhan See also:family . See also:Cotton, See also:wheat and See also:millet are produced, and cotton and See also:silk See also:cloth are manufactured, though not exported . The See also:town of JAMKHANDI, the See also:capital, is situated 68 m . E. of See also:Kolhapur . Pop . (Igor), 13,029 .

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hi my name is Girish Desai.I would like to add some more information.i lived in this place for more than 10 years. this is one of the nice places to live. maharaja patwardhan has built a beautiful palace on the hill. The town ship is built on hill the and palace is built in jaipur style and has modern amenities like modern bath tubs, wash basin, swimming pool, lift, beatifully landscaped gardens. ath tubs and wash basins are imported from england. Jamkhandi has a special place in indian history.jamkhandi state is the first state to join india, after the indipendence. now the palace and the colony is in controversy b'cause few local citizens have filed a petition. the case is in the court.they argue that they bought the palace from maharaja.
Hi Girish, I am from the same place. I would like to add more information about the palace. The palace is now partly converted to a residential school.
Hi I am also from same place. I stayed in Jamkhandi about 12 years my Name is Purushottam M Purohit Presently Iam in Jamnagar Gujarat. Working For L & T LTD
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