Chitaldrüg

Chitaldrüg, the chief town of Chitaldrüg district, Mysore, India, 126 miles NW. of Bangalore, with manufactures of coarse blankets and cotton cloth. The military cantonments have been abandoned on account of their unhealthiness. Pop. 4271.—The district is the least populous in the Mysore State, in which it is distinguished for its low rainfall (10 to 25 inches) and arid, stony soil. Area, 3994 sq. mi. Pop. (1871) 531,360; (1881) 376,310—the decrease being due to the famine of 1876-78; (1891) 413,984.