Karkamb करकंब

Karkamb.—Town in the Pandharpur taluka of Sholapur District,
Bombay, situated in 170 52' N. and 750 18' E., 13 miles north of
Pandharpur town. Population (1901), 5,571. Karkamb has a large
weaving and thread-dyeing industry, with about 500 looms, chiefly
producing cheap cloth for women's robes. About 1,500 persons are
employed in the weaving industry, which has an output of the annual
value of i§ lakhs. The establishments for thread-dyeing number n.
The betel-vine is largely grown. Weekly markets are held on Mondays,
when cattle, grain, and cloth are sold. The town contains two schools,
one of which is for girls

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