Karur Taluk, 1908
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Karur Taluk
South-eastern taluk of Coimbatore District, Madras, lying between 1o° 38' and 11° 6' N. and 77 degree 45" and 78 degree 14' E., with an area of 612 square miles. It is an open and undulating plain, with no hills or forests of note, bounded on the north by the Cauvery river and traversed by the Amaravati. It is poorly wooded and suffers from an unusually trying hot season. It has one town, the municipality of Karur (population, 12,769), the head-quarters; and 95 villages. The population in 1901 was 220,843, compared with 211,794 in 1891, the increase having been slower than elsewhere in the District.
The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 3,49,000. The soil is mostly of an inferior red or grey variety, and is generally lightly assessed. The area irrigated by channels is larger than in any taluk except Satyamangalam. These lead from the Amaravati and the Cauvery, and this is the first taluk in the Presidency in which the water of the latter is used to any considerable extent. The rainfall (averaging 26 inches annually) is fairly plentiful and regular, and the crops are generally good. Cambu is by far the most common cereal.
