Madanapalle Town
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.
Madanapalle Town
{Madaua, 'the god of love,' and palle, ' a hamlet '). — Head-quarters of the subdivision and taluk of the same name in Cuddapah District, Madras, situated in 13° 33' N. and 78° 31' E. Population (1901), 14,084. It is also the head-quarters of the Executive Engineer and the Assistant Superintendent of police, and contains a station of the London Mission. It was formerly the seat of a local chieftain, who paid a revenue of Rs. 43,000 to the para- mount power ; but as Munro found that he had no good title to some of the villages in his possession, he was allowed to rent only one of the two villages to which he proved a right, and a deduction from the rent was allowed him for maintenance.
He is stated to have had some claims to indulgence, since he had held a Company's lease from 1 791 and had also submitted immediately to the British rule when the country was transferred in 1800. The family soon afterwards became extinct. Madanapalle adjoins the Mysore plateau and is 2,250 feet above the level of the sea. Consequently it is far cooler than the lower parts of the District, and is a favourite station with pensioned native officials. It is a picturesque place, being surrounded by wild hills and containing many beautiful trees. The nearest railway station is Chinnatippasamudram, 7 miles away, but the construc- tion of the line has increased the commercial importance of the town. There is a weekly market, to which merchants from Pun- ganuru and other places in North Arcot District bring commodities for sale.
