Nannilam Taluk, 1908
Nannilam 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.
Eastern taluk of Tanjore District, Madras, lying between 10° 44' and 11° i' N. and 79° 27' and 79° 51' E., with an area of 293 square miles. The population was 214,788 in 1901, compared with 216,118 in 189 1, Nannilam Town, the head-quarters, has a population (1901) of 6,727, and KUDAVASAL, a depuly-tahsildar’s station, 5,419. The number of villages is 242. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 11,33,000. The taluk is situated entirely within the rich delta of the Cauvery river and is a singularly prosperous tract. The land revenue averages as much as Rs. 4-13-3 per head, and is the highest in any taluk in the District, while the average holding pays an assessment of Rs. 35, or more than in any other but Shiyali, and there are more large landowners than in any other taluk. The rainfall is good (44 to 46 inches annually), more than half the soil is alluvial, and by far the larger portion of the land is irrigated.
