Narasapur Town
Narasapur Town, 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.
Head-quarters of the subdivision and taluk of the same name in Kistna District, Madras, situated in 16° 26' N. and 81° 42' E., on the Vasishta mouth of the Godavari river, 6 miles from the sea, and on the Narasapur canal, 35 miles from Nidadavolu. Popu- lation (1901), 10,279. The Dutch very early established a branch of their Palakoi.lu factory at Narasapur and had an iron foundry here ; some of their buildings still remain. The English occupied the northern suburb in 1677. In 1756 they were expelled from this, as from their other factories in the District, by the French. In 1759 it was regained by an expedition detached by Colonel Forde on his way to Masulipatam. The factory was not abolished till 1827. The trade of Narasapur has now almost entirely disappeared, and the only article of export is bones, which are sent away to the value of Rs. 1,500 annually. The Taylor high school, founded in 1852, deserves mention as the outcome of the first systematic attempt to extend primary educa- tion in the Presidency. It is managed by a local committee and has now 400 pupils. The town has been constituted a Union.
