Narasaraopet Taluk, 1908

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Narasaraopet 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.

Taluk in Guntur District, Madras, lying between 15 degree 53' and 16° 24' N. and 79° 48' and 80° 21' E., with an area of 713 square miles. The population in 1901 was 168,547, | compared with 156,377 in 1891. Narasaraopet, the head-quarters, is a Union of 7,108 inhabitants; and there are also 114 villages. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 4,30,000. Most of the taluk produces ' dry crops,' but there are patches of irrigation under rain-fed tanks. The grazing land is excel- lent and the cattle bred here are well-known. Several bold hills, such as Kotappakonda, diversify the country : and it is intersected by water- courses, which are dry for the greater part of the year, but become foaming torrents when rain falls.