Parlakimedi 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. ' '
Parlakimedi Town
Chief place in the zamindari and takhisl of the same name in Ganjam District, Madras, situated in 18 47' N. and 84 5' E., 25 miles from the Naupada station on the 'East Coast Railway by the 2 ft.6 in. railway which the late Raja constructed to meet the main line there. The town stands in the midst of picturesque scenery, being situated in an amphitheatre of hills with beautiful tanks idjoining it. Its population is increasing rapidly, and in 1901 amounted o 17,336. The chief buildings are the palace, constructed for the Raja from designs by a former Government architect at a cost of 5 lakhs, and a second-grade college, maintained entirely by the Raj!, which has a hostel attached to it. In 1903-4 the college had an average attendance of 488 students, of whom 40 were reading in the f. A. classes. The Raja also maintains a girls' school and a resthouse or native travellers. Parlakimedi was constituted a municipality in 1886. The municipal receipts and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 14,000 respectively. In 1903-4 they were Rs. 17,000. Most of the income is derived from axes on houses and lands, and tolls. Fine mats, fancy baskets, flower- tands, cheroot-cases, &c., are made here from a species of reed. The
- hief trade is in rice.
