Periyakulam Taluk, 1908

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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.

Periyakulam Taluk

Taluk in the Dindigul subdivision of Madura District, Madras, lying in the south-west corner of the Dis- trict, between 9 32' and 10 15' N. and 77 11' and 77 51' E., with an area of 1,520 square miles. The population in 1901 was 320,098, compared with 263,253 in 1891. The taluk contains three towns, PERIYAKULAM (population, 17,960), the head-quarters, BODINAYAK- KANUR (22,209), an d UTTAMAPALAIYAM (10,009); an d 83 villages. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 3,75,000, and peshkash from Zamindari estates to Rs. 32,000. The taluk) compared with other parts of the District, is sparsely populated. Through it flow the Vaigai and Suruli rivers, the latter of which receives the water of the Periyar Project, and the tributary rivers Teni and Vara- hanadl. On three sides it is hemmed in by hills on the west by the Western Ghats, on the north by the Palni Hills, and on the south by the smaller Andipatti range. A large valley running up into the Western Ghats, known as the Kambam Valley, is one of the pleasantest parts of the District.