Saidapet 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.
Saidapet Taluk
Taluk and subdivision of Chingleput District, Madras, lying between 12 51' and 13 i4 / N. and 80 o'and 80 20' E., and touching the Bay of Bengal, with an area of 342 square miles. It surrounds on all sides but the east Madras City, a fact which has much influence upon its people and conditions. The population in 1901 was 262,478, compared with 224,472 in 1891, the increase of nearly 1 7 per cent, being due to its including several villages which are really suburbs of Madras, The density, 767 persons per square mile, is higher than in any other taluk in the District.
The demand on account of land levenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs, 3,44,000 It con- tains 6 towns and 255 villages. SAIDAPET (population, 14,254) is the head-quarters of the District and of the taluk. The other five towns are SEMBIEM (population, 17,567), TIRUVOTTIYUR (15,919), ST. THOMAS'S MOUNT (15,571), POONAMALLEE (15,323), and PALLAVARAM (6,416). The Korttalaiyar, the Cooum, and the Adyar riveis flow through the taluk, Its general appearance is flat and uninteresting ; but here and theie occur hills of no great elevation, on many of which are perched either a temple or a bungalow, which serve to relieve the monotony of the aspect.
