Shiyali Taluk, 1908
Shiyali Taluk
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.
North-eastern taluk of Tanjore District, Madras, lying between n 8' and ir 25' N. and 79 $9' and 79 52' E., with an area of 171 square miles. Its boundaries are the Coleroon, the sea, and the Mayavaram taluk. It contains one town, SHIYALI (popu- lation, 9,722), the head-quarters; and 96 villages. The population fell from 119,803 in 1891 to 116,563 in 1901, and includes unusually few Muhammadans or Christians. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 4,06,000. Being situated in the delta of the Cauvery river, Shiyali contains much more ' wet 3 land than ' dry ' ; but this is generally not of the best kind, because the irrigation channels have deposited most of their fertilizing silt before they reach land which extends so far towards the sea. The Coleroon channels from the Lower Anicut give a better deposit, and some of these run through the taluk. Its position on the coast results in its receiving the large rainfall of 54 inches, and agriculturally it is prosperous on the whole, though nearly 20 per cent, of the cultivable area is unoccupied.
