Tangasseri

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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.

Tangasseri

British village within the limits of the State of Travancore, situated in 8° 54^ N. and 76° 35' E., adjoining Quilon. Until 1906 it was administered as part of the Cochin taluk of Malabar District, Madras ; but in that year it was transferred to the newly formed District of Anjengo, and placed under the administrative con- trol of the Resident in Travancore and Cochin. Total area, about 99 acres; population (1901), 1,733.it was formerly a Portuguese and a Dutch settlement, and the inhabitants are mostly Roman Catho- lics. The collection of customs, port dues, and other revenues in the place is farmed out to the Travancore Darbar. Civil jurisdiction over it still belongs to the District Munsifs court at Anjengo, under the District Court of South Malabar. The place has a resident sub- magistrate. A lighthouse stands on the seashore, with a light visible for 18 miles.