Tiruchengodu Taluk, 1908

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Tiruchengodu 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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Taluk in the south-west corner of Salem District, Madras, lying between 11° 15' and 11° 45' N. and 77° 45' and 78" 12' E., with an area of 637 square miles. As compared with the rest of the District it is exceptional in its configuration, being a hot glaring plain, the monotonous aspect of which is relieved only by the hill-fortresses of Tiruchengodu and Sankaridrug, and the silver thread of the Cauvery which wnnds to the west and south. The Tirumanimuttar and Sarabhanganadi are the chief rivers, but the culti- vation is mostly unirrigated and the taluk is liable to attacks of scarcity. The population increased from 248,679 in 1891 to 289,717 in 1901, and the density is the highest in the District, being 455 persons per square mile. There are 166 villages, and only one town, Tiruchenggdu (population, 8,196), the head-quarters. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 4,88,000.