Tirurangadi

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Tirurangadi, 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.

Town in the Ernad taluk of Malabar District, Madras, situated in 11° 2' N. and 75° 56' E. Population (1901), 5,400. It is the head-quarters of a deputy-tahsildar and a sub- magistrate, and has a weekly market. The place contains the tomb of Taramel Tangal, a noted Mappilla saint. In 1852 Saiyid Fazl, a descendant of the Tangal, was deported to Arabia for instigating the Mappillas to rebel. The trade is in tish, coco-nuts, and areca-nuts.