Tiruvallur Taluk, 1908
Tiruvallur 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.
North-western taluk of Chingleput District, Madras, lying between 13° 3' and 13° 47' N. and 79° 44' and 80° 7' E., with an area of 744 square miles. The population in 1901 was 253,973, compared with 236,939 in 1891. This is the most sparsely peopled taluk in the District, the density being 341 persons per square mile. It contains one town, Tiruvallur (population, 9,092), the head-quarters ; and 464 villages. The demand on account of land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 4,32,000. The soil of Tiruvallur is generally either a sandy or a red ferruginous loam, neither of which is fertile. The annual rainfall averages 41 inches, the lowest in the District, The country is mostly flat and uninteresting ; but in its north-western corner two ranges, known as the Nagalapuram and Satyavedu hills, relieve the monotony of the plain and furnish some hill scenery. Kambakkam Drug, the highest point among them, is 2,548 feet above sea-level. The Korttalaiyar, the Araniya Nadi or Arani river, and the Cooum irrigate the taluk.
