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''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. ''

=Atur Taluk=

Taluk of Salem District, Madras, lying between
ii° 19' and n° 53' N. and 7 8° 16' and 7 8° 51' E., with an area of
841 square miles. The western part is broken by numerous rocks and
hills ; but the east forms a wide undulating plain, separated by the
valleys of the Vasishtanadi and Swetanadl rivers from the mountain
ranges of the Tenandamalai and Kalrayans on the north and the
Kollaimalais and Pachaimalais on the south. The valley irrigated
by these rivers is a rich tract of country, and the luxuriant groves of
areca palms are a striking feature of the river banks. The population
in 1901 was 199,475, compared with 183,209 in 1891. There are
173 villages, and only one town, Atur (population, 9,673), the head-
quarters. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4
amounted to Rs. 3,17,000.

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