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=Proddatur Taluk, 1908=

Northern taluk of Cuddapah District, Madras,
lying between 14 degree 36' and 15 degree 2' N. and 78degree 26' and 78 53' E., with
an area of 478 square miles. The Nallamalai Hills form a natural
frontier on the east, while in the south the tract is bounded by the
Cuddapah taluk and the Penner river. The population in 1901 was
102,570, compared with 98,418 in 1891. It contains one town,
PRODDATUR (population, 14,370), the head-quarters; and 86 villages.
The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to
Rs. 2,58,000. Owing to its fertile black soil, Proddatur is the most
densely peopled taluk in the District, its population, who are mainly
Telugus, numbering 215 per square mile, compared with an average of
148 for the District as a whole. 'Cuddapah slabs' are much used for
building. About one-fourth consists of ' reserved ' forest, most of
which lies on the Nallamalais. The KURNOOL-CUDDAPAH CANAL
traverses it. Cotton is the principal product. There are no manu-
factures except indigo.

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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''

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