Kalyandrug 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.
Kalyandrug Taluk
Westernmost taluk of Anantapur District, Madras, lying between 14 degree 14' and 14 degree 44' N. and 7 degree 6° 51' and 77 degree 23' E., with an area of 817 square miles. The population in 1901 was 76,977, compared with 72,730 in 1891. Originally part of the Dharmavaram taluk, it was separated at the end of 1893. It con - tains 70 villages and one town, Kalyandrug (population, 8,815), tne head-quarters. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 1,30,000. No less than 88 per cent, of the 'dry’ land pays an assessment of four annas or less per acre. The taluk is rocky and barren, the soil stony and very poor, and the rainfall less than 21 inches per annum. Consequently it is bare and uninviting, and the density of population is less than 100 per square mile, being lower than in any taluk in the Presidency except those which are covered with hill and forest. The northern portion has a little black cotton soil and is slightly richer.
