Tirur

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Tirur, 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.

Village in the Ponnani taluk of Malabar District, Madras, situated in 10° 53' N. and 75° 56' E. Population (1901), 4,444. It is a railway station and an important point on the canals of the District. Not far off is the village of Betat Pudiyangadi, which is the head- quarters of a sub-magistrate and a District Munsif. Their courts were built from the materials of the palace of the Betatnad Rajas destroyed by Tipu Sultan in 1784.