Atmakur 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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Atmakur Taluk, 1908
Inland taluk of Nellore District, Madras, lying between 14° 26' and 14 49/ N. and 79 15' and 79 49' E., with an area of 640 square miles. The population in 1901 was 110,906, com- pared with 101,154 in 1891. The number of villages is 112, of which Atmakur is the head-quarters. The demand on account of land revenue and cesses amounted in 1903-4 to Rs. 3,04,000. The taluk is gene- rally fiat, though studded with isolated hills ; the Velikonda range runs along its western border. There are no true forests, but the western hills are ' reserved ' and low scrub jungle abounds. Two rivers, the Penner and Boggeru, aided by two smaller streams, the Keta Manneru and Biraperu, drain the taluk. The climate is dry, with a rainfall of only 18 inches, but the soil is fairly productive. Cholam, rice, ragi, aruga, cambu, and horse-gram are the chief crops, cholam occupying 57 percent, of the cultivated 'dry' area. Indigo and cotton are also raised to some extent. The river Penner, forcing its way through the Velikondas from Cuddapah District, enters the taluk at Somasila and runs through it for a distance of 35 miles, dividing it into two un- equal portions. It contains 83 Government irrigation tanks, two of which (one at Anantasagaram and the other at Kaluvaya) are good examples of ancient Hindu engineering.
