Attapadi Valley

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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.

Attapadi Valley

(' Valley of leeches '). — A tract in the Walavanad taluk of Malabar District, Madras, lying between io° 54' and ir° 14' N. and 76 27' and 76°48' E. It is about 250 square miles in extent, and lies behind the ridge of the Western Ghats which stretches from the Kundahs south-west to the Palghat Gap. The valley contains the source of the Bhavani river and is mainly covered with thick forests, though grain is cultivated in parts by the Irulas who inhabit it. It is very malarious for most of the year.