Atur Town

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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.

Atur Town

Head-quarters of the taluk of the same name in Salem District, Madras, situated in n° 35' N. and 78 37' E., on the river VasishtanadT, about 3 miles from the foot of the Kalrayan Hills. Population (1901), 9,673. North of the town stands the old fort, where the famous eighteenth-century chieftain Ghetti Mudaliyar is said to have lived in royal state, and where subsequently British troops were in garrison. As commanding the pass from Salem to Tyaga Drug, this post was of importance in the wars with Haidar All. It was captured by the British in 1768, after the surrender of Salem; and during the war with Tipu was again occupied by British troops. Indigo is manufactured, and the place is also known for the carts made here.