Badvel 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.

Badvel Town

('the town of cloths'). — Head-quarters of the taluk of the same name in Cuddapah District, Madras, situated in 14 44/ N. and 79 \' E., in the valley of the Sagileru, 32 miles from Cuddapah town. Population (1901), 10,833. It lies near a large tank which irrigates a wide extent of land. In the hamlet of Lakshmipalem is an ancient temple to Prasanna Venkateswaraswami, and in the town itself are two other old shrines.