Madura Taluk, 1908

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Madura Taluk

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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Taluk in the District and subdivision of the same name, Madras, lying in the centre of the District, between 9° 45' and ro° 12' N. and 77° 51' and 78° 18' E., with an area of 446 square miles. The population in 1901 was 308,140, compared with 261,195 in 1 89 1, It contains one town, Madura City (population, 105,984), the head-quarters and the second largest municipality in the Presidency ; and 283 villages. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 6,40,000, excluding peshkash (Rs. 3,000) paid by zaminddri estates. The chief source of the agricultural prosperity of the taluk is the water of the Periyar Project, since the advent of which a large extension of ' wet ' cultivation has taken place. Through the taluk runs the Vaigai river, and it is bordered on the north and west by the Sirumalai and Nagamalai hills.