Nandyal Town
Nandyal Town, 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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Head-quarters of the subdivision and taluk of the same name in Kurnool District, Madras, situated in 15° 30' N. and 78° 29' E., on the right bank of the Kunderu, on the trunk road from Kurnool to Chittoor, 45 miles from Kurnool and about 360 miles from Madras city. Population (1901), 15,137. It is the head-quarters of tlie divisional officer and of the Assistant Superintendent of police. It was constituted a municipality in October, 1899. The receipts and expenditure in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 23,500 and Rs. 22,000 respectively. Most of the former is derived from the taxes on land and houses and from tolls. The municipal hospital contains beds for 18 in-patients. The town is situated below a large irrigation tank, and being surrounded by ' wet cultivation ' on all sides has the reputation of being the most unhealthy station in an unhealthy District. After the opening of the Southern Mahratta Railway, Nandyal began to rise fast into commercial importance. It is now the centre of the grain and cotton trade of the southern half of the District. It contains two steam cotton-presses owned by Europeans, which employ 119 persons in the season. It is also noted for its lacquer-ware. The chief educational institution is the high school managed by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
