Nanguneri Town

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Nanguneri 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 taluk of the same name in Tinnevelly District, Madras, situated in 8° 29' N. and 77° 40' E., on the trunk road from Tinnevelly town to Trivandrum, 18 miles from the former. Population (1901 ), 6,580. It contains the math, or religious house, of the Vanamamalai Jir, the head priest of a section of the Tengalai sub-sect of Vaishnavite Brahmans. A richly endowed temple is under the control of this math. Marugalkurichi, near Nanguneri, is one of the chief centres of the Maravan caste in the District. A special police force is now stationed here, in consequence of the riots which took place between the Maravans and Shanans in 1899. Local affiiirs are administered by a Union panchayat.