Narasapur Taluk. 1908

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Narasapur Taluk, 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.

Coast taluk of Kistna District, Madras, lying between 16° 19' and 16° 39' N. and 81° 27' and 81° 57' E., which till recently included the large Nagaram Island since transferred to Godavari District. Its present area is 296 square miles. The popula- tion in 1901 was 151,342, -compared with 136,064 in 1891. It contains three towns, Narasapur (population, 10,279), the head-quarters, Pala- KOLLU (10,848), and Achanta (8,382) ; and 78 villages. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 10,22,000. The taluk is very fertile. The chief crops are rice and garden and orchard produce.