Ponnani Taluk, 1908

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Ponnani Taluk, 1908

Southernmost coast taluk of Malabar District, Madras, lying between 10degree 15' and 11degree 3' N. and 75degree 52' and 76 13" E., with an area of 426 square miles. It contains 73 amsams, or parishes. The population increased from 449,290 in 1891 to 478,376 in 1901, giving a density of 1,123 persons per square mile. It is the most populous taluk in the District, and the density is greater than in any other in the Presidency. The land revenue demand in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 5,19,000. The head-quarters are at the seaport of PONNANI (population, 10,562), situated at the mouth of the river of the same name. In comparison with the other taluks of the District, Ponnani is flat and uninteresting, especially along the coast. Inland, however, are some small ranges of low hills, clothed with scrub or rough grass ; and between these, as usual in Malabar, wind green rice- fields fringed with groves of trees.

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.