Ponneri
Ponneri, 1908
Northern taluk of Chingleput District, Madras, lying between 13degree n' and 13degree 34' N. and 80degree 2' and 80degree 21' E., on the shore of the Bay of Bengal, with an area of 347 square miles. The population in 1901 was 136,597, compared with 122,418 in 1891. It contains the town of PULICAT (population, 5,448) and 240 villages (including the head-quarters, Ponneri). The demand on account of land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 2,70,000. The Korttalaiyar and Araniya Nadi flow through the taluk, which is an uninteresting tract of nearly level land sloping towards the sea. The coast is fringed with a line of hillocks of blown sand, inside which are a series of backwaters connecting Ennore with the Pulicat Lake. The annual rainfall is 47 inches, or slightly more than the District average.
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.
