Rapur
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.
Rapur
Taluk in the south-west of Nellore District, Madras, lying between 14 7' and 14 31' N. and 79 21' and 79 5i / E., with an area of 596 square miles, The population in 1901 was 70,130, com- pared with 61,311 in 1891 The taluk contains 112 villages, of which Rapui is the head-quarteis. The demand on account of land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 1,55,000. The Velikonda range forms the westein boundaiy, and Penchalakonda (3,635 feet), one of the peaks in this, is the highest point m the District. There aie also some scattered hills. The Kandleru and Venkatagin rivers, which rise in the Velikondas, dram the taluk The formei runs through the centre and empties itself into the Kistnapatam backwater after passing through Gudur. It is navigable up to 25 miles from the sea at all seasons by boats drawing not more than 4 or 5 feet. The taluk possesses many i reserved ' forests, but they mostly contain very poor growth. The soil is black and loamy in parts, but there is much sterile stony land. Wells are deep and costly, and irrigation is mostly from lain- fed tanks. The Tungabhadra-Penner irrigation project, which is now under investigation, would command a good deal of the taluk, Cholam^ ragi, cambu, rice, tobacco, and chillies are the principal crops. Timber and tanning and dyeing barks are the chief natural products.
