Rayagada

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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.

Rayagada

Tahsil in the Agency tiacts of Vizagapatam, Madras, lying in the north-east of the District. It is very hilly, but the hills have for the most part been denuded of their forests. The Nagavah or Langulya river travel ses the whole length of it, and most of the cultivation (chiefly rice) is in this valley. The area is 710 square miles > and the population in 1901 was 86,610 persons, chiefly Khonds and other hill tribes, living in 758 villages. The head-quarters are at Rayagada.