Sirvel
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.
Sirvel
Taluk of Kurnool District, Madras, lying between 14° 54' and 15° 26' N. and 78° 22' and 78° 46" E., with an area of 613 square miles. The population in 1901 was 73,387, compared with 65,168 in 1891, the density being 120 persons per square mile, compared with the District average of 115. The taluk contains 86 villages. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 2,32,000. It is situated in the Kunderu valley, and is bounded on the north by the Nandyal taluk, on the west by Koilkuntla, and on the east by the Nalla- malais. The western half is composed of black cotton soil, and is commanded by the Kurnool-Cuddapah ("anal, which supplies 6,200 acres. The eastern half, adjoining the sandstone hills of the Nalla- malais, has a red ferruginous soil. This portion is cut up by several streams into narrow valleys clothed with fine jungle, and presents a pleasant contrast to the other portion, which is dry and arid. ' Reserved ' forests on the Nallamalais cover 202 square miles.
