Tekkali Tahsil, 1908

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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.

Tekkali Tahsil, 1908

Zamindari tahsil in the south-east of Ganjam District, Madras, consisting of the Tarla zamindari and several other proprietary estates, and lying between 18° 30' and 18° 53' N. and 84° 9' and 84° 31' E., on the coast of the Bay of Bengal, with an area of 275 square miles. The population in 1901 was 124,626, compared with 115,553 in 1891. The tahsil contains one town, Tekkali (popu- lation, 7,557), the head-quarters; and 350 villages. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 was Rs. 56,500. It is the driest area in the District, chiefly depending upon rainfall and rain-fed tanks. The soil is generally fertile, but owing to the want of sufficient irrigation the crops occasionally fail.