Nandigama Taluk, 1908
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''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. '' | ''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. '' | ||
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| + | Taluk in the west of Kistna District, Madras, | ||
| + | lying between 16° 36' and 17° 3' N. and 80° 1' and 80° 32' E., with an | ||
| + | area of 677 square miles. It includes the two detached zamhidaris of | ||
| + | Munagala and Lingagiri within the Nizam's Dominions. The popula- | ||
| + | tion in 1901 was 139,958, compared with 126,701 in 1891. The | ||
| + | demand on account of land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to | ||
| + | Rs. 3,28,000. It contains one town, Jaggayyapeta (population, 8,432), | ||
| + | and 169 villages ; and the head-quarters are at the village after which | ||
| + | it is named. The Muneru, with its tributary the Vareru, and the | ||
| + | Palleru flow from the north through the taluk into the Kistna. | ||
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[edit] Nandigama Taluk, 1908
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.
Taluk in the west of Kistna District, Madras, lying between 16° 36' and 17° 3' N. and 80° 1' and 80° 32' E., with an area of 677 square miles. It includes the two detached zamhidaris of Munagala and Lingagiri within the Nizam's Dominions. The popula- tion in 1901 was 139,958, compared with 126,701 in 1891. The demand on account of land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 3,28,000. It contains one town, Jaggayyapeta (population, 8,432), and 169 villages ; and the head-quarters are at the village after which it is named. The Muneru, with its tributary the Vareru, and the Palleru flow from the north through the taluk into the Kistna.
