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[edit] Pollachi Taluk, 1908

South-west taluk of Coimbatore District, Madras, lying between 10degree 15' and 10degree 55' N. and 76degree 49' and 77degree 16' E., with an area of 710 square miles. The population increased from 183,669 in 1891 to 195,608 in 1901. It contains one town, POLLACHI (popu- lation, 8,958), the head-quarters; and 158 villages. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 was Rs. 3,04,000. The north of the taluk consists of an undulating plain, but the southern portion is covered by the great Anaimalai Hills and their dense forests. The former faces the Palghat Gap in the Western Ghats, and consequently receives some of the south-west monsoon which is prevented by this range from reaching the east of the District, and so has an early cultivation season. The taluk contains less irrigated land than any other except Kollegal, but its ' dry ' land is usually good and includes some black loam on the extreme east. Nearly half the small extent of zamindari land in the District lies in this taluk.

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.