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[edit] Polur Tahsil, 1980

Zamindari tahsil in the southern corner of Nellore District, Madras, lying between 13degree 30' and 13degree 59' N. and 79degree 51' and 80degree 9' E., and bounded on the east by the Bay of Bengal. Its area is 355 square miles, and the population in 1901 was 74,512, compared with 69,593 in 1891. It contains 139 villages, the head-quarters being Sulurpet. There is only one river of im- portance, the Swarnamukhi, which supplies some of the tanks. The soil is generally sandy or gravelly, and the principal crop is rice, though ragi and cambu are also grown. Irrigation is mostly from rain-fed tanks.

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.