Kodaikanal Taluk, 1908
Kodaikanal Taluk, 1908
Minor taluk in the Dindigul subdivision of Madura District, Madras. Its limits correspond roughly with the Palni Hills, but their exact area has not been ascertained. The head-quarters are the hill station of Kodaikanal (population, 1,912), and the taluk contains, in addition, 15 small hill villages. The popu- lation in 1901 was 19,677, compared with 18,380 in 1891. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs- 42,000. Cultivation is carried on along the sides of the valleys, and in some places presents a most picturesque appearance, owing to the numerous terraces which have been formed down the slopes of the hills, either to obtain sufficiently level ground or to render the hill torrents available for irrigation. Among special products may be mentioned wheat, garlic, coffee, and cardamoms. The rice produced is of a coarse quality and takes between eight and ten months to ripen. Plantains are largely cultivated in the villages among the lower Palnis, and numerous herds of cattle are tended by the villagers of the upper part of the range. Education is backward among the people, and is promoted almost entirely by the Jesuit and American Missions. The sanitation of the villages is more than usually defective.
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.
