Peddapuram Taluk, 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.

Peddapuram Taluk

Inland taluk in Godavari District, Madras, lying between 16 57' and 17 39' N. and 81 55' and 82 20' E., with an area of 504 square miles. The population in 1901 was 167,020, compared with 161,841 in 1891. It contains one town, PEDDAPURAM (population, 12,609), the head-quarters; and 200 villages, of which Jaggammapeta is an important local market. The demand on account of land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 3,89,000. The taluk has a good system of irrigation from reservoirs, and the Lingam- parti tank, the largest in the District, irrigates 5,000 acres. Along the Yeleru, a perennial stream running through it, is some exceptionally fertile soil. The greater part of the taluk however, is covered with hills and jungle. The chief crops are rice, oilseeds, ragi, pulses, and (in the Yeleru valley) sugar-cane.