Kayalpatnam

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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.

Kayalpatnam

A small port in the Srivaikuntam taluk of Tin- nevelly District, Madras, situated in 8° 34' N. and 78° 8' E., a few miles to the south of the Tambraparni river and 18 miles south of Tuticorin ; not to be confounded with Kayal. It is a Union, with a population (1901) of 11,746. Its sea-borne trade, which is chiefly in rice and coco-nuts with Ceylon and in timber and areca-nuts with Travancore, is carried on by the Musalman tribe of Labbais. There is also some trade in palmyra-leaf boxes and jaggery (coarse sugar), and a large salt factory is at work.