Kottayam 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.

Kottayam Taluk

Taluk in the north of Malabar District, Madras, lying between 11° 41' and 12° 6' N. and 75° 27' and 75° 56' E., with an area of 481 square miles. It contains 28 amsams^ or parishes. The population increased from 195,485 in 1891 to 209,516 in 1 901. The land revenue demand in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 1,87,000. The only place of importance is Tellicherry (population, 27,883), the head-quarters. The tdiuk is shut in on the east by the western Ghats, from which it drops rapidly down to the Indian Ocean on the west. Parallel to the coast are extensive terraces of lateritc, barren themselves, but cut through by ravines and broken ground on which both trees and crops flourish luxuriantly, providing the fertile appearance which is such a charm in this District.