Nandyal Taluk, 1908
Nandyal Taluk, 1908
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.
Central taluk of Kurnool District, Madras, lying between 15° 21' and 15° 42' N. and 78° and 78° 47' E., with an area of 854 square miles. The population in 1901 was 110,292, compared with 96,292 in 1891 ; the density was 129 persons per square mile, compared with an average of 115 in the District as a whole. Next to Ramallakota, it possesses the largest Musalman population. It has one town, Nandyal (a municipality with a population of 15,137 and the head-quarters) ; and 91 villages. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 2,72,000. It is shut in between two ranges of hills, the Nallamalais on the east and the Erramalas on the west, between which flows the Kunderu river. The Kurnool-Cuddapah Canal runs through the centre from north to south. Most of the country is black cotton soil, but in the villages at the foot of the hills the soil is red and gravelly. The rainfall at Nandyal town is heavier than at any other station in the District 33 inches), but the average for the taluk is only about 28 inches. The climate is unhealthy, malarial fever being prevalent for the greater part of the year. ' Reserved ' forests cover 35 1 square miles, almost entirely on the Nallamalais and Erramalas.
