Pulivendla
Pulivendla, 1980
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.
North-western taluk of Cuddapah District, Madras, lying between 14degree 10' and 14degree 44' N. and 77degree 57' and 78 38' E., with an area of 701 square miles. It is bounded on the south by the Palkonda Hills and on the north by the Erramalas, while to the east runs the Papaghni river. The population in 1901 was 103,396, com- pared with 105,842 in 1891. It contains one town, VEMPALLE (popula- tion, 10,793), and 101 villages, including Pulivendla (1,894), the head-quarters. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 2,38,000. The greater part is unirrigated, there being no river of any size in it. An estimate for Rs. 19,000 has recently been sanctioned for the construction of a tank, commanding 750 acres in Vemula. Irrigation from wells is, however, general ; and in favoured situations, such as the eastern portion, where the subsoil water lies at no great depth, the ground so tilled becomes most productive. The chief, and indeed almost the sole, industry is agriculture. Cotton and cholam divide the greater part of the land between them.
