Pullampet
Pullampet, 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.
South-eastern taluk of Cuddapah District, Madras, lying between 13degree 44' and 14degree 25' N. and 78degree 59' and 79 29' E., with an area of 979 square miles. The Velikondas, which are a section of the Eastern Ghats, and the Palkonda (or Seshachalam) Hills bound it on three sides. The population in 1901 was 143,521, compared with 149,109 in 1891. It contains one town, RAZAMPETA (population, 15,287), the head-quarters; and 127 villages. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 2,62,000. Unlike the rest of Cuddapah, Puliampet benefits considerably from the north-east monsoon, and its annual rainfall (35 inches) is the heaviest in the District. More than one-third of the taluk consists of ‘ reserved ' forests, most of which lie on the Palkonda Hills. Cultivation is principally carried on in two valleys. One of these, the Cheyyeru valley, which formerly constituted the petty chiefship of Chitvel, is most fertile and productive.
