Satyamangalam 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.

Satyamangalam Taluk

North-west tahtk of Coirnbatore District, Madras, lying between 11 15' and n49 / N. and 76 50' and 7735 / E., with an area of 1,177 square miles. The population increased from 184,017 in 1891 to 214,101 in 1901, or by 16 per cent. Besides GOPICHETTIPALAIYAM (population, 10,227), the head-quarters, it contains 175 villages.

The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 was Rs. 4,42,000. Almost half the taluk, its northern and eastern portions, is covered by hills which contain excellent forests. Of the cultivable area about 13 per cent, is usually irrigated, and this contains a large proportion of the best classes of land in the District. It is fed mainly from the BHAVANI river, which traverses the taluk from west to east, and the area watered by channels is larger than in any other taluk. On the 'dry' land cambu is by far the most common crop.

The rainfall averages 27 inches annually. The tract which lies below the hills is well supplied with roads, but there are no railways or tele- graphs in any portion of it. After Kollegal it is the most sparsely peopled taluk in the District.