Sivaganga Tahsil

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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.

Sivaganga Tahsil

Zamindari tahsil in the Ramnad subdivision of Madura District, Madras, which, together with the Tiruppattur and Tiruppuvanam tahsils, makes up the Sivaganga Estate. The popu- lation in 1901 was 155,909, compared with 146,549 in 1891. The tahsil contains one town, Sivaganga (population, 9,097), the head- quarters of its deputy-tahsildar; and 520 villages. It is an unbroken level plain, mainly of red soil, and is fairly fertile. The crops are irrigated chiefly from the Vaigai and from river-fed tanks.