Sivagiri Estate

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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.

Sivagiri Estate

A zamindari situated mainly in the north-west of the Sankaranayinarkovil tdhik of Tinnevelly District, Madras, with an area of nearly 125 square miles, excluding 30 square miles of forest on the slopes of the Western Ghats. Population (1901), about 58,000. It is one of the ancient estates of the Presidency, and pays a peshkash of Rs. 55,000 and land cess amounting to Rs. 5,000. About 50,000 acres are under cultivation, of which a Httle over a fourth is ' wet,' the remainder being ' dry.' The income of the estate is about Rs. 1,84,000, and at present, owing to the minority of the proprietor, it is managed by the Court of Wards. Sivagiri is the only town of importance.