Tirukkoyilur Town

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Tirukkoyilur Town, 1908

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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Head-quarters of the subdivision and taluk of the same name in South Arcot District, Madras, situated in 11° 58' N. and 79° 12' E., on the south bank of the Ponnaiyar. The South Indian Railway passes through it, and there is a proposal to construct a branch to Trichinopoly. The place contains two famous temples, one dedicated to Vishnu and the other to Siva. The population in 1 90 1 was 8,617, and it is a Union under the Local Boards Act. Not far from it is a dam across the Ponnaiyar which supplies an important series of irrigation channels.