Tirumangalam Taluk, 1908
Tirumangalam Taluk, 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.
Taluk in the west of the Madura sub- division of Madura District, Madras, adjoining Tinnevelly, and lying between 9° 37' and 10° 5' N. and 77° 42' and 78° 7' E., with an area of 745 square miles. The population in 1901 was 265,396, compared with 264,621 in 1891. The taluk contains one town, Tiru- mangalam (population, 8,894), the head-quarters and a station on the South Indian Railway; and 276 villages. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 4,50,000, of which Rs. 38,000 was peshkash paid by zamindari estates. The taluk con- sists for the most part of black cotton soil, assessed at Rs. 2 an acre or slightly less. It is largely inhabited by the thief-caste of the Kalians, who are notorious cattle-lifters. The irrigation sources are mostly rain-fed. A hill called Saduragiri is visited by pilgrims from various parts of the District on the festival of Adi Amavasi. A small temple at Kovilpatti near Vikramangalam is noted for its stone- carving, and its conservation has been undertaken by Government.
