Tinnevely District (Madras Presidency) Explained

Tirunelveli district was one of the districts in the erstwhile Madras Presidency of British India. It covered the area of the present-day districts of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi and few parts of Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of 1901, Tirunelveli had a population of 2,059,607 with a significant number of Muslims and Christians.

Administration

There were four municipalities: Tirunelveli, Srivilliputtur, Tuticorin and Palayamkottai.Headquarters was Palayamkottai..

Taluks

• Ambasamudram (Area:481sqmi; Headquarters: Ambasamudram)
• Nanguneri (Area:730sqmi; Headquarters: Nanguneri)
• Ottapidaram (Area:1072sqmi; Headquarters: Ottapidaram)
• Sankaranarayanankoil (Area:770sqmi; Headquarters: Sankaranarayanankoil)
• Sattur (Area:560sqmi; Headquarters: Sattur)
• Srivaikuntam (Area:542sqmi; Headquarters: Srivaikuntam)
• Srivilliputtur (Area:585sqmi; Headquarters: Srivilliputtur)
• Tenkasi (Area:481sqmi; Headquarters: Tenkasi)
• Tirunelveli (Area:328sqmi; Headquarters: Tirunelveli)