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The Imperial Gazetteer of India Travancore to Zira

1908

It lies in the extreme south-west of the Indian Peninsula btween 8° 4' and o° 21' N. and 76° 14' and 77° 37' E. It is bounded on the north by the State of Cochin and the Madras District of Coibatore ; on the east by the lofty range of the Western Ghats beyond which lie the Districts of Coimbatore Madura and Tinnevelly the line of demarcation passing along the summit of the Ghats ; on the [...] The supply of mud is supposed to be renewed by being forced out below the banks by the weight of the water in the flooded backwaters and.streams of the mainland. [...] In the upper ranges of the Ghats is found the heavy evergreen forest and the principal trees here are referred to in the account of the Forests below. [...] The Paraiyans the Kuravans and the Asaris number between 5o 000 and 100 000; and the Vellalas the Brahmans the Martins and the Kollans between 20 000 and 5o 000. [...] The administration of the State is conducted in the name and under the authority of His Highness the Maharaja by the Diwan or prime minister.
government politics public policy
Pages
445
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100009
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Introductory Notes
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Imperial Gazetteer of India
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