Madura District (Madras Presidency)

Madurai District was one of the

Madurai district was sub-divided into 15 taluks, including 5 zamindari taluks of Ramnad estate and 3 zamindari taluks of Sivaganga estate.

• Dindigul (Area: 2,910 square kilometres (1,122 sq mi); Headquarters: Dindigul)
• Kodaikanal
• Madurai (Area: 1,160 square kilometres (446 sq mi); Headquarters: Madura)
• Melur (Area: 1,260 square kilometres (485 sq mi); Headquarters: Melur)
• Mudukulathur (Part of Ramnad estate)
• Palani
• Paramakudi (Part of Ramnad estate)
• Periyakulam (Area: 3,900 square kilometres (1,520 sq mi); Headquarters: Periyakulam)
• Ramnad (Part of Ramnad estate)
• Sivaganga (Part of Sivaganga estate)
• Tiruchuli (Part of Ramnad estate)
• Tirumangalam (Area: 1,930 square kilometres (745 sq mi); Headquarters: Tirumangalam)
• Tirupattur (Part of Sivaganga estate)
• Tiruppuvanam (Part of Sivaganga estate)
• Tiruvadanai (Part of Ramnad estate) .
• Virudhunagar

Administration

As of 1901, for the purposes of administration, Madurai district was divided into four sub-divisions, Madura and Melur sub-divisions being assigned to one Deputy Collector each:

• Dindigul sub-division: Dindigul, Kodaikanal, Palni and Periyakulam taluks.
• Ramnad sub-division: Ramnad estate and Sivaganga estate.
• Madura sub-division: Madura and Tirumangalam taluks.
• Melur sub-division: Melur taluk.

Sources

• The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 16. London: Clarendon Press. 1908.