Vizagapatam District Gazetteer

About the Book:-Vizagapatam lies on the east coast of the Presidency and, except Ganjam, is the northernmost of all the Madras districts. The author wants to explore a new avenue through the gazetteer of this district. This book follows the plan prescribed by Government, and statistics have for the most part been given in a separate Appendix which is to be revised decennially, after each census. One of its chief features was the section devoted to the early history of the numerous Zamindaries, and this has been freely utilized in this book. Much interesting matter regarding the ‘Agency tracts’ of the district has also been extracted from the annual administration reports of the Agents to the Governor, the earlier of which give vivid accounts of the difficulties of pioneers of law and order in that wild country. In a nutshell it is a standard book of information on all aspects of the covered area. It contains 14 chapters and a map. It covers physical description, political history, the people, agriculture and irrigation, trade and occupations, communication, rainfall and seasons, public health and education, sources of revenue, administration of justice, and local self-government. Following these chapters is gazetteer, declined Taluk (a specified area of land) wise. Among them the reader will find : Anakapalle taluk; Bobbili taluk; Gunupur taluk; Koraput taluk; Pawda taluk; Rayagada taluk; Salur taluk; Vizianagram taluk, etc. This gazetteer is a reprint of the 1907 edition and good for common readers. About the Author :-W. Francis was an author, editor and contributor. He has 92 works in 166 publications in 1 language and 378 library holdings to his credit. His genres of work are Gazetteers, Quotations, History and Bibliographies. He is the author of books such as Census of India, 1901, Vol. 14: Coorg; Report and Tables, The Nilgiris, Madura, Madras gazetteer : Presidency, mountains, lakes, rivers, canals, and historic areas, the east coast and Deccan Districts, Madras City, and Chingleput District, Graphical Zen: A beginners guide to colour therapy and adult colouring books. The Title 'Vizagapatam District Gazetteer written/authored/edited by W. Francis', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121241953 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 385 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-