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South Canara
South Canara was a district of the Madras Presidency of British India, located at . It comprised the towns of Kassergode and Udipi and adjacent villages, with the capital in Mangalore city. South Canara was one of the most heterogeneous areas of Madras Presidency, with Tulu, Malayalam, Kannada, Konkani, Marathi, Urdu, and Beary languages being spoken side by side. It was succeeded by the Tulu-speaking areas of Dakshina Kannada district, the Malayalam-speaking area of Kasaragod district and the Amindivi islands sub-division of the Laccadives, in the year 1956. Geography Mangalore was the administrative headquarters of the district. The district covered an area of . South Canara District was bordered by North Canara to north, the princely state of Mysore to east, Coorg state to southeast, Malabar District to south, and Arabian Sea to west. South Canara was one of the two districts on the western coast (Malabar coast) of Madras Presidency along with Malabar District (othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of British India
The Districts of British India were administrative units of the Government of the British Raj or Indian Empire. Districts were generally subdivisions of the provinces and divisions of British India History Districts, often known as '' zillas'' in vernacular, were established as subdivisions of the provinces (''praanths'' in vernacular) and divisions of British India that were under one of the three Presidencies. ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', vol. V, 1908 Most of the districts that were created during the British Raj became Districts of India after the independence of India. Historical districts The following list includes only districts of British India that became extinguished or that saw major changes in their history: Districts in the Madras Presidency * Anantapur district *Bellary district (including parts of Present-day Kurnool district) * Chingleput District *Coimbatore District (Madras Presidency) *Cuddapah district * Ganjam district (including present-day Gajapati dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
