Tinnevely District (Madras Presidency)

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