Vizagapatam District was a district in the Madras Presidency of British India . Covering an area of 44,600 square kilometres (17,222 sq mi) and sub-divided into 22 taluks.
History
Madras province (North), 1909 During the British rule in India, Vizagapatam emerged as a district. It is one of the largest district in British India. On 1 April 1936, Bihar and Orissa Province was split to form Bihar Province and Orissa Province . Parts of the Vizagapatam District and the Ganjam District (excluding Ichchapuram , Palasa , Tekkali , Pathapatnam and Srikakulam ) of Madras Presidency were transferred to Orissa Province along with portions of the Vizagapatam Hill Tracts Agency and Ganjam Hill Tracts Agency .
Present day it covers the areas of Visakhapatnam , Vizianagaram , Anakapalli , Alluri Sitharama Raju , Parvathipuram Manyam and part of Srikakulam districts of Andhra Pradesh and Koraput , Malkangiri , Nabarangapur , Ganjam and Rayagada districts of Odisha . The Vizagapatnam city is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Taluks
Vizagapatam district was sub-divided into 22 taluks some of which were agencies.
Koraput Agency (Area: 1,740 square kilometres (671 sq mi); Headquarters: Koraput)
Nowrangapur Agency (Area: 5,630 square kilometres (2,172 sq mi); Headquarters: Nowrangapur)
See also
History of Visakhapatnam
References
