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:; Headquarters: Ambasamudram)
- Nanguneri (Area:; Headquarters: Nanguneri)
- Ottapidaram (Area:; Headquarters: Ottapidaram)
- Sankaranarayanankoil (Area:; Headquarters: Sankaranarayanankoil)
- Sattur (Area:; Headquarters: Sattur)
- Srivaikuntam (Area:; Headquarters: Srivaikuntam)
- Srivilliputtur (Area:; Headquarters: Srivilliputtur)
- Tenkasi (Area:; Headquarters: Tenkasi)
- Tirunelveli (Area:; Headquarters: Tirunelveli)