VOLUME - I

GAZETTEER

Public transport

Chapter Number	VOLUME - I		Pages
CHAPTER - I	GENERAL		1-118
	I	Introductory	1
	II	Topography	12
	III	River System and water resources	14
	IV	Geology	23
	V	Flora	41
	VI	Fauna	78
	VII	Climate	107
CHAPTER - II	HISTORY		119-300
	I	Prehistoric, proto-historic and archaeological periods	119
	II	Early period	130
	III	The modern period	159
	IV	The freedom movement	249
CHAPTER - III	PEOPLE		301-398
	I	Population	301
	II	Language	322
	III	Religion	328
	IV	Social life	349
CHAPTER - IV	AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION		399-544
	I	Land reclamation and utilisation	399
	II	Irrigation	408
	III	Agriculture	447
	IV	Animal husbandry	484
	V	Fisheries	503
	VI	Floods, famines and droughts	530
CHAPTER - V	INDUSTRIES		545-636
	I	Old time industries	545
	II	The industrial revolution and after	548
	III	Industries and manufactures of the territory	555
	IV	Industrial potentialities and plant for future development	604
	V	Power	618
CHAPTER - VI	BANKING, TRADE AND COMMERCE		399-544
	I	History of indigenous banking	637
	II	General credit facilities available	642
	III	General and Life Insurance	657
	IV	State assistance for industrial development	661
	V	Small Savings	666
	VI	Chit Funds	669
	VII	Coins and currency	671
	VIII	Courses of trade	679
	IX	Customs and Central Excise	692
	X	Centres of trade	698
	XI	Co-operation in wholesale and retail trade	703
	XII	State trading	706
	XIII	Weight and measures	717
	XIV	Associations and organs of trade news	725
CHAPTER - VII	COMMUNICATIONS		733-807
	I	Roadways	733
	II	Public transport	751
	III	Railways	762
	IV	Ferries and bridges	768
	V	Transport by air	770
	VI	Travel and tourist facilities	772
	VII	Post, telegraphs and telephones	775
	VIII	All India Radio	788
	IX	Organisations of owners and employees in the field of transport and communication	789
	X	Ports and lighthouses	790
CHAPTER - VIII	MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS		809-835
	I	The distribution pattern of the working population	809
	II	The learned professions	829
	III	Domestic and personal services	833
CHAPTER - IX	ECONOMIC TRENDS		837-872
	I	Livelihood pattern	837
	II	General level of employment	850
	III	Planning and Community Development	855
CHAPTER - X	GENERAL ADMINISTRATION		873-922
	I	Administrative set-up before merger	873
	II	The period of transition (1954-1963)	878
	III	The present set-up	882