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)