Zamindars of Krishna district hold an important place in the history of Madras Presidency. Krishna district holds some huge Zamindari estates like Nuzvid Estate, Chintalapati Vantu, Devarakota, Repalle, Vallur etc. which are both extensive and wealthy estates.
Permanent Settlement In 1802, the British after settling the facts with Nizam and Local Poligars and Zamindars they made permanent settlement in which they issued sanads to pay the government peskash annually. There are many ancient Zamindaries in this district, and also newly formed but Most influential Zamindars too. when Charles Donald Maclean surveyed about the zamindaries in the Madras Presidency he mentioned 34 Zamindaries in the District. They are: List of Zamindaris in Krishna District in the year 1874-75ZamindariHolderPeskashKrishna districtNuzvid Estate 95,443Virsanapettah 20,829Challapalli 81,397Chintalapati Vantu 17,500Chevendra 4,776Chanubanda 1.357Mylavaram Muttah 1.25 vantu 4,858Mylavaram Muttah 1 vantu 3,887Vutukur Muttah 2,156Half of Tiruvur Muttah 2,117Yenagadapa Muttah 1,236Half og Gumpalagudem Muttah 1,295Western part of Gumpalagudem muttah 1,291Munagala Paragana 4,572Vallur South 20,493Gudur Paragana 35,988Pinagudur Lanka 319Kruttiventi South 2,910Balliparru 459Kuchipudy 229Narayanagudem 138Other Half of Tiruur muttah 2219Kalagara| 812Putrela 510Kondur and Kmbhampad 507Kokilampad 75Pengollu 1,262Munukulla 71Komera Muttah 703Lingagiri Pragana 486Devarapally 451Rayavaram 908China Gollapalem 238Chitti Gudur 524Source:
Later After 1877 few years later few other villages and estates from Godavarai District are annexed into Krishna District. Estates were also sub divided and few were transferred from one Zamindar to other.
Huge Zamindaris The Banganapalle State is an offshoot of the Nawab of Masulipatam which is in Krishna District. Nuzvid Estate comprises 18 paraganas which is nearly about 288 villages. Vasireddy family once ruled the Estate over 530 villages etc.
Further reading Source: Manual of the Kistna District in the Presidency of Madras has given the genealogies of 15 influential families of Krishna District Published in the year 1883 by Mackenzie, Gordon .
References