Guntur famine of 1832
డొక్కల కరువు

Country| India
Location| Guntur, Madras Presidency
Period| 1832 - 1833
Excess mortality| 150,000
Death rate| 33%
Causes| policy failure, drought, back-to-back poor harvests
Effect on demographics| population declined by 33% due to mortality
Consequences| Dowleswaram Barrage built
Preceded by| 1812-13 famine in western India
Succeeded by| Orissa famine of 1866

The Guntur famine of 1832 (also known as Dokkala Karuvu, or Nandana Karuvu, Pedda Karuvu, Dhatu Karuvu, Valasa Karuvu, Musti karuvu or Dobba Karuvu) was a famine which occurred in Guntur, Madras Presidency from 1832 to 1833. It occurred following widespread crop failures in region which was exacerbated by heavily levels of taxation levied by local authorities..[1] The famine killed 150,000 people, a third of Guntur's population of 500,000 through starvation. It also led to the deaths of 74,000 bulls, 159,000 cattle and 300,000 sheep and goats. From 1833 to 1848, the East India Company reported a loss of revenue of over 2.5 million pound sterling due to the famine, which also extended southwards to Madras.[2]

## See also[edit]

* Bengal famine of 1943
* Famine in India

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Were Indian Famines 'Natural' Or 'Manmade'? - LSE" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
2. ^ "Famines / by Edward Balfour (1885)". www.payer.de. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

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Guntur topics

Monuments|

* Jinnah Tower

Neighbourhoods|

* Arundelpet
* Brodipet
* Budampadu
* Chowdavaram
* Gorantla
* Nallapadu
* Pedapalakaluru
* Reddypalem, Guntur

Government
and administration|

* Guntur Municipal Corporation
* Guntur railway division
* Guntur revenue division
* VGTM Urban Development Authority

Education|

* Andhra Christian College
* Guntur Medical College

Hospitals|

* List of hospitals in Guntur

Transport|

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* Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
* Inner Ring Road
* NTR bus station

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Rail|

* Guntur Junction railway station
* New Guntur railway station

Cultivation|

* Guntur Sannam, Guntur chilli

Places of worship|

* Amararama
* Bhavanarayana Temple

Cuisine|

* Mirchi Bajji
* Telugu cuisine

Sports|

* Prakasam Stadium

Other topics|

* People from Guntur
* List of cities in India
* List of cities by population
* Guntur famine of 1832

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