Royapooram Fishing village


Birth of Royapooram fishing village

    Consequent to the shifting of Custom House  and Master  Attendant office to Black Town beyond  esplanade the  Boatman of Chepauk mostly belonging  to  Christian community petitioned to  EIC for transfer of their village to a more convenient place. They were staying in Nabobs  Garden  (Chepauk ) occupying an area of 45 acres. The  Chief Engineer proposed to allot them 60 acres north of  Black Town.  The  land allotted was 300 yards north of the northern  ramparts of Black Town wall. They were also compensated for evacuating their huts in Chepauk and for building new ones in the  new village.  The  new village was occupied on 5th December 1800 and the  boatmen found it depressing with two burning and burying grounds and a place where the condemned persons of Court of Admiralty were hung. The  burying grounds were later shifted to a convenient place as per their wishes. The  railway station in the picture was inaugurated in 1856.

Thus was born Royapooram fishing village

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