Guntur famine of 1832

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.. 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.

See also

• Bengal famine of 1943
• Famine in India