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Of the 16 thanas of this district the one selected for special investigation was the Bhawara thana, which was found to contain 402 villages.

The number of families is 13,143, averaging 32·6 families to each village. The number of Hindu families is 11,946, and of Musalman families 1,197.

The number of persons is 65,812, of whom 59,836 are Hindus, and 5,976 are Musalmans, averaging 5·007 persons to each of the total number of families, 5·008 to each Hindu family, and 4·992 to each Musalman family. The proportion of Hindus to Musalmans is as 100 to 9·9.