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The grain, timber, skins, ghi, bliang, tobacco, mats, iron, and hill honey. imports are mainly cloths and silks, iron and brass utensils, salt and large quantity of the exports goes direct by boat to prepared leather. Simaria Ghat near Patna. The population numbers 1,3-56 souls, of whom There are 411 mud houses, two 1,204 are Hindus and 152 Musalmans. shiwd,las, and two thdkurdwdras ; three mosques, a school, and a sarae.

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The school has forty-five boys. The imperial line of road from Bahraich Lucknow passes through this place, and is metalled from Bahramghat Lucknow, thirty-nine miles. The terminus of the branch line of railway from Bahramghat to Lucknow is at the southern end of the bridge to to

of boats.

BAHTA MUJAWIE,

—This

Pargana Bangaematt.

— Tahsil

Safipur

—District

village is 18 miles distant from the tahsil and 35 from the sadr station Unao, in a north-westerly direction. The unmetaUed road from

Unao.

Unao

to Sitapur

large town near. north.

through Sandila passes one mile from it. There is no The river Sai runs past about one mile distant to the

The date of its foundation is not known, but as it was inhabited by the Mujawirs (attendants) on the monuments of AUahhaq in B^ngarmau, it is now called Bahta Mujawir. It is situated on a plain and has a jungle towards the south, about a mile or two distant.

Hindus are more numerous, but they and the Muhammadans live amicably It has a pleasing appearance, good climate,

and sweet water.

There are two fairs during the year, one in March, and the other in August at which nearly 400 people assemble on each occasion, sweetmeats,, These fairs last one day each. toys, &c., are brought for sale. There are 247 mud-built houses here, and the population amounts ta whom 1,106 are Hindus, and 103 Moslems.

1,209, of

Latitude 26°55' north.

Longitude 80°20'

east.

BAHURA'JMAU Pargana Harha— Tahsil Unao— District UnAO.—A pargana Harha, fourteen miles south-east of Unao, on the road from that town to Rae Rareli. The Mahror Kahars mentioned in pargana Harha obtained the land surrounding the place from Raja Tilok Chand, and called it after the Bahti Raja or the Raja's wife, who selected the spot for them. The population is 1,229, of whom 245 are Chhattris, mostly of this Mahror clan. The place is of little importance. village in

BAILA BHELA Pargana Rae Baeeli— Tahsil Rae Baeeli—District Rae

Baeeli.

—This town, or rather

collection

of hamlets, is situated

two