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Nimkhdr and Mnd'hoganj. But in the interior there are no roads except that from Hardoi to Sitapur, which runs nearly due east and west through the centre of the pargana, with a branch northward to Gopamau, Majhia, and Pihani. The staple products are barley, bajra, and wheat. At survey these occupied three-fifths of the acreage. Another fifth was covered with Indiancorn, gram, mash and moth arhar, sugarcane, cotton and rice make up most of the remaining fifth. Only 92 acres are shown under tobacco and 116 under poppy in a total of 117,003 cultivated acres.

The climate

is

considered better on the east and west than to the north

and south. Ahbans

Of the 240 villages, 145 are owned by Rajputs, the Ahbans slightly predominating as shown marginally.

Kayaths hold 36^, and Brahmans 2| villages. Grantees own 10. Shekhs, Mughals, and Sayyads hold 32, 12, and 2, respectively. Only 28| of the 240 villages are taluqdari. 111 J are zamindari, 95 imperfect pattidari, and 5 bhayyachara.