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 JAL-JAR 90 The population is as follows:- Ir Musalman ye 10 Pea Wahabi Súfi Sbis Shaivi Shakti Vaishnavi Nánaksbábi 93 115 115 610 892 124 46 Hindus 00 1.995 There are five temples, a vernacular school, and a bazar every Sunday and Wednesday. On the 15th of Baisákh a bathing fair, called Malhar, on the river bank is attended by 5,000 persons. JAMWARI River--District KHERI.—A feeder of the Saráyan, a small rivulet. It rises in the village of Bhurwára, Pargana Paila, in latitude 27° 56', longitude 80° 38. After a tortuous course it enters the Sitapur district at about thirty miles from its source in latitude 27° 46', longitude 80° 46' Proceeding to the south-east for about eight miles it turns to the north-west and after a course of about 41 miles from its source unites with the Sarayan on the left side of the latter, in latitude 27° 32, longitude 80° 47'. JANAURA-Pargana HAWELI OUDH–Tahsil FYZABAD_District FYZA- BAD.—This town was founded by Rája Janakjí, who is alleged to have bought the land from Rája Bhárath and called it Jankura, now corrupted into Janaura after his name. The metalled road from Fyzabad to Sultanpur passes through it. It adjoins the town of Ajodhya. The population con- sists of 1,852 Hindus and 279 Musalmans, of whom 39 are Wahábis. There is one masonry temple to Mahadeo. Rája Bikramájít is said to have re- founded this village. An indigo factory formerly existed here, but it has been closed, JANI alias JÁNÁN–Pargana PACHHIMRATA-Tahsil BYKAPUR— Dis- trict FYZABAD. -This little village has a bazar built by one Ismail Khan. Its population consists of 156 Musalmans and 1,537 Hindus; of the Musal- mans 9 are Wahábis. There is a vernacular school here, also a mosque. JARWAL*—Pargana HISAMPUR-Tahsil KURASAR-District BAHRAICH. -(Latitude 27° 10' 09" north, longitude 81° 35' 33" east). Lies on the road from Bahraraghat to Bahraich, being distant five and a half miles from Bahrámpur on the Gogra, 29 miles from the sadr station, and Il miles from Kurásar, also on the road to Bahraich. Approached from the north through numerous mango groves, it lies hidden from sight, and, owing to the lowness of the situation, the town and adjacent country is unhealthy. In 1340 A.D. this place was held by one Chhatarsál, a Bhar rája, and was then called Jarauli; but this prince was overborne by Sayyad Zikria, son of Jamál-ud-din, who bad obtained from the Delhi sovereign, Ghayás-ud-din,a grant of 15,000 bighas in this part of the country, and who was the ancestor of the family of Sayyads who to the present day have their headquarters
 * By Mr. K. S. Boys, C,S., Assistant Commissioner,