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aud tobacco were respectively only 282, 139, 29, 8, and 29 acresthere are 2,335 Muraos in the pargana, either these crop returns have been wrongly made up from the khasras, or, which is more probable, the growth of the richer crops was suppressed as the survey approached, or the amins (surveyors) were induced to record inferior crops instead of the kachindigo,

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hiana ones.

The

climate

is

very damp, but not so unhealthy as might be expected.

There are no quarries, but kankar is found here and there. Of the eighty villages 58J are owned by Katiar Chhattris, 12 by Sombansis, 5 by Bachhils, 2^ by Bais, 1 by Gaurs, and 1 by Dube Brahmans; 19 belong to the taluqa of R^ja Sir Hardeo Bakhsh, K.C.S.I., a good man and true, of Arjunpurj in 4 the tenure is zamindari, in 57 imperfect pattidari.

The Government demand, excluding cesses, is Rs. 58,809, a rise of 62"44! per cent, on the summary assessment. It falls at the rate of Rs. 184 on the cultivated areaj Re. 1-0-5 per acre of total area; Rs. 18-14-6 per plough; Rs. 2-3-6 per head of agricultural, and Re. 1-10-9 per head of total population.

The

incidence of population, 35,164 souls, is 391 to the square mile. to Muhammadans are 34,616 to 648 males to females 19,544 to 15,620; agriculturists to non-agriculturists 26,499 to 8,655.

Hindus



Brahmans 6,310 and Chhattris 5,145 predominate next come Chamdra 4,450 and Kahars 2,912 then Ahirs 2,883 and Muraos 2,335.



Village schools have been established at 28, Berijon 45, and Khasaura 37.

Arjunpur

38,

Gauria 38,

Admapur

Small melas are held in Bhadon at Behsar in honour of an ancient Mahd-. and in Asdrh at the " Debi" at Dhanamau.

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The pargana is not mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari, having been included in pargana Sdndi till about 55 years ago. few Pali villages were thrown into it when constituted a separate pargana.

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Historical sketch. The traditional history of the pargana presents few features of interest. It shows in the background the usual Thathera occupation. The dihs or deserted sites of their forts and villages are to be seen at Shiampur, Baragaon, Maron, Nagraura, Saia, Tenduapur, Borau, and Bibiapur. Portions of the tract seem to have been held by Baihdr

Ahirs and Dhanuks contemporaneously with the wider occupation by The displacement of these early tribes was effected by conquest by Sombansis from Santankhera (Sandi) under Kdnh Randhir Singh, Bachhils from Barai Thana (in Shahjahanpur) tinder Udai and Tas, and Katiars from Sonoria near Gwalior under Rae Deo Datt, ancestor in the twelfth generation of the present head of the Katiar clan, Raia Hardeo Bakhsh, K.C.S.I. Thatheras.

The date of Rile Dec's conquest may be put at about three hundred years ago. His clan were then called Tiimars. Family feuds led him to migrate from Sonoria to Singhi Rampur (in Farukhabad) on the Ganges; thence he gradually fought his way eastward. At Khasaura he sided with the Baihar Ahirs and crushed their rivals the Dhanuks ; then turning