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 CIAPTER III. THE PEOPLE. Population of the district-Occupationa of the people--Religion --The Mandua festival The worship uf Mahadeo-Caster of Kheri - Meaning of custo.The Pasis-The Ahíre- The Kurmia- The Chhattris--Influence of the Chhattris-Causes of their ascendeucy- Tenure-List of taluqdars of the district --Tabular atatemeat showing the tribal distribu- tio of property-Village communities the first form of saciety-The non-agriculturists. Population of the district. — The census was taken in 1869, no regular enumeration having been previously made. The population of Kheri district is 737,732, or 232 to the squaremile of total area, but, deducting the Govern- ment forest from which cultivation is excluded, the population is 281 to the square mile. The adjoining district of Sháhjahánpur, one similar in al physical aspects, has a population of 437 to the square mile. There is nothing to account for this except the fact that the latter district has enjoyed for seventy years the benefits of English rule. Of this popula- tion 73,575 or ten per cent are Musalmans; but as this is the average pro- portion in the province, and indeed approximates that of the whole empire, it calls for 10 remarks. There are 399,275 males, and 338,457 females, or a percentage of 54 males to 46 females. The accompanying tablo gives a slightly different result. I cannot say which is more reliable :- District Kheri- Area and Population. Arena in square Bri- I opulation. tisk statute iniles. Tahsil. Pargana, Namber of mauzahs or townships. Cultivated. snpu! Total. Musalmans. square Females, Males. Total. los bofe persons to each I. LAKHTM PUR. Kheri Srinagar Bhút Pajla Kukra Mailáni, 192 146! 189 117 61 193 229 876 103 172 Total 706 1,078 .. 130 88,020 16,996 55,266 49,650 104,976 557 120 68.254 7.581 4,770 36,070 75,840 286 135 68.368 5 619 40,316 33,665 73,971 182 58 23,056 3,293 18,651 18,598 85,349 345 20 10,818 1,923 6,788 6,4481 12,236 239 463 267,906 34,406 181,781 110,531 302,312 304 104 62,988 4,659 30,491 27,000 57,497 355 152 64,877 5,920 38,093 92,704 70,797 258 119 55,320 2,622 91,635 26 207 67,842 212 681 90,983 2,063 18,866 14,680 33,046 78 37 18,576 1,794 11,653 8,877 20,370 146 480 222,696 16,868 180,138 109,414 239,652 182 NIGGASAN. Firozabad Dhaurabra Nighisan Khairigarh Palia 91 121 74 70 163 285 269 410 139 II Total . 406 1,26