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 KUN-KUR 287 to the present day; those of Sál in pargana Rámnagar, district Bara Banki, and those of Bál in pargana Kundri, and across the Gogra in Bahraich. In Kundri the representatives were the Rája of Chahlári, who was slain in the mutiny fighting against us at Nawabganj, the Ráo of Mallápur and the Thákur of Rámpur abovementioned. In Bahraich the Rája of Baundi was head of the family. His estates were like those of Chahlari confis. cated for rebellion. Pargana Sailuk mentioned above is said to take its name from Sal. This hero, with his brothers, was a connection of the Ráthor king of Kanauj, Jai Chand, and it was under his auspices that the Raikwár brothers invaded the country. Sál was, it is said, so mighty a hero, that his power was felt from Sialkot, or Sal's fort in the Punjab, to Sailuk, in what is now known as district Bara Banki. KUNSA Town-Porgana RAE BARELI–Tahsil RAE BARELI -District RAE BARELI - This village, which ranks as a town on account of possessing a large population, is of little importance in other respects. The number of of Hindus is 5,352, and that of Musalmans 129. These reside in 870 houses, all mud-built. This village has 24 hamlets. Bralimans predominate. The name of the founder is lost in obscurity. There are no bazars, noteworthy buildings, or manufactures of any kind. is a small pargana Iying to the immediate east of Aurangabad and in the centre of the tahsil. It contains 51 demarcated villages, which include four grants, and is 46 square miles in area, which is thus distributed :- Cultivated area 6,697 Must 2,469 Barren 17,314 Culturable il crea, 39 15 12 3 2,844 Total 29,324 Rs, Incidence of jana on cultivated or málguzari on total area 33 PP 53 1 9 11 1 2 4 1 0 2 ee. 29 The population at Census 1869 was as follows: Hindus, agricultura 8,983 don-agricultural Musalmans, agricultural 5,501 100-agricultural.. 276 48 Total 14,807 and these 14,807 live in 2,836 houses. These figures give the percentage of 322 souls to the square mile—a low ratio. Two souls to each house, 2:2 Musalmans out of every hundred of the entire population—a very low percentage indeed ; 1:9 acres of cultivation and 2:6 of målguzári land to each head of the agricultural population, which shows that there is very considerable room for development. By Mr. Ferrar, Assistant Commissioner,
 * KURAUNA Parguna,Tahsil MISRIKH ---District SITAPUR.--Kurauna