Page:Gazetteer of the province of Oudh ... (IA cu31924073057345).pdf/384

376 service, the name of only one of them, Ráe Dila Rám, is familiar as Chakladar of Tandiaon. This tribe has migrated from Kashmir, and spread throughout Northern India owing to the prosecution of the Moslem conquerors of their native country. They are generally reckoned among the lower caste Brahmans. Many of them are among the subordinate judicial officers, and other public servants. Though far more numerous at Lucknow now than the former days, they still dont number more than other high castes. Kashmiris like Káyaths consider shop-keeping beneath them.

Lower caste Hindus.—They are the same which are common throughout the province-Náos, Báris, Dhobis, Kahárs, Kumhárs, Lohárs, Ahirs, Bansphors, Bhangis, and Chamárs—all inhabit the city, their several callings will be given afterwards; Sunárs or goldsmiths are also included in the lower castes in the Oudh census report; but they dispute it.

The number of houses given the census at 58,712.

The following table is borrowed from the census; it exhibits the population of the city generally:—