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on the south-east throughout its entire length of thirty-seven miles; breadth varies from two to twelve miles, and it has an area of 259 square miles, comprising 213 demarcated villages. It is bounded on the west by Bahraich pargana, on the north-west by Bhinga, and on the east and south by the Gonda district. The level is generally lower than that of the country to the west. Its rivers are the R^pti, the Singhia, (called higher up the stream the Bhakla), and the Kohani. These all have a southeast course, traversing, the two former the northern portion of the pargana, and the last mentioned the southern division. Between the Singhia and the Kohani runs, also in a south-east direction, a strip of tree jungle about twenty miles long, with an average breadth of three miles. The tract that lies between the Singhia and the R^pti is a portion of the duab described in Bhinga pargana ; while the Durgd,pur il^a, which is the trans-R^ti .portion of the pargana, is similar in all respects to the Tar^i portion of Bhinga (which see). The southern division of the pargana is divided from the northern by the Kohani stream, and lies somewhat higher than the neighbouring country. The soil throughout the pargana is excellent, mainly consisting of good clay, mixed in the most favourable proportions with sand, and in the northern part of the pargana of fine alluvial deposit. Of the whole area of the pargana 139 square miles are under the plough, of which about one-fourth is irrigated. The waste, including the strip of tree jungle, measures 92 square miles. Of grove land there are 4,550 acres, or 2f per The following table gives the revised assessment, cent, of the whole area. with its incidence and distribution district its