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 PAR 111 CHAPTER III. THE PEOPLE. Population-Muhammadan settlements, Sunnis, Shias--Hinda population, Brahmane, Chhattris, landed proprietore, Vaish yes, Káyathe-Aboriginal tribes-Honses--Food Dress and ornaments-Tenures-Rural Customs-Proprietary Rights--List of Taluq. dars. Population.—A census of the population of the province was taken on the 1st February, 1869, and the results have been tabulated and reported on by Mr. J. C. Williams, Assistant Commissioner. From the appendices to his report it will be seen, that the entire popula- tion of this district on the night of the census amounted to 936,268 souls, which gives a proportion of 540 to the square mile. The most densely populated parts were parganas Partabgarh, Mánikpur,and Parshádepur; and the population was thinnest in pargana Rámpur, where it was only 433 to the square mile. Since the census, however, there has been a redistribution of territory and Partabgarh has lost two of its parganas. The present population will be found in the following tables :-