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 RAE 171 RAE BARELI DISTRICT ARTICLE. ABSTRACT OF CHAPTERS. I. PHYSICAL FEATURES. II.-AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE. III.--THE PEOPLE IV.-ADMINISTRATION. V.-HISTORY. CHAPTER I. NATURAL FEATURES. General description-Change of territory, Superficial configuration-General aspect- Rivers-Natural products-Wild cuttle--Fauns-Rainfall - Medical aspects-Fairs. General description --The district of Rae Bareli has undergone many alterations of boundaries and extent. At present it lies between 25°49' and 26°35' north latitude, and 80°45' and 81°40' east longitude. Its area is 1,739* square miles, and its population 989,008.t It now consists of four tahsils-Rae Bareli , Digbijaiganj, Lalganj, and Salon. These are subdivided into the following parganas - Rae Bareli, Inbauna. Dalmau. , Simranta, Sareni. Mohanganj. Khiron. Kumhráwán. Salon. Bachhráwán. Parshádepur. Hardoi. Bokhs Jáis. Boundaries. The present district has no natural boundaries except the Ganges to the south-west and south ; on the cast it is bounded by tah- sil Bihár (Kunda) of Partabgarh, on the north-east by Bara Banki, on the north-west by Lucknow district, and on the west by Unao. The general shape of the country is a rough truncated ovoid, with its base to the south-west on the Ganges, and itsextremity reaching to within seven miles of the Gumti. This segment of the Gangetic plain is divided into two nearly equal por- tions by the river Sai. It is flat, with no mountains; its elevation varies from about 395 feet above the sea on the north-west to 285 the level of the Ganges when it leaves the district. The slope is good therefore; it is from north-west to south-east; and all the rivers take that course. Particular points are recorded in the revenue survey map as attaining a higher elevation, but these are on artificial elevations selected or erected by the surveyors themselves. Such are the present territorial limits of the Rae Bareli district. • By Settlement Returns, 1,747 square miles, + This is the total of the pargana population as given in the census report, and it differs somewhat from later calculations which make thc population of the district 988,719.