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 264 RAM The Chauka flows on the north, and the Kalyáni on the south; the latter has a course of 9, and the former of 8 miles within this pargana. The metalled road to Bahramghat and that from Fyzabad to Sitapur and Kheri pass through it. Bahramghat is a great timber market. Schools have been established at Rámnagar, Mahadewa, Ganeshpur, Tilokpur, Súratganj, and Amoti Kalán. The post-offices are at Ganeshpur and Rámnagar. There is also a police station and a registry office at Rámnagar. I wo considerable fairs are held at Lodhaura in Aghan and Phágun in honour of Sri Lodheswar Mabadeo. The land revenue amounts to Rs. 68,505-12-8, falling at the rate of Re. 1-10-8 per arable acre; the number of villages in this pargana is 168. They are held under the following tenures :- Talugdari ... 188 villages. Zamindari Pattideri 2 28 .. 168 The population amounts' to 80,686, of which higher castes number 25,000. Some of the lower castes—.g., Abírs (6,726), (3,729) are very numerous. The pargana was in the Nawabi called Sailuk. The town of Rámnagar was founded on the land of Keshwamau by Rám Singh, ancestor of Rája Sarabjít Singh, the present taluqdar. For the history of Rámnagar Dhameri, which is the same as that of the pargana, see article Bhitauli pargana. The principal landlord is Rája Sarabjít Singh of Rámnagar Dbameri. RÁMNAGAR-Purgana RÁMNAGAR--Tahsil FATEHPUR— District BARA BANKI.—This town is situated about 19 miles from Nawabganj and four from Bahramgbat on the Gogra, and is the seat of a thána and branch dispensary. There was a tahsil, but it has lately been removed to Fateh- pur; the surrounding country is rich and well wooded, and forms part of the Rámnagar Dhameri taluqa. The present proprietor is Rája Sarabjít Singh, a Raikwár Chhattri, His father, Rija Gur Bakhsh Singh, is still alive and dwells at Rámnagar, In the Nawabi Gur Bakhsh was a man of some importance, and lived in a chronic state of war with the Government. He had a strong fort at Bbitauli at the apex of the Duáb of the Gogra and Chauka rivers to which he retired when pressed for Government revenue. Sleeman says that he used to pay Rs. 2,00,000 a year for his estate. See article Bhitauti. The total population amounts to 5,717, of which the Musalmans are 909 and the Hindus 4,808, higher castes 1,469, houses 1,308. Latitude 27°5 north, longitude 81°28 east. RÁMPUR Pargana–Tahsil KUNDA-District PARTABGARH.—This large pargana extends from the river Sai on the north almost to the Ganges on the south ; its area is 179 square miles, of which 79 are cultivated; the population is 77,572, which is 433 to the square mile, Of this population 4,223 are Chattris, of which body two individuals, the Rájas of Rámpur, Bisen, and Kaithaula, Kanhpuria, hold the entire pargana besides many