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 270 RAN every year. The place is not remarkable in any way, and is only locally notable as being the residence of the Raikwár taluqdar, Thákur Gumán Singb. RANJITPUR-Pargana PARTABGARH-Tahsil PARTABGARH-District PARTABGARH.—This village was originally called Halila, and the name was altered because one Ranjit Singh re-settled the village. It is on the road from Allahabad to Fyzabad, and an unmetalled road leads to Amethi. It is two miles from Partabgarh and thirty-eight from Allahabad. There have been many boundary disputes in this village. Nawah Shujá-ud-daula founded a bazar in this village in 1175 fasli (A.D. 1768). The population consists of 1,993 Hindus. 139 Musalmans. 2,132 There are two mosques. The bazar sales come to about Rs. 6,000 per annum. There is a religious fair here annually in Aghan ; about 1,500 people assemble. RÁPTI—District BAHRAICH.-The Rápti, whose valley lies on the northern side of the plateau (described in district Bahraich), enters British territory from Naipál about midway between the two extremities of the frontier line of the district, and has a course of 81 miles from point to point 42 miles).from Gulariha in Charda to Qalandarpur in Gedrahiyán îláqa. It is a very sinuous stream, and it is continually changing its course; but it flows in a deep channel confined by high banks, and only in more than ordinarily wet seasons overflows its banks to any great extent. These overflows, however, are sufficiently frequent to keep the alluvial soil of the villages within their range fresh and productive. The dry weather discharge of this river is 900 feet* per second. The following very correct extract from Thornton is given here for con- venience of reference: "Rapti, called also Airawati, after the white elephant of the god Indra, a considerable river rising in Naipál. It does not issue from the main range of the Himalaya covered with perpetual snow, but takes its rise in the Sub-Himalaya in latitude 29°10," longitude 82°45," whence, flowing first in a southerly direction for 40 miles, and then north-westerly for 55 miles, it enters the plains of Oudh in latitude 28°3,"longitude 81°55," which it traverses in a south-easterly direction for 90 miles, and in latitude 27°17," longitude. 82°32," forms for about 20 miles the western boundary of the British district of Gorakhpur, which it then enters, and, continuing a south-easterly and tortuous course for 70 miles, it receives on the left side the Dhumela or Burha Rapti, draining an extensive tract extending south- wards from the Sub-Himalaya. Below this junction, the Rapti turns southward for the distance of 30 miles, communicating in this part of its course with the Moti Jhil, called also the Lake of Bakhira, and thence
 * Forbes' Report on the Sarda Capal.