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 300 SAN .er The climate is considered average, but damp makes it unhealthy at and near Sandila. The 213 villages are held thus:- Nikumbhs 50 Janwars... 13 Raikwárs Bais 2 Kachhwaha 5 Sakarwars Gharwars Chuháng 6 2 3D Bad . 49 - Ahbans ... . .. . 400 wed seu PO .ee OD ... Total Chhattria 1. 82 1 445 st 16. 3P . Tiwárí Brahmans .. Dube Sukul + No Bilvár 75 Sárasgwat 31 > 40 1 .. 1 ar) 004 1-21 21-11-Bla-NaN 68 BO .. Total Brahmana 9. 4*6 .. 4 . Shekhs. Sayyada .. Patháne 4 63 17 ... 90 . HD er. Total Muhammadans 81 41 4. IDE Kayaths... Kurmis Kalvárg. Lodhs... 40 1 Total Miscellaneous 45 The taluqdari tenure obtains in 114 of the villages ; 70 are zamindari ; 26 imperfect pattidari; 3 are bhayyachára. The Government demand, excluding cesses, is Rs. 1,92,553, a rise of 42 per cent. on the summary assessment. It falls at Re. 1-12-7 on the cul- tivated acre, Re. 0-14-7 per acre of total area, Rs. 12-14-6 per plough, Rs. 2-11-1 per head of agricultural, and 1-6-5 per head of total popu- lation, The incidence of population is 417 to the square mile. The leading statistics are: total 1,37,275; Hindus to Muhammadans 1,17,371 to 19,904 ; males to females 72,175 to 65,080 ; agriculturists to non-agriculturists 71,569 to 65,275. Among the Hindus Chamárs, Pásis, Brahmans, and Muráos predominate. Chamárs are more than a sixth of the entire popu- lation; Básis are nearly a tenth. Brahmans rather less than an eleventh ; Muráos about a fifteenth. Among the rest Chhattris (7,054), Ahírs, Vaish- yas, and Árakhs (4,215) (the earliest children of the soil according to tradition) are most numerous. Among the Muhammadans Shekhs are strongest (6,076), then Ghosis and Julahas ; Sayyads are only 1,610. There is an Anglo-vernacular tahsil school at Sandíla, and there are village schools at Beniganj, Assa, Ghausganj, Bainkdar, and Behsar.