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 SHA-SID 331 It is 36 miles from Partabgarh. A magnificent palace was erected here; part of it has fallen down, part been carried away by the river, but enough remains to attest the magnificence and taste of the founder. A long stately front of red stone from Fatehpur Sikri is varied by several buildings, the hall of forty columns, the ball of colours and others; these have balconies boldly projecting over the river with finely carved columns and delicate tracing Population,-1,106 Hindus ; 153 Musalmans; total 1,259. There are 103 masonry houses, two temples to Mahadeo, and four mosques. There is a bathing fair hero in Kártik attended by about 30,000 people. SHAHGANJ OR NUQIMPUR-Pargana PACHHIMRATH-Tahsil BYKA- PUR—District FYZABAD.-The town was founded by a Mughal on the land of the village Muqimpur'; but seized by Rája Darshan Singh, who built here his fort and residence of Shahganj, celebrated during the mutiny. It is about ten miles from Fyzabad. The population consists of 3,077 Hindus and 667 Musalmans, of whom 113 are Shias. There is one mosque, one temple to Hanomán, one to Mahadeo, and one vemacular school. SHAHPUR, Pargana BIHAR—Tahsil KUNDA- District PARTABGARA. - This town was founded by a royal prince; it is on the bank of the Ganges, thirty-seven miles from Partabgarh and eight from Mánikpur. The population amounts to 1,031 Hindus, 100 Musalmans; total 1,131. There is a fine old tomb and a mosque with its southern wall in the water of the river. There is a fair here. SHEKHPUR SAMODA-Pargana BACHHRKWÁN—Tahsil DIGBIJAIGANJ -District RAE BARELI.—The town lies six miles west of the Gumti on the road from Rae Bareli to Bachhráwáp. The soil is good, and the climate healthy, but the country is rather bare of trees. The population is 2,672, of whom 428 are Brahmans, 351 Chhattris. There is a weekly market, the sales average about 400 rupees. SIDDHAUR Pargana"-Tahsil NAWABGANJ AND HAIDARGARH--Dis- trict BARA BANKI.—This pargana is bounded on the north by Partat- ganj, on the east by Súrajpur pargana, on the south by Haidargarh and Subeha, and on the west by Satrikh. Its area is 141 square miles, or 64,474 acres. Of cultivated land there are 44,225, and of uncultivated 20,249 acres. The irrigated area is 26,263, and the unirrigated 37,049 acres. The villages lying close to the Gumti are uneven; the land is also cut up by ravines . The soil is chiefly loam. The climate is good. The Gumti borders the pargana on the south ; it flows from east to west, having a course of 30 miles. There is a stream (the Rári) also in the interior of the par- gana flowing for 12 miles through it. There are about 30 villages lying along the banks of the Gumti. The road from Nawabganj to Debiganj and Haidargarh passes through this pargana, and another from the chief town to the Daryabad and Safdarganj stations. There are sevon ferries
 * Half in Nawabganj and half in Haidargarh tahsils.