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 336 SIK-SIN the origin of name see pargana Sikandarpur. Near this village the Prince of Wales went out pig sticking in 1876. SIMRAUTA Pargana-Tahsil DIGBIJAIGANJ—District RAE BAREL).-- This pargana is bounded on the north by Haidargarh of the Bara Banki district, on the east by Inhauna, on the south by pargana Rae Bareli, and on the west by Kumhráwán and Hardoi. Its area is 97 square miles, and population 58,771 being at the rate of 606 per square mile. Of the soil 28,302 acres are cultivated, 7,457 acres culturable, and 26,518 barren. The irrigated land amounts to 22,612 acres, and unirrigated to 5,722 acres. The surface is level, climate good, soil chiefly loam. The only river running through this pargana is the Naiya, and the only road is that which leads from Rae Bareli to Bara Banki. There are no gbáts (fords). The traffic is carried on by means of bullock carts, buffaloes, and ponies. The manufactures are gárha and gazi cloths and blankets. The principal import is cotton from Cawnpore, and export grain. The Government revenue amounts to Rs. 63,355, being at the rate of Re. 1-12-4 per arable acre. The distribution of landed property is as follows: Taluqdari villages Zumindari villages Kanhpuria Bachgoti Musalmans 35 7 0 0 14 10 1.4 Other cartes 0 40 49 24 The pargana taluqdars are Rája Jagmoban Singh of Chandápur, Rudr Partáb Singh of Siwan, Murtaza Husen of Sikandarpur, Rája Shankari Bakhsh of Parási, Rája Mahesh Naráin of Tok, and Îláh Bakhsh of Bariárpur. The only village worthy of mention in this pargana is Mungtál; in it is a tank in the centre of which Rája Daljit Singh built a masonry house, and king Nasír-ud-dín Haidar lived in this house for a short time. The prevailing caste is that of the Kanhpuria Chhattris. There are six schools, in which are taught Nágri and Urdu, a post-office, a registry office, and a police station in the pargana. History.—The country was at first held by the Bhars. Rája Madan Singh of Manikpur came and after a fight took possession from them. Two fairs are beld--one at Janai in the month of November on the Kártiki Púranmáshi, and the other in Mahrajganj bazar called Rámlíla in October. There is a temple of Debi called Anharwa-ki-Bhawáni. SINGAKI--Pargana KHAIRIGARA—Tahsil Nighásan— District KHERI,- Is situated north of the Suheli, 101 miles north from Lucknow, lying in latitude 28°19' north, longitude 80°57' east. It belongs to Rája Indra Bikram Sáb, taluqdar of Khairigarh. It has a good market, in which articles of country consumption are sold. The average annual sale of cotton