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 SIT 371 wu 1. 1. € CHAPTER III. THE PEOPLE. Population-Teoures-Table exhibiting the trilal distribution of property-List of taluqdars. Population. The population of the district numbered at the census of 1869 so many as 930,224 souls living in 181,764 houses, and as its area is 2,250 square miles, these figures show that there are 414 inhabi- tants to the square mile, and 5'1 to each house against a provincial average of 476 and 4-6 respectively. Hindus and Musalmans-Of this population there are 812,776 Hindus against 117,448 Musalmans; tho latter being thus 12-6 of the entire num- ber, which is something higher than the provincial percentage of 107. Male and female.---There are 494,833 males against 435,391 females, the males forming the majority in each of the two great religions. Rural and Urban population. The population may further be divided into rural and urban as follows:-- Rural 880,542 Urban 49,682 Total 930,224 Which shows that the inhabitants of the towns are 54 por cont. of the whole; this is something lower than the provincial average of 7:1 per cent., but is still the 5th highest among the twelve districts, the percentages of which range from 31-7 for Lucknow to 1.3 for Partabgarh. Principal castes, Musalmans.—The principal Musalman castes, if we may so call the subdivisions of the Muhammadan population, are as follows: Pathans 17,694) Shekha 10,439 Talugdars, zamindara, and servants, Sayyada 2,734 private and publio. Mughals 1,940 Julahás, weavers. 80,895 Kanjras, greengrocers Ghosie, milkmen... Qasáis, butchers... 2,138 Darzis, tailors 7,026 The remainder is made up of inconsiderable numbers of:- Dyere. Musicisus. Cutlere. Water-carriers and others, Hindus I.-High castes.--Among the Hindus the chief castes are the following: - Sikhs Khattris 1,468 Brahmans 99,696 Rajputs 39,696 Vaisbys 16 745 Káyaths 12,537 Játs 660 1 4,289 3,649 .. 10. 26 10 . SI 4 be 100 201 . 400 16 1 .40.