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 SIT 379 with the river Gogra flowing between. Its extreme length and breadth arc 38 and 27 miles, and its area is 575 square miles, of which 397 arc cultivated. Its population numbers 244,028, living in 43,821 houses, and 509 villages. Thus to each square mile and house there are 426 and 45 inhabitants respectively. "Tahsil Biri-Is a long rectangular tract, 36 miles by 20, lying in the south of the district and to the north of the districts of Bara Banki and Luck- now. Its area is 498 square miles, 336 of which are under cultivation. There are 548 villages, containing 46,615 houses, and its population being 238,528, we see that to cacb square mile there are 479 souls, and to each house 5:09. "Tahsil Misrich-Forms the western subdivision of the district, and lies to the east of the Hardoi district and the river Gunti. Its extreme length is 43 miles, and its greatest breadth 20; and its area is 613 square miles, of which 385 are cultivated. The villages are 657, and the houses 43,229; and its population of 201,367 gives an average of only 328 to the square mile and 4:6 to each house." Police.—For police purposes the district is divided into nine police circles, the headquarters of cach being the thána. Thánas.—The strength of the force is 544 men of all grades, and the thángs are at Sitapur, Bári, Maholi, Mahmudabad, Misrikh, Biswán, Lábarpur, Tambaur, Thánagaon, and Khimauna, in addition to which there are three police posts (chaukis)-Rudrpur, Jalálpur, and Bahadurpur on the Lucknow road, and à fourth at Nímkhár. Cattle pounds.—The police are in charge of the cattle pounds, of which there are ten in different parts of the district. Chaukidars. — The village police are the chaukidars, numbering in all 3,815 men, and armed with a spear or a sword. These two bodies consti- tute the ordinary police force of the district. lown police.-A special force of town police exists in Sitapur, Khaira- bad, and Biswán numbering 61, and in addition to these are 18 men in charge of the military cantonments. See the tables appended. Police in 1873. Total cost. No. of European and Eurasian officers. Native officers. No. of constables Aggregate strength of all ranks. Proportion of police per square mile of area. Proportion of police per head of popu- lation, No. of arrests made. I No. of complaints re. No, of casea sent by police ta Magistrate No. of convictions ob- taiued. 1 No. of scquittals. Remarks I 1 to 8-35 to 22214,3087,119 2,0547,683 370 Rs. Regalar police, 79,616 4 81 473) Village watch, 1,40,668 45 3,868 Municipal po 6,828 .. 8 1281 lice. O Total, . 2,27,212 41134,4,461|4,602 11 1,3087,1192,064 1,683 370 054",083 8701