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 PAC 45 Name. 2 550 225 735 415 250 360 100 .. 10 04 6. Jánan . Trade.—The principal bazars are marginally indicated, and trade is in the hands of petty dealers who appear to Souls. 1. Rámpur Bhagan have few, if any, transactions beyond the Aghagani limits of the pargana. 3. Shibganj 4. Dárábganj. Fairs and shrines. There are three 8. Dharampur paltry annual fairs in this pargana. (1). Astik --In mauza Púrai Bírbal a fair is held for two or three days in the month of Sáwar, in connexion with the feast of snakes (Någ Panchmi), which is attended by some hundreds of people of the neigh- bourhood who go to make offerings at this shrine. (2). Sitákund.-In mauza Taron Dárábganj a fair is held in Kártik and Chait, where those of the neighbours assemble who cannot join in the larger half-yearly gatherings at Ajodhya for the purpose of commemorating important events in the life of Rám Chandar. The tradition is that Sita offered sacrifice at this place on her way back from the wilds, and dug the tank in which the pilgrims bathe to commemorate the event. (3.) Súrajkund.-In mauza Rámpur Bhagan 1,000 or 1,200 people assemble here the first Sunday after the 6th day of Bhádon to com- memorate the birth of the sun. During the day salt in every shape is eschewed, and a strict fast, extending even to abstaining from drinking water, is maiutained from sunset till sun rise the next morning. PACHHOHA Pargana,Tahsil SHAHABAD—District HARDOI.--This par- gana is bounded on the north by the Shahjahanpur district of the North- Western Provinces, on the east by pargana Shahabad, on the south by Pali pargana, and on the west by the districts of Farukhabad and Shah. jahanpur. The aroa is 56,280 aores or about 88 square miles, divided as follows: Peg 21 Coltivated Irrigatea Unirrigated Culturable Unculturable 42,861 acres 13,802 28,559 10,276 3,614 10. "] Total 00 56,980 71 The soil is chiefly bhúr (sandy). There are two rivers--the Garra and the Sunsaha Chanab. There is only one road from Thatheora to Farukhabad. The Government revenue demand amounts to Rs. 44,284-2-6. There are 17 schools and two post-offices. The population is 30,420 ; the number of houses 4,980. Pachhoha pargana was in the Nawabi, included in Pali. In 1834 the pargana was named “Pachhoha Dehát," and a tahsildar was appointed owing to the defalcation of the Pachhoha zamindars. This tahsildar resided at Bilsar. Pachhoha was formed into a separate pargana after annexation. The village of Pachhoha lies west of the fort of Pali, and hence the name. The zamindars are mostly Panwars,