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 46 PAH PAHÁ RAPUR Pargana-Tahsil GONDA—District GONDA.This pargana is bounded on the north by pargana Gonda, on the south by Guárich, on the west by Hisámpur of the Bahraich district, and on the east by some villages of pargana. Gonda. Formerly it contained only 63,193 acres, divided into 114 villages, but since the recent survey in 1876, 14 more villages, with an area of 10,098 acres, have been transferred to this pargana from Hisámpur. Now therefore the pargana contains 128 villages, with an area of 73,391 acres, or 115 square miles. The surface is level ; un. culturable land amounts to 7,346 acres, barren land to 15,026 acres, and groves cover 3,880 acres. The irrigated land is 2,095 acres, or 19 per cent, and unirrigated 39,044 acres or 81 per cent. There are no forests within the limits of the pargana. There are no large rivers. The Tirhi, which traverses the pargana from west to east, is neither used for naviga- tion nor irrigation. It does mischief during the rains by inundating the villages which border it. The only crop peculiar to this pargana is dúnsi dhắn, which is sown in Baisakh (April) and cut in Sawan (July). It is never in danger of being submerged by the flood, as it continues to grow as the water rises, so that its top is never covered. Water is met with at 6 to 9 feet from the sur- face. There is no disease peculiar to the pargana. During October and November fever is somewhat prevalent. The revenue of the pargana amounts to Rs. 93,618-2-0, Rs. 91,328, being land revenue and Rs. 2,290-2-0 cesses. The pargana is held chiefly by the rájas of Kapurthala and Singha Chanda. The Bishambharpur cstate belongs to the heirs of Mah rája Mán Singh. The villages are thus held :- Taluqdari .. Zamindari ... Pattidari ..., Bhayyachara Total Including coparcenary intiháls. The tribal distribution of property is as follows :- Brahman *** Bai, Chhattri Kalbans Chhattri Musalman ... Nánakshábi fagir Chauhan Chbattri Gosháin Janwar Chhattri Bairagi fagir Kurmi 83 55 21 5 po 166 8.3 12 . dup O. . Ya 404 9. pe Total DUV 128 villages. The total population amounts to 46,990. The numbers of the prevailing castes are as under :- Brahmane ... 7,352 Abír 2,556 Kahár 2,529 Murio. 1,957 100 403 .. 491.