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 PAHI 47 401 066 Dliunia 160 Lodh 1,655 Kurni 1,486 Gosháin 1,433 Chhattri 1,396 Pu thâu 1,361 1,285 Gararia 1,087 Bhurji 1,057 Banião 973 Káyath 962 These live in 11,587 houses, all of which are mud built, The only masonry buildings are four thákurdwaras. As has been before said, there is no other river in this pargana than the Tirhi which runs only during the rains. Then communication is made by ferrics at the following places: Chhoti Gbát. Púra Hori. Kakarha, Shah Jot. fáwanpur Glát. There is hardly any traffic. There is a bazar called Katra in this porgana, which is a cattle market of some note, Village schools have been established at the following places :-- Muhammadpur, with 60 pupils, Katra bazar Bráuwan Parsa Dabnagar Bartpur Paháragur There is a registry office at Katra bazar. History. It is said that formerly the headquarters of the district were in village Landa, which still exists three miles west of Paharapur. The country was then in the possession of Nále Sáh, a Tháru chief. This was at the time when Judhishtir , the hero of the Mahabharath, reigned at Has- tinapur. Some time after the Tháru line became extinct, and Rája Pithora of Delhi annexed this country to his kingdom. On the fall of the Hin- dus at Delhi, and the ascendency of the Muhammadans, Chhítan, a Brah- man, became lord of it. Nothing further is known till the end of the 17th century when (1692) Rája Datt Singh, of Gonda, annexed this country to his dominions, and gave it the name of Paharapur. Since this time it has reinained in the uninterrupted possession of the Gonda rájas. The only famous battle is that fought between Aláwal Khan Názim and Rája Datt Singh of Gonda, It occurred at Bálpur Ghát, cost the life of the Názim himself and tliousands of his followers. לל 71 48 40 47 17 31 3 ور 40 This is crossed by the road from Cotonelganj to Balrampur. A wooden bridge is only kept up in the dry seatber.
 * Bálpur Glát.
 * This is crossed by the road that leads from Gonda to Bahramghat.