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 PAR 65 PARTABGARH DISTRICT ARTICLE ABSTRACT OF CHAPTERS. 1.-PHYSICAL FEATURES. II.-AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE. III.-THE PEOPLE. IV.-ADMINISTRATIVE FEATURES. V.-HISTORY. CHAPTER I. PHYSICAL FEATURES. Position-Boundaries - Area and population-General aspect-Soil --Fertility-Water - Climate-Rainfall-Natural drainage-Prevalent diseases-Vegetation-Rivers Watershed Lakes Animals. Position. The Partabgarh district lies between 81° 24' and 82° 29' of east longitude, and 25° 33and 26° 10' parallels of north latitude, baving an extreme length of 70 miles, and an extreme breadth of 41 miles. The area is 1,444 square miles, thc population 7,82,681 souls. It is at an average altitude of 300 feet above the sea. There are no moun- tains. Boundaries. It is bounded on the north by the conterminous district of Sultanpur, of which the adjoining parganas running from west to east are Amethi, Tappa Asl, and Chánda, on the west by the parganas of Salon and Parshádepur of Rae Bareli. The Ganges running south-east and dividing Oudh from the Allahabad district of the North-Western Provinces, is the boundary of the district as far as the village of Jahánabad. This adjoins the village of Kadwa in the Allahabad district. Here the bound- ary line takes a north-east direction, and runs up very irregularly to the Gumti river, conterminously with the Allahabad and the Jaunpur districts of the North-Western Provinces. The Gumti, across which lies the Alde- mau pargana of Sultanpur, forms the boundary for four miles only. Thus the district adjoins the districts of Sultanpur and Rae Bareli in Oudh, Fatehpur, Allahabad, and Jaunpur in the North-Western Provinces; its area, internal divisions, and population are shown in the accompanying table. ARES IN BRITISH SQUARE MILER. POPULATION. Pargang No. of mauzas townships. Partabgarli. Tabiils. Partabgarh 635 355 1921 198,902 20,875 112,454 107,828 279,777 619 Atebs GB 79) 41 400 42,2281 565 . 2,415 22,197 22,446 $4,643 23,290 134,651 129,769 264,420 Total 703 434 239 241,130 600 9