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 LABOR 8 UPPL Y 679 Sheiks who mining work. are known to take up he mill or he 1. Allahabad--The total nnmber. of women of the above 13 castes is more thousand. The castes which have a more than 100 thousand are Chamars, and Pasis. Julahas and Sheiks, Lohars come next. Allahaba,t has a artificers such as blacksmiths. men and han 800 population of Ahirs, Kurmis and Koris fairly good There are nore supply of than f[teen thousand Lohars in the districtS. has a large number of other districts taken here. This district Chamars in comparison with 'Fr.on among the 18 castes selected, the Chamars come first in number. They occupy almost the lowest position in the social scale and are number laborers disricL employed chiefly as field laborers. The of Pasis who are chiefly tenants or field is more in Allahabad than in any other respect to those castes to be miners and mill Rai Bareli--Occnpies the second position in of hem is more han 500 honsand. of laborers who are known laborers. The total number Ahirs, Pasis and Chamars have he potential supply of one hundred thousand each. Chamars generally prove number of hese largely in collieries of Central Warrora, Billaharpur, and Pench Hindu weaver class are found in aud they predominate as more [han Lodhs, Kurmis, Gaderiyas, good miners and a large belonging o his disric is found Provinces such Valley; Koris, large number weavers a Cawnpore. as the here 8. Unao--Nex after Rai Bareli comes Unao. I is a district very close o Cawnpore where there is a regular demand for labor. There are five hundred