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VARILING 11-VARBAD:1. 205 by Vishnu. Three miles south of the town are the remains of two old forts. Nárayanganj.— Sub-division and town in Dacca District, Bengal. — See NARAINGANJ. Narbadá. — Division or Commissionership of the Central Provinces ; lying between 21° 41' and 23° 15' x. lat., and between 75° 50' and 79° 35' E, long ; and comprising the five Districts of HOSHANGABAD, NARSINGHPUR, BETUL, CHINDWARA, and NIMAR, all of which sec separately. Bounded on the north by the States of the Central India .Igency, and Ságar and Damoh Districts; on the east by Jabalpur (Jubbulpore) and Seoni Districts; on the south by Nagpur, Amráotí, Ellichpur, and Akola Districts; and on the west by Khandesh District, and States of the Central India Agency. The Narbadá Division contains an area of 17,513 square miles; 11 towns and 6144 villages; number of houses, 363,444. Total population (1881) 1,763, 105, namely, males 900,730, and females 862,375; proportion of males, 51°09 per cent. Average density of population, 100*7 persons per square mile; number of persons per town or village, 286; houses per square mile, 20°75; inmates per house, 4:83. Classified according to sex and age, the Census returns --under 15 years of age, boys 366,056, and girls 345,785; total children, 711,841, or 40'1 per cent of the whole population : 15 years and upwards, males 534,674, and females 516,590; total adults, 1,051,264, or 59-6 per cent. Religion. --Classified according to religion, Hindus number 1,286,623, or 729 per cent. ; Muhammadans, 76,536, or 43 per cent.; Kabírpanthis, 9544; Satnámís, 85; Jains, 7536; Christians, 1786; Parsis, 141 ; Jews, 51 ; Sikhs, 13; and non-Hindu aboriginal tribes, 380,788, or 216 per cent of the population. The total aboriginal population, however, by race is returned at 476,007, as follows:-Gonds of different tribes, 338,312; Korkus, 81,716; Bhíls, 36,382; Kanwárs, 16,075; Kols, 1374; Savars, 1015; Kharriás, 635; Vughiás, 402; and others,' 34. Of high-caste Hindus, Bráhmans number 79,956 ; Rájputs, 102,700; Bháts, 4825; Gosains, 7467; Káyasths, 6951 ; and Baniyás, 22,880. The Súdra, or low-caste Hindus, include the following:-hurmi, the most numerous caste in the Division, 118,757 ; Ahír, 75,983 ; Mehrá, 67,213; Lodhí, 49,373; Chamár, 45,922 ; Baláhí, 43,685 ; Gújar, 41,699; Teli, 41,324; Kirár, 33,442; Bhoer, 29,828 ; Dhimár, 28,485; Kachhí, 26,394 ; Nái, 25,239 ; Málí, 22,885; Barhái, 21,548 ; Sonár, 18,290 ; Lohár, 18,155 ; Kallár, 17,804; Katiya, 17,015; Dhobí, 14,412 ; Kumbhár, 13,937 ; Banjárá, 12,187 ; Gadária, 9937; Básor, 9120; Kori, 8493; Maráthá, 7347; Darzi, 7191; Koshti, 5966 ; and Mahár, 5465. The Muhammadan sects include—Sunnís, 72,258 ;