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298 NIDADAUL-NIGHASAN TAHSIL. 1 1881, the whole group of islands was declared a settlement for the purposes of the above regulation. Climate. — The dense jungles, which impede every current of free air, and extensive marshes, render the climate of the Nicobars very unhealthy. The prevailing disease is malarious fever, which has proved fatal to many of the colonists who tried to effect a settlement on the island. The rainy months mark the predominant season of the year; even the driest months, from December to March, are not without rain. The heaviest rains occur in May, June, and July, and the south-west wind is then very strong, and frequently rises to a storm. The annual rainfall at Nancowry for the nine years ending 1881, was 104:6 inches. In 1881 the rainfall was 124:05 inches. Nidadaúl (Niddadarole).—Town in Tanuku táluk, Godavari District, Madras Presidency; situated in lat. 16° 54' 28" N., and long. 81° 42'41" E. ; 63 miles north-east by north of Masulipatam, and about 10 miles south-west from Rájmahendri (Rájámundry), on the Ellore Canal, connecting the Godavari and Kistna rivers. The fort was built under the orders of Ibrahim Shah of Golconda about 1550 A.D. Population (1881) 3256, inhabiting 579 houses. Hindus number 2978, and Muhammadans 278. Nidhauli.—Village in Etah tahsil, Etah District, North-Western Provinces. Population (1881) 3673. Remains of a fort built by Khushal Singh, the amil or revenue officer of the Nawab of Farukhabad. Brisk trade in grain, indigo seed, and cotton. Police station, postoffice, village school. A small house-tax is levied for police and conservancy purposes. Nidugal (lit. ' Long or high stone').--Fortified hill in Chitaldrúg Dis. trict, Mysore State. Lat. 14° 9' 22" N., long. 77° 7' 31" E. ; 3780 feet above sea-level. The residence of a line of pálegárs, whose founder is said to have lived in the 16th century. They maintained a qualified independence until swept away by Tipu Sultán in 1792. The village of Nidugal on the north side of the hill has a population (1881) of 450. Nighasan.-Tahsil or Sub-division of Kheri District, Oudh; situated between 27° 41' and 28° 42' n. lat., ard between 80° 21' 15" and 81° 23' E. long. Bounded on the north by the independent State of Nepál, on the east by Nánpárá tahsil, on the south by Biswan and Sítápur tahsils, and on the west by Lakhimpur tahsil. The largest but the most thinly populated tahsil in the District. Area, according to the last Revenue Survey Report (1875-78), 936 square miles, or 599,126 acres, of which 270,663 acres are returned as under cultivation, 233,669 acres as cultivable, and 94,794 acres as uncultivable waste. Population (1869) 235,496; (1881) 268,306, namely, males 143,838, and females 124,468. Total increase of population since 1869, 32,810, or 13-8 per cent in thirteen years.