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418 NUR MAHAL-NURPUR. south from the former, and 11 north-west from the latter. The Sankh is here crossed by a well-built masonry bridge of 7 arches. Near the town is a pleasure-ground of considerable size, which contains the mausoleum of Gunna Began, wife of Ghazi-gd-din Khán, Vazir of Ahmad Shah, and afterwards of the Emperor Alamgir 11. (Thornton). Núr Mahal.—Town in Phillaur iahsil, Jálandhar District, Punjab. Situated in lat. 31° 6' N., and long. 75° 37' 45" E., 16 miles south of Jálandhar town. The site was once occupied by an earlier town, which was restored by Jahangir, from whose empress, Núr Jahan, it derives its present name. An extensive sarái, built at that time, forms the chief object of interest. Important Muhammadan fair, held annually at the tomb of a local saint. Population (1868) 7866; (1881) 8161, namely, Hindus, 4353; Muhammadans, 3559; and Sikhs, 249. Number of houses, 1209. Municipal revenue (1883-84), £457, or an average of 15. 1 d. per head of the population. A considerable trade is carried on in wheat and sugar. Post-office, police station, dispensary, Government vernacular middle school, 2 girls' schools, and a few indigenous elementary schools. Núrokal-betta (Toriandamondu).— Highest peak of the Núrokal range of mountains, on the south-western spur of the Merkára plateau, Western Ghats, in the territory of Coorg, forming part of the upper watershed of the Káveri (Cauvery) river. Distant about 12 iniles from Merkára, on the Siddapur Ghát road. The view from the summit is one of the finest in Coorg. Núrpur.— Tahsil of Kángra District, Punjab, lying between 31° 58' and 32° 30' n. lat., and between 75° 38' and 76° 1' E. long. Area (1881), 514 square miles, with 192 towns and villages, 13,693 houses, and 23,277 families. Population (1881) 105,244, namely, males 58,191, and females 47,053 ; average density of population, 205 persons per square mile. Classified according to religion, the population consists of —Hindus, 88,268; Muhammadans, 16,781; Sikhs, 183; Jains, 4; and Christians, 8. Of the 192 towns and villages, 128 contain less than five hundred inhabitants; 37 from five hundred to a thousand; 24 from one to two thousand; and 3 between three thousand and ten thousand. The average cultivated area for the five years 1877-78 to 1881-82 is returned at 220 square iniles, the area under the principal crops being as follows :-Rice, 31,409 acres; wheat, 26,871 acres; Indian corn, 23,708 acres ; barley, 21,451 acres; gram, 2119 acres; sugar-cane, 2977 acres; cotton, 1407 acres; and vegetables, 3146 acres. Revenue of the tahsil, £10,738. The tahsildar, who is the only local administrative officer, presides over i civil and I revenue court; number of police circles (thinus), 3; regular police, 45 men ; village watchmen (chaukidurs), 220. Núrpur.–Town and municipality in Kángra District, Punjab, and