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P.ILAIKOTTA-PALAVPUR AGENCY, THE. 535 (1881), males 240, 285, and females 244,537 : total, 484,822. In religion, Hindus number 409,558; Muhammadans, 43,096; Christians, 18; Santál, 1; Kols, 4664 ; other aboriginal tribes, 27,140; unspecified, 345. Tverage number of persons per square mile, 114; villages per square mile, 0.67; persons per village, 169; houses per square mile, 20; persons per house, 5.8. "This Sub-division consists of the S police circles of Barasaud, Chhattarpur, Daltonganj, Garwá, Manká, Husainábád, Patun, and Rámkunda. In 1883 it contained 2 civil and 2 criminal courts, a regular police force of 105 men, and a village watch of 1069. Pálámkottá (Palamatlah, Páliívam-kottai).—Town in Tinnevelli tílnk, Tinnevelli District, Madras Presidency; head-quarters of the Collector, and a municipality, with church, jail, telegraph and post offices ; situated in lat. 8° 42' 30" X., and long. 77° 46' 40" E., 2} miles east of Tinnerelli, and i mile from the Támbraparni river. Population (1871) 17,885; and (1981) 17,964, namely, 8764 males and 9200 females; number of houses (1881) 3720, of which 3049 were occupied. In 1881 Hindus numbered 15,098; Muhammadans, 865; and Christians, 2001. The fort is now dismantled and the garrison removed. Pálamkotti is considered healthy. Income of municipality from taxation in 1883-84, £1246; incidence of municipal taxation, 11d. per head of population. The South Indian Railway opened a station near Pálámkottá in 1874. Most of the civil officers of Tinnevelli District reside at Pálámkotta. Anglo-vernacular school, and a school for boys under the care of the Church Mission Society ; also a boarding-school for poor Christian boys and girls, and a training-school for Christian girls. Pálampur. - Town in Kángra District, Punjab, situated in lat. 32° 7 'N., and long. 76° 35' E., on the outer slope of the Dháola Dhar. Important as the centre of the rising tea plantations of the Palam valley. Government established a fair here in 1868, for the purpose of encouraging trade with Central Asia; it was at one time frequented by large numbers of Varkandís, who brought with them silk, charas, pashm wool, carpets, and ponies for sale. The fair was held annually for a number of years; but the attendance of Yarkandi traders dropped off, till in 1879 the fair had dwindled down to a merely local gathering, and was then abolished. Palani (Pulney).—Town and Hills in Madúra District, Madras Presidency: -See PALNI. Pálanpur Agency, The.- collection of Native States in the Bombay Presidency, under the political superintendence of the Bombay Government. Situated between 23° 25' and 24° 41' n. lat., and 71° 16' and 72° 46' E. long. Area, 8000 square miles. Population (1881) 576,478. Palanpur Agency is situated in the extreme north of Bombay