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BAJ?A BANKI.

each; number of houses per square mile, io6. religion, the population is returned as

ing to

accord-

Cla'^sified

follows

Hindus,



855,164; Muhammadans, 170,556; Sikhs, 28; Christians, 78; Jains, Among high-caste Hindus, Brahmans were returned at 86,219,

962.

Rajputs caste (the

and Kayasths

at 40,443,

at

13,384.

The Baniyas

or trading

numbered 15,015. Of other castes the principal are the Kurmi's most numerous caste in the District), 147,546; Ahi'rs, 121,068;

Basis,

Chamars, 64,598;

98,770;

Kachhi's, 22,243; Kahars, 20,944

Lodhi's,

30,890;

Koris,

25,683;

Gadarias, 17,849; Bhurji's, 15,904; Dhobi's, 12,521; and Teh's, 10,229.

13,262; Lonias, 13,041; Muhammadans, 165,276 are returned as belonging to the Sunni', and 5280 to the Shia sect. Of the Christians, 20 are returned as Europeans, 40 as Eurasians, and 18 as Natives. More than Nais,

Of

the

nine-tenths

(94'8

per

of

cent.)

towns have more than

5000

Only 6 is rural. These are N.wvabg.anj

population

the

inhabitants.

Zaidpur (9181), Fatehpur (7754), Ra.mand Daryaead (5538). Of the 2061 villages and towns, (5376), 612 contain less than 200 inhabitants; 781 from 200 to 500; 475 from 500 to 1000; 149 from 1000 to 2000; 24 from 2000 to 3000; 14 from 3000 to 5000; 4 from 5000 to 10,000; and 2 from 10,000 to 15,000. As regards occupation, the Census Report classifies the male popula(13,933), RUD.A.ULI (11,394),

NAGAR

tion into the following six groups

and

military officers, all

sions, etc.,

8685 2512;

carriers,

(2)



(3)

gardeners,

(i)

Professional, including civil

officials,

and the learned

profes-

domestic servants, inn and lodging-house keepers,

commercial

6582

etc.,

Government



258,428;

(4)

(5)

including

class,

merchants,

traders,

and pastoral class, including manufacturing and industrial class, 52,481; agricultural

and non-productive (including 15,577 general labourers, persons of rank and property not returned under any occupation, 39 and 179,277 unspecified, principally male children), 194,893. Agriculture Out of a total area of 1768 square miles in i88i, 1123 are returned as under cultivation, 343 as cultivable, and 302 as uncultivable waste. The staple crops are wheat and rice, which occupy nearly half the cultivated area. The area under the different Rice, 132,820 acres; wheat, 190,613 crops in 1880-81 is thus returned (6) indefinite

.

—



other food grains, 373,601



oil-seeds,

2134; sugar-cane, 12,507



opium,

9857; indigo, 26; fibres, 54; tobacco, 983; vegetables, 4480. Poppy been greatly stimulated of late years, the area under

cultivation has

that crop having risen from 2681 acres in 1868, to 9857 acres in 1881. The out-turn of opium in 1882 was 2098 maunds, or 1536 cwts. ; the

paid for

it

amounting

to

price ser,

by Government to the producer, namely,
 * j{j2

8,ooo.

The

sugar-cane, peas, lentils, and melons. or eight waterings.

los. the

commonly irrigated are wheat, Cane and melons receive seven

crops