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 — BHANGHA—BHARDA GARH. Bengal; situated on the Bhangar Canal.

369

22° 31' n., long. 88°

Lat.

Large market frequented by boatmen, and the scene of an

39' E.

Muhammadan fair. Bhangha. Town in Bahraich

annual

—

Oudh

District,

20 miles north-east



of Bahraich, and 7 north-west of Bhinga. Prettily situated in the rich dodb between the Rapti and Bhakla rivers, in the midst of mango

Government

2864.

including surrounding

Population (1881) 314, or

groves.

Bhangoda.

hamlets,

school.

— One of the vmttds of the

Bissemkatak Estate, Vizaga-

patam District, Madras Presidency; consisting of 32 villages, inhabited by Khonds. Formerly proscribed by the officers of the Meriah Agency as addicted to human sacrifice. See Bissemkatak. Bhdnpur. Estate or zam'mddn in Burha tahsil, Balaghat District, Central Provinces. Area, 208 square miles, of which only about 5 are under cultivation; number of villages, 40; occupied houses, 1295; total population (1881) 6518, namely, 3319 males and 3199 females;

—

average density of population, 3i‘3 per square mile.

—

Bhdnpura. Town and pargand of Indore State, under the Western Malwa Agency of Central India. The town is situated on the Rewa at the base of a ridge of hills

river,

30"

24° 30' 45" n., long. 75° 47'

(lat.

on the route from Ni'mach (Neemuch) to Kotah, 60 miles east of former, 60 miles south of latter; elevation above sea, 1344 feet; estimated population, 13,400, and about 3300 houses. The town is surrounded by a wall, and has an unfinished stone fort and fine palace, commenced by Jaswant Rao Holkar, of whom there is a fine marble statue in the palace, and on the walls and gateway are several figures of animals of various kinds. The town also contains a E.)

beautiful

mausoleum

Jeswant

Rao Holkar, who

(chhattri) of white

died in

marble

camp

at

built over the ashes of

Bhanpura on the 20th

October 18 ii.

Bhanrer.

— Hill

range in Jabalpur (Jubbulpore) District, Central

9' and 24° 17' n. lat., and between 79° 25' and forming the south-eastern face of the Vindhya Starting opposite Sankalghfit, on the Narbada (Nerbudda)

Provinces, lying between 23°

and 80° hill

46' E. long.,

system.

it runs in a north-easterly direction for 120 bounding the Maihir valley. Highest peak, Kalumbe or Kalumar, 2544 feet above sea level. Bhanwdd {Bhanwdr). Town in Halar District, Kathiawar, Bombay Presidency. Population (1881) 4562, namely, 2792 Hindus, 1451 Muhammadans, and 319 Jains. Bharawan. T^own in Hardoi District, Oudh 14 miles north-east of Sandila. Population (1881) 3272, chiefly Brahmans, living in 555

in

Narsinghpur

miles



its

District,

last section

—

—

houses.

Village school.

Bhardagarh. VOL.



II.

— Estate or zaminddri

in

Chhindwara

District, Central 2

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