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now stand, were constructed in 1733 by Badan Singh. The town is named after Bharat, a legendary^ character of great fame in Hindu mythology, and

considered to be under the tutelary influence of worshipped here under the name of Bihari. The fortress has played a prominent part in the history of the State an account of the sieges by Lord Lake in 1805, and Lord Combermere in 1827, will be found in the article on Bhartpur State

who

Krishna,

{j)ide

is

is

The town

supra).

and a

staging bungalow,

kind of chauri

is

contains a large hospital, a school, a

The

post-office.

art of

making a

is

a

town

in the

kept a profound secret.

The

entirely confined to a few families of the

employ of the Darbar, and the process

jail,

particular

and handsomely ornamented. The secret is the process by which the tail is made ; it is composed of long, straight, round fibres of either ivory or sandal-wood, which in good chauris are almost as fine as ordinary handles of these chauris are of sandal- wood, ivory,

horse hair.

A

considerable

Bhanidpura.

fair is

silver,

held here annually.

— Petty State or guaranteed Thakurate

Bhil (Bheel) Agency, in Central India.

The

per annum.

chief,

of the Deputy

who

is

a Bhumia,

annually to the Dhar State

holds 3 villages, for which he pays besides the village of Kann'pura, in petuity, paying

etc.,

Mandu, which he holds in perRevenue about ^^300. Population

71,724.

Bhasmang’i. with

— Hill

fortifications,

in

and

Tumkur

Mysore State. Crowned summit a temple of

District,

on

containing

its

Bhasmangeswara. It possesses a perennial supply of water. A few of the wild tribe of Bedars live half-way up, and cultivate the fields below. Lat. 13° 44'

long. 77“

—-Village

6' E.

Chanda District, Central Provinces, situated 26 miles north-west of Bhandak town, and supposed to have formed Bhatala.

in

On a hill near the village are the of the ancient Bhadravati. remains of a fine ancient temple, in good preservation ; the whole hill ])art

bears traces of having been fortified, while at the foot are several tanks.

Close by

is

a quariy- of excellent free-stone.

Bhatgaon. District,

—Zammddri or estate

in the

Seonarayan

iahs'tl,

Central Provinces; lying south of the Mahanadi.

39' 30" N., long 82° 51' E.



area,

Bilaspur Lat. 21°

62 square miles, of which about

17 are cultivated and about 19 cultivable; number of villages, 44; occupied houses, 2561; population (1881) 9892, namely, 4913 males

and 4979 females average density of population, 159 per square The zaminddr is a Bija by caste.

Bhatgaon. Provinces.

— Village in Seonarayan

tahsil,

Bilaspur District, Central

Population (1881) 2157, namely, Hindus, 1968; Kabi'r-

no; Muhammadans, 62; aboriginal tribes, BMtgaon.— Town in Purniah District, Bengal

panthi's,

mile.

17.

Population (1881)