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and head-quarters of Bhognipur fa/isil, situated on the Kalpi road, 41 miles from Cawnpur town. Area, 21 acres; population (1881) 1021. The village contains, besides the usual tahsili courts and offices, a firstclass police station, imperial post-office, and an encamping ground. It is said to have been founded some three hundred years ago by one Bhogchand, a Kayasth by caste, whose descendants are still proprietors. To him also is ascribed a large tank, known as Bhog Sagar, the water of which is used for irrigation. Bhogrdi. Embankment at the mouth of the Subarnarekha river in Balasor District, Bengal; completed in 1870. An embankment was constructed here by the Mardthas, and afterwards replaced by another built by the British Government. Both of these were constructed too dose to the river to allow the free escape of the waters in time of flood, The present embankment and they were consequently destroyed.

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runs farther back, so as to give sufficient waterway.

Bhoika. Presidency

— Petty

of Jhalawar

Estate

District,

Kathiawar,

Bombay

consisting of 3 villages, with i independent tribute-payer. Estimated revenue, ^1366 ; total tribute, ;^203, i8s., of which is



paid to the British Government, and ;^2 7, 18s. to the Nawab of A payment of ^9, 8s. is in addition made as Sukri on

Junagarh.

account of Ahmadabad.

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Bhoja-kheri. A guaranteed Thakurate of Indore State, under the Indore Agency, Central India. Bhojawaddar. Petty Estate of Gohelwar District, in Kathiawar, Bombay Presidency consisting of i village, with 2 independent tributepayers. of which ^41 Estimated revenue, ;^5oo; total tribute, is paid to the Gaekwar, and pCi4 to the Nawdb of Junagarh.

Bhojpur.

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in

Moradabad

28° 57' N., long. 78° 52'

District,

North-Western Provinces.

64 acres; population (1881) Distant from 4488, namely, Musalmans, 3396; and Hindus, 1092. Moradabad 8 miles north from the Dhela river i mile east. Agricultural centre, of no commercial importance. Bhojpur. Town in Shahabdd District, Bengal. Lat. 25° 35' 8" n., long. 84° 9' 48" E. Population (1881) 9278, namely, Hindus, 7616; and Muhammadans, 1662. Area of town site, 1114 acres. Bhombadi. Township and revenue circle in Taung-ngu District, British Burma. See Bhummaw.adi. Bhomoraguri {Bhamrdgiiri ). Forest reserve in Darrang District, Estimated area, 3867 acres. Assam, 3 miles from Tezpur town. Bounded north and west by the hill of the same name. Bhongaon. South-eastern tahs'il of Mainpuri District, North-Western Provinces traversed by the rivers Arind and Isan, between which runs A section of the Mainpuri the Cawnpur branch of the Ganges Canal. division of the Lower Ganges Canal also passes through the iahsU. Lat.

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