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 BIHIYA—BIJAIGARH.

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Population (i88i) 1656, principally Hindus; residing Noted for the excellence of its ironwork.

Sitapur town. in

217 houses.

—

{Beehea). Village in Shahabad District, Bengal. A large on the East Indian Railway, with considerable local trade; 14 miles from Arrah, and 382 from Calcutta. Bihiya. A branch canal of the Son irrigation system, branching from the twenty-seventh mile-post of the Arrah Canal, and extending to a small watercourse connected with the Ganges, near Bihiya village, a

Bihiya

station

—

distance of 30^^ miles.

has 7 distributar)- channels, which again have all directions to convey the water over

It

small cuts or trenches leading in

the

fields.

Bihora.

— Petty State of Rewa

square mile

Kantha,

Bombay

Area,

Presidency.

estimated revenue (1882) ^^150, of which ^^5 as tribute to the Gaekwar of Baroda. The chief has the

Thakur.

is

paid

title

of

—

ToAvn in Bilsi tahsil, Budaun District, NorthBihta Gosain. Western Provinces, situated at the intersection of the roads from Bilsi to Islamnagar, and from Sahaswan to Bisauli. A small sum is raised by means of a house-tax, under the provisions of Act xx. of Bihta Gosain was the 1856, for police and conservancy purposes. first village of the District to suffer from disturbances on the outbreak of the Mutiny in May 1857. Bija.

— One of the Simla Hill

Punjab Government. square miles;

population

villages;

33

States, in political

connection with the

Lat. (centre) 30° 56' x., long. 77°

(1881)

2' e.

1158,

area,



namely,

4

771

The chief or Thakur Hindus, 363 Sikhs, and 24 Muhammadans. holds his lands under a satiad in the usual terms, being confirmed in all

his

rights

on condition of paying

tribute to defray the expenses

of British protection, promoting the welfare of the

rdyats

and maintaining the security of the named Udai Chand, of Rajput caste.

cultivation of the land,

present

Thakur

is

ment.
 * ^io a year as compensation

Revenue of the

for lands required

State,

militar)’

and the

roads.

He

The

receives

for Kasauli canton-

and

police,

20 men.

Tribute paid to the British Government,

Bijagarh.

— Ruined

hill-fort

among

the Satpura

hills,

in

ancient

Lat 21° 36' N., long. 75° of Holkar, known as Bijagarh, has taken With the exception of the small district

times the capital of the province of Nimar.

The modem district name from this fortress.

30' E. its

of Barwani,

the

Southern Nimar. only £^000.

Bijaigarh.

Circar of Bijagarh comprises

nearly the whole of

yielded a revenue of

000, but in 1820

In 1796

— Ruined

it

fort

in

Mirzapur

Provinces.

Lat. 24° 34' 38" x., long. 83°

summit

wooded

of a

North-Western Perched on the and 50 (Soane), Son

District,

13' 35" e.

height, 9 miles north of river