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296 LAH Of the population 1,753 are Muhammadans, and 1,560 are Hindus. The bazar sales amount to Rs. 24,443, The place was formerly in the possession of Kaiqubádi Moslems, but since the time of Akbar Shah, the ancestors of the present holder have held the place. LÄHARPUR Pargana* -Tahsil SUTAPOR— District SITAPUR.--Pargana Láharpur is 22 miles in length and 14 at its greatest breadth ; its superficial area is 191 square miles, of which 133 are cultivated, and it contains 165 demarcated villages. It is bounded on the north by zila Kheri, on the east and south by parganas Biswan and Tambaur, and on the west by parganas Hargám and Khairabad, from which latter the little stream known as the Gon divides it. The soil for the most part is a fine dumat in the southern half of the pargana, which is separated from the northern half by a ridge of land from 10 to 30 feet in height, and running from the north-west to the south- east. The lands north of this are known as tarái lands, and are of that stiff soil called matiár, which in some parts is excessively wet and greasy, and in others dries into rock-like clods, upon which none of the ordinary implements of cultivation are able to make much effect, and which do not crumble even under the foot of an elephant. This tarái land does not require irrigation, for water is found at 4 or 5 feet from the surface. In other parts it is not found often until 32 feet in depth have been dug, The area of the pargana in acres is 122,730, which are thus classified :- .. . Cultivated Cult2cable Acres, 85,179 19,438 104 617 málguzari. Mukt Barron 976 17,137 18,013 unasgessed. 140 4 4. PO. and the revenue deinand falls thus : Rs. 8. p. On cultivated land t 6 9 On málguzari 1 1 10 On total area 0 15 2 The population appears from the census of 1869 to be. Hindus, agricultural 97,929 non-agricultural 27,615 07 . Muselmans, agricultural non-agricultaral 65,544 Total Hindus. 3,649 15,587 » 19,186 Totai Musalmans. Grand Total 84,730 living in 15,978 houses, By Mr, ML, Forras, B.A., C., Assistant Comnissioner,