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MOH MUH 517 kine sarse, and outside is an encamping ground for the troops. Two Government schools are established, one at the ganj and one in the village; and attendance of pupils is 90. The ganj bears a clear and prosperous appearance, and is approached on either side by two fine archways. Close to the entrance the rája has built an imposing shiwala to Mahadeo, and has had influence enough to establish the Jalbehár festival, which is held in the month of Bhadon. There are other small Hindu temples to Debi and Mahadeo in the village, and to a deified hero called Káre Bir (the black hero), worshipped by the Janwárs. MOHI—Pargana MAURÁNWÁN--Tahsil PURWA-District Unao-_-Lies fifteen miles south-east of its tahsil Purwa, and thirty-five from the sadr station (Unao) in the same direction. There is no large town or river near this village, por is there any road. About 500 years ago one Man Singh, Chhattri, came from the west and peopled this village. Kánh Singh, a descendant of Mán Singh's, was a noted man here. Hindus and Muham- madans live together peaceably. There is a school, with 21 pupils, lately established. The soil is loam. No jungle near; climate and water good. Population Hindus Muhammadsns 4,995 Temples two, both to Mahadeo. There are 946 mud-walled houses, 26260 north, Longitude MUHAMDI Pargana,Tahsil MUHAMDI--District KHERI--This përgana contains 136 villages, and covers 116 square miles. It has natural bound- daries on the west and south. The Gumti on the west separates it from Magdapur and Atwa Piparia, and a tributary of the same river on the south divides it from Pasgawan. Along the bank of the Gumti the land is high and sandy for about half a mile; it then rather suddenly sinks into a loamy flat of high fertility and fair cultivation. The wells in this part generally bear the use of the bucket without tumbling in ; water is from 12 to 20 feet from the surface. Fine crops of sugarcane and cereals are produced. The population is 49,016, which gives an average of 422 to the square mile; this mass is constituted as follows: 4,802 193 Total 30 Latitude . 1802' east, 1 13 Caste or sect. Musalman, Brahmaan, Chattri, Kấyath. Others, Perecntage 17.3 14 78.1 .. No cultivating caste existe in unusual numbers, 60