VINDARTIAV-NAVDGAOV. 189 Nandarthán (or Nagardhán).- Decayed town in Nagpur District, Central Provinces; situated in lat. 21° 21' N., and long. 79° 21' E., 4.} miles from Rámtck, just off the old Kámthí (Kamptec) road. Population (1881) 2614, namely, Hindus, 2135 ; Kabirpanthis, 255; Muhammadans, 122 ; Jains, 46; and aboriginal religions, 56. Formerly a cavalry station of the Nagpur Rájás. Outside the old castle, an action was fought when the British besieged Nagpur in December 1817. The school is well attended. Nan-daw.Small pagoda in Sandoway District, Arakan Division, Lower Burma; situated on a hill about half a mile north of Sandoway town, and said to have been built by Min Bra in 763 A.D. (two years later than the neighbouring An-daw), to contain a rib of Gautama. Festivals held here in March, June, and October. Nander.—Town in the Nizam's Dominions, Haidarábád (Deccan). - See NANDAIR. Nandgad.-Town in Belgaum District, Bombay Presidency: -See NANDIGAD. Nandgaon.-Sub-division of Násik District, Bombay Presidency. Area, 437 square miles, containing 88 villages. Population (1881) 30,399, namely, 15,535 males and 14,864 females, occupying 5664 houses. Hindus numbered 25,884; Muhammadans, 1794 ; and others,' 2721. Land revenue (1882), £3386. The Sub-division, situated in the south-east corner of the District, is bounded on the north by Malegaon Sub-division; on the east by Khándesh District and Nizam's territory, on the south by Yeola ; and on the west by Chándor Sub-division. The north and west are rich and level, but the south and east are furrowed by ravines and deep stream beds. The eastern half is thickly covered with anjan trees (Hardwickia binata, Roxb.); the western half is open, with a sparse growth of bushes. Climate dry and healthy. Water - supply abundant, the chief rivers being the Pánjan and the Maniád. The north-eastern line of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway runs through the Subdivision. In 1880-81 there were 3564 holdings, with an average area of 32 acres, and an average rental of £1, 19s. 3d.; incidence of land-tax, about 45. 7.d. per head of the whole population. In 1980-81, of 107,761 acres held for tillage, 13,002 were fallow or under grass. Of the remaining 94,759 acres, 96 were twice cropped. Of 94,855 acres, the area under actual cultivation, grain crops occupied 78,458 acres (59,555 under bájra, Pennisetum typhoideum, Rich.); pulses occupied 4507 acres; oil-seeds, 7390 acres ; fibres, 3989 acres under cotton); and miscellaneous crops, 511 acres. In 1884 the Sub-division contained 2 criminal courts; i police circle (tháná); 34 regular policemen ; 125 village watchmen. Nándgaon. — The chief town of Nándgaon Sub-division, Násik
