542 PALASBIHAR-PALGHAT. Palásbihár.—Petty State in the Dang country, Khándesh District, Bombay Presidency.—See DANG STATES. Palasgáon. - Zamindari estate in Sakoli tahsil, Bhandará District, Central Provinces ; situated in a wild and hilly country, 7 miles east of Nawágáon Lake. Area, 71 square miles, of which only 2 square miles are returned as under cultivation. The forests yield valuable timber, and contain herds of wild buffaloes and bison. Number of villages, 10, with 228 houses, and a population (1881) of 1296. Palásgarh.-Zamindári estate in Warorá tahsil, Chándá District, Central Provinces; situated 20 miles north-north-east of IVairágarh, and comprising 85 villages, spread over an area of 262 square miles. Population (1881) 9430. The country is hilly. The Maráthás occupied the fort after the capture of Chánda. This chiefship, formerly held by a Gond prince of the Wairágarh family, nor belongs to a Ráj Gond of the Sáigam section. Palasni. — Petty State in the Sankhera Nehwás tract of Rewa Kántha, Bombay Presidency. Area, 12 square miles; number of villages, 14; estiinated revenue, £475; tribute of £213, 2s. is paid to the Gáekvár of Baroda. A fairly rich estate. Palaveram.—Town in Chengalpat District, Jadras Presidency.-- See PALLAVARAM. Pa-law,--Village in Mergui District, Tenasserim Division, Lower Burma; situated in lat. 12° 51' 4" V., and long. 98° 42' 40" E., on the left bank of the Pa-law stream, and 40 miles north of Vergui town. Population (1877) 1481, and (1881) 973. Pa-law stands in the centre of a large rice - producing country, and has a considerable trade. Paldeo.- Petty State in Bundelkhand under the political superintendence of the Central India Agency. Area, 28 square miles. Population (1881) 8824. Hindus number 8645; Muhammadans, 147; and aboriginal tribes, 32. Estimated revenue, £2000. Paldeo is one of the Kálinjar Chaubes, that is, one of the shares in the district of Kálinjar belonging to a member of the Chaube family. The lands belonging to the family were partitioned in 1812. The present chief is named Anrúdh Singh. A military force is kept up of about 250 infantry. The capital of the State is situated in lat. 25° 6' N., and long. 80° 50' E., and contained in 1881 a population of 1087 persons. Pálghát. - Túluk or Sub-division of Malabar District, Madras Presidency. Area, 613 square miles. Population (1881) 342,454, namely, males 165,311, and females 177,143, dwelling in i town and 56 parishes or amshams, containing 60,351 houses. Hindus number 306,662; Muliammadans, 32,330; and Christians, 3 462. The tiluk
