Mr. Glyn on the various Classes of Population in Bareilly. 477 



Trade, &c. 



Mewatis, Watchmen, Run- 



■ ners (a Mahomedan 



tribe) 



Basatis, Cloth, Silk, and 

 fine Carpet-dealers (Ma 

 homedans) 



Number of Houses, 

 Shops, &c. 



Tawaifs, Courtesans (Ma- 

 homedans) 



Khanag'is, a superior sort 

 of Courtesans (Mahome 

 dans) 



Ramjanis, Courtesans 

 (Hindus) 



Mukhannas, Eunuchs 

 (Mahomedan) 



Zaniina, Eunuchs (Maho- 

 medans) 



V 14 Houses. 



) 48 Houses. I 

 j 39 Shops. / 



} 



125 Houses. 



14 Houses. 



18 Houses. 

 1 House. 



Rangrez, Dyers (Mahome- 

 dans) 



Cot-makers (Hindus) 



Tailors 



Washermen 



( 5 Houses. 



\ 44 Shops. ■) 

 J 18 Houses. / 



26 Houses. 



f Houses 177 J ,„„^ 

 j Shops (ii '""*( 

 (. 173 Ma. lOHin.i 



( 101 Hindus. \ 

 ) 92 Mahom. ( 



( 193 Houses. ) 



Average 



Earnings per 



Month. 



Rupees. 



3 to 4 



5 to 8 



4 to 100* 

 10 to 150 



4 toSOf 



5 to 6 



5 to 6 

 4 to 10 



4 to 5 

 4 to 7 

 4 to 10 



Ilemarks. 



^Thieving is hereditary in this tribe; 

 ) and according to the old pro- 

 \ verb they make the best watch- 

 ( men 



^Classes of this description are 

 ) much under the control of the 

 \ Police, who have the means of 

 ( ascertaining their earnings. 



Most of these are kept mistresses. 



' They gain their livelihood by 

 , singing. 



/They gain their livelihood by 

 \ singing.J 



' Cots or plain couches, made of wood 

 plain or varnished, and bamboo 

 or cotton string bedding, are used 

 to sleep on by both the middling 

 and higher classes ; the common 

 people sleep on the ground. 



* At Lucknow, the court of a Mahomedan prince, women of this description often earn above 

 1,000 ru|>ees (£100) per mensem. Since the fall of Mahomedan power in these provinces, the gains of 

 this class have greatly diminished. 



t The smaller number of Hindu in proportion to Mahomedan courtesans, is a proof of the greater 

 libertinism of the latter class, as far as regards the population of this town. 



Amount of Mahomedan Population 25,585 1 Amount of Hindu Population 40,g05 



Houses of Mahomedan Courtesans 139 | Houses of Hindu Courtesans ' jg 



t That there are two classes of eunuchs is owing to there being two different modes of emasculation. 



