348 On the Population of Ben ^(d. 



Reserved Square miles 

 Distiicts. as nearly according to Revenue of 



Waste. Reniiek >794. 



perah woodsj the last nearly 



v.aste - - 5,250 



Dacca, - . _ 



Dinagopore 



Kishenagur (Nuddea) - 



Midnapfire 



Purneah - _ _ 



Rajemahl and Boglepore ; 

 (Curruckpore and CuiTuck- 

 dee,) nearly waste - 5,453 



Rajeshahy - _ _ 



Silhet 



Sarun and Bettya 



Tirhoot and Haj)-pore 



Balia Proper, Rotas, and Sha- 

 habad _ _ _ 



Bard wan - _ _ 



Pachete, Chuta, Nagpoor, 



Palamow, and Raingliur 16,732 5,000 l,6l,2l6 



Sunderbunds, Cooch-Bfliar, 

 and Rangamatty ; nearly 

 \vaste_ - '- - 10,114 



Districts the distribution of 

 whose arcs), is not ascer- 

 tained, including the pro- 

 ductive districts of 24 pcr- 

 gunnahs, Iloogly, town 

 of Calcutta, and Mur- 

 fchcdabad - - 12.921 Hi, 66,670 



Total - 37,549 149,217 2,75,59,000 



The cultivated tracts in the districts reserved as nearly 

 waste, are fully compensated by the waste tracts in districts 

 stated as well cultivated ; hence the argument, on which a.' 

 fourth of the area has been excluded as waste. Tlic avernge 

 of revenue on the whole area is current rupees 181 per square 

 niile ; on three-fourths of the area well cultivated it is 246 

 per square mile. The revenue of most districts compared 

 to their area fa'Is between those limits. No ascertainments 

 have been admitted in the preceding computation, but those 

 obtained within the districts marked, where the revenue is . 

 neaily 200 current rupees per square niilej vvhich circum- 

 stance 



