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would provide famine relief work for the south-western 

 portion of the Orai tahsil with headquarters at Kotra, 

 and, being only four miles from the Kotra-Orai road, 

 would be a remunerative block. 



Block IX. Tikar Block. 



Situation. The block selected is situated on the left bank of 

 the Betwa river in the Orai tahsil of the Jalaun district, 

 about eight miles from Orai. 



Area. The block includes land from three villages as 

 follows : 



Acres. Acres. 



Rampura ... SOO Dhanupura (deserted) ... 500 



Tikar ... ... 2,000 Airi - ... ... 300 



Bindhauli ... 1,200 



Total area ... 4,300 



Ownership. Four villages are owned by a small number of 

 pattidars, chiefly Lodhis and Brahmans, the remaining 

 one by a resident of Kisaulia. 



Reasons for selection. The chief reason for the selection of 

 this block is that the 13-annas proprietor of Tikar village 

 has expressed his willingness that Government should 

 take over part of his ravines on the Etawah system, 

 while there is a further large area in the deserted village. 

 The 1,200 acres included from the Bindauli village is 

 only about a quarter of the whole of this village's tract 

 of ravines. Of the remaining villages one consists of 

 one house only. The block is within a mile of the 

 Hamirpur branch of the Betwa canal and would provide 

 famine relief work for the southern portion of the Orai 

 tahsil with headquarters at Air Khas. Being situated 

 BO close to Orai it would be a remunerative block. 



Block X. Kalpi Block. 



Situation. This block is situated between the existing Kalpi 



Babul Eeserve and the river. 

 Area. The block includes land from three villages as 



follows . 



Dhaman ... 1,500 acres Hamidpur ... 200 acres. 



Rar ... 300 



Total area... 2,000 



Ownership. Twelve annas share of the village of Dhaman is 

 held by four Ahir pattidars ; the balance of the village 

 and the whole of the two smaller villages are held by 

 Brahmans of Kalpi. 



