18 Memorandum on Shikarpore, in Upper Sindh. [No. 109. 



There are eight gates. The suburbs of Shikarpore are very extensive 

 and a great portion of the population calculated as 

 belonging to the city reside outside, particularly the 

 Mahomedans and labouring classes. With the exception of one toler- 

 able Musjied on the southern side, Shikarpore possesses no building of 

 importance. 



By a census taken with considerable case during the preceding 

 month, the following is a return of the inhabitants of this city, including 

 the suburbs : — 



Hindoos. 



Males, 9,494 ) 18,913 souls. Houses 3,686. 

 Females, 9,419 J 



Males, 4,556, 

 Females, 4,091 

 In detail thus :- 



Mahomedans. 



8,647 souls. Houses 1,806 



-Hindoos divided according to professions — 



Hindoos. Grain sellers, 

 Confectioners, 

 Cotton sellers, 

 Soucars, 

 Shroffs, 



Cloth merchants, 

 Goldsmiths, 

 Dealers in Drugs, 



Metal, 



_ Silk, 



Enamel, ... 



Perfumes, ... 



Vegetable and Milk sellers, 

 Dealers in dry fruit, ... 

 Do. salt and sundries, 

 Ivory turners, 



Total Hindoo Shops, 923* 



64 

 56 

 12 

 35 

 66 

 65 

 94 

 32 

 17 



37 

 19 

 11 

 46 

 67 

 249 

 3 



* The remainder of the Hindoos are composed of Brahmins, and those who are not 

 shopkeepers. 



