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TABLE III. 



Catalogue of the principal Castes and Trades of the City of Benares, as ascertained from, 

 the Choudris, or principal men of each Caste, or where such source ivas not available, from 

 actual investigation. 



Hindus. 



Brahmans. 



PANCH DRAVIR. 



Maharasb.tr, Dravir, 



Tylang, 

 Chitpaur, 

 Yujurbedi, . . 

 Raghurbedi,. . 

 Sanwai, 

 Kan no, 

 Prabhu, 

 Kanhare, 

 Karhare, 

 Abhir, . . 



Nagar, 



Udlcb, 



Number 



Bisban Nagari, 

 Barnagari, . . 

 Ahmedabadi, 

 Sathodara, . . 

 Sipahi, 

 Prisbnora, . . 

 Chitrora, 



300 



500 



3300 



5000 



755 



25 

 471 



20 

 400 

 475 



65 



11311 



250 

 500 

 315 

 20 

 70 

 51 

 25 



M6r, Bhar Bedi, . . 



Chatur bedi,. . 

 Agyaraksbana, 

 Dbinouja, . . 

 Chacher bedi Dbi- 

 nouja, . . 

 . Talujina, 

 Raychandrjina, 

 Patni Cbatur bedi,. 

 Puchhana, . . 

 Gulakhna, . . 

 Lorlia Bhantana, . 



Sahsr, .... 



Tolakia, 



Bagria, .... 

 Kbam Bbacti, 

 Anlcr bedi, . . 

 Mathabi, .... 

 Surati, .... 

 Modaru Surati, 



1231 



71 



175 



17 



61 



33 

 13 

 17 



27 



37 



100 



16 



567 



700 

 125 

 80 

 72 

 100 

 23 

 23 

 23 



1146 



On wbose authority. 



Profession or occupation. 



Ch,hanuji, 



ditto, 

 Bal Dikshit, 

 Ragunath Pant, 

 Mor Bhat Kotwal, 

 Appaji, 

 No Bbat, 

 Trimbak Rao, 

 Ch,hanuji, 



ditto, 

 Ratanji and enquiry, 



Natbo Ram, 



ditto, 



ditto, 

 Ganesh Ram, 

 Keswar Ram, 

 Ratanji, 



ditto, 



Ratanji, 

 Badri Sbanka, 

 Ratanji and enquiry, 

 ditto, 



ditto, 

 ditto, 

 ditto, 

 ditto, 

 ditto, 

 ditto, 

 ditto, 



Enquiry, 



Baluji Rugunatbji, 



Ratanji, 



ditto, 



ditto, 



ditto, 



ditto, 



ditto, 



Pandits — Recluses, or Kashi- 

 y bashi — and a few are Mer- 

 chants. 



! 



Capitalists, lending money and 

 jewels on interest. 



Servants. 



Fire-worshippers — Recluses — 

 perform the duty of puja 

 daily at temples, on stipend, 

 for individuals. 



Some few Pandits, and Khy- 

 rati, or living on charity. 



From the Doab. 



