ISO On the Statistics of Dukhun. [Ja^t. 



covered with bas-reliefs ; indeed, with fresco paintings also, illustrative 

 of the arts and social relations of life, like the paintings on the tombs of 

 the Egyptian kings. 



Dharwar CoHe^torate. — Agreeably to information obtained from the 

 Revenue Survey Department, that part of the southern Mahratta coun- 

 try, bounded on the north by the Kolapoor territory and the Kristna 

 river, on the east by the Nizam's dominions, on the south by Mysore 

 and the Toombooclra river, and on the west by Soonda and the Syhadree 

 Gh^ts, comprises an area of 11,747 square miles, namely, 



Square Miles. 



British possessions 8378*439 



Do. Manowlee Talook, from the Kolapoor territory 390-474 



Sawanoor Jagheer 74-75(> 



Saw'untwaree territory 188*934 



Nizam's territory 47'930 



Gudjundurghur jagheer „ 69*344 



Putvvurdun and other jagheers 2597-167 



Total 11747-038 



The Talooks of Cheekooree, 354 square miles, and Munowlee, 390 

 square miles, have been added to Dharwar, so that the area of the cot- 

 lectorate now amounts to 9122-913 square miles; but 39 per cent, of this 

 consists of w^ood -and jungle, and uncultivated lands, and 61 per cent, 

 appears upon the returns as cultivated. 



Dharwar is divided into 22 Talooks and 137 Turrufs, Makls, Summuf.^, 

 or Khiryats, independently of the subdivisions of the Talooks of Chee- 

 kooree and Munowlee. The Talook of Dharwar has 136 towns and vil- 

 lages, Meesreekoht 133, Purusghur 59, Nowlgoond 43, Hoongoond 170^ 

 Dumbul96, Bunkapoor 115, Nuwee Hooblee 97, Ranee Beednoor 139, 

 Kettoor 81, Sumpgaon 70, Beereeh 135, Rhone 77, Bagulkoht 141, Han- 

 gull 173, GoottuU 123, Badamee 148, Padshapoor 202, Kohr 182, Talooks 

 of Cheekooree, and Munowlee 225. To the above are to be added 189 

 villages, 47 of which sent in poppulation returns, although their names 

 were not in the government list ; 108 were not included because they 

 were Jagheer or Eenam villages ; and 34 were depopulated and over- 

 looked. The total number of villages in the collectorate amounted to 

 2734 ; of this number 2491 were populated, and 243 were deserted. Of 

 the above, 189-' British villages sent in returns, 225 did not send returns ; 

 155 were deserted, but their lands were under cultivation by neighbour- 

 ing villagers 5 230 alienated villages sent in returns, 137 alienated vil- 



