1839] 



On the Statistics of DuJchun, 



421 



of Pooua and Ahmednuggur also. In Khandesb in 1S26, there were 

 S2,697 beegahs* of gar den-land, being i:'"36 per cent, of the w bole cul- 

 tivated land, the garden-land in Uliarwar not amounting to one-half per 

 cent. In the Nuggur and poona collectorates, in the towns of Kunnal- 

 leh, Kurjut, Angnr, and Ravvgaon, the proportion of garden to field-land 

 in cultivation was 5'45 per cent. only. But, under all cireuuKStances, 

 the villages of Khandesh average^ the least revenue in Dukhun ; it 

 stands third in the number of its cultivators, c but second in the amount 

 of the rent of its farms. The magnitude of this rent, it is inferred, ori- 

 ginates in the comparative high rate of assessment per beegah, and not 

 in the greater size of the farms. I have not the number of beegahs of 

 land in cultivation in 1827-'28 in Khandesh, but justify my inference 

 from the ioUowing data : — In 1826 there were 37,'^ll cultivators, and 

 883,548 beegahs under cultivation, averaging 23'68 beegahs to each 

 farm.e Last year, there were 44,608 cultivators, and supposing them to 

 hold individually the avera ge number of beegahs of 1826, the result 

 will be as 



cult. beegnhs. cult. beegahs. 



37,311 : 83.348 : : 44,G08 : 1,056.345 ; 

 and as the land revenue of 1827-23 was 1,664,904 rupees, tlie rate per 

 beegal) is therefore 1 rupee, 2 qr. 30 reas,f which exceedsS (luit of the 

 other collectorates from 50 to 100 per cent. 



In the Sahyer branch of revenue the increased pressure is still visible 

 upon the people ; it exceeds the mean pressure of Dharwar and Poona 

 10-35 f^f-c/. per cent., and that of Ahmedniiggur in the extraordinary 

 ratio of 63*91 per cent. 



The customs' per centage on the whole revenue is identical with that 

 of Ahmednuggur, although, in the present state of Khandesh, it could 

 not have been looked for. 



Ahmednuggur stands second in superficial extent.^ The land revenue 

 is only inferior in amount to that of Dliarwar, although it has the least 

 number of cultivators! in all the colle-ctorates. The average rent of 

 farms therefore is the greatest ; and from averages struck in different 



a 62,023 acres. b 839 rupees, 3 qr,, 7 reas. c 44,608. 



d 37 rupees, 1 qr., 33 reas. 



e Beegahs 883,448, f Rupees 1,664,904 ru. qr. rs, 



=: 23-68. = 1 2 30 perbeesah, 



Culti-zators 37,311. bet gahs 1,006,345 



g Poona and Nuggur 3 qr. 58 reas per beegah, including garden-land. The whole- 

 of Dharwar 2 qr. 94 reas per beegah, including garden-land, 

 h 9910 square miles. i 41,948 cultivators. 



