26 • 
Census of Benares. 
r 
[Jan. 
Muhallas , or divisions, 
Pukha houses (of brick and stone,) 
Kucha houses (of mud,) 
Kucha pukha ditto (of mixed nature,) 
Houses of one story in height, 
two, „ 
three, ,, 
four, ,, 
five, „ 
six, „ 
„ seven, „ 
Ruins cf houses and building spaces, 1498 72 
Gardens, 
Siwalas , or Hindoo temples, 1000 7 
Musjids, or Moosulman Mosques, 333 5 
Comparison of the accuracy of the census, 7 in 1827-28 17 muhullas contg. 8932 
by re- extnination personal, £ in 1829, 8814 
r» _ j. * _ /» t» * - a. t t i • i • . • 
7753 ? j 
1684 ^ ° ' 
99 
99 
99 
99 
369 
11325 
16552 
2328 
12590 
11838 
2996 
1019 
200 
7 
1 
1498 
174 
1000 
333 
21 
73 
2639 
88 
2444 
282 
2 
by , , . ^ , 
Proportion of Proprietors to Lodgers in second examination 
equal. 
Proprietors, 4310 ? 
Lodgers, 4510 $ 
Proportion of Males to Females. 
Men, 3424 
Women, 3564 
Boys, 1085 
Girls, 741 
Proportion of Adults to Children, 
Adults, 6988 ? 
Children, 1726$ 
Proportion of Inhabitants per Chouk, 6 
Europeans and East Indians in Se- > 
crole, (including 125 artillery,) $ 
ost S C7*IJ) t 
The population of Benares, as since ascertained from the principal people of 
each caste and trade, may be distinguished under the following heads. P P 
HINDOOS. 
■=4 : 1 
3354 
3151 
1698 
1234 
6505 
2932 
6 
H- 
l 
Brahmuns, 
Kliutree Caste. 
Bueshya Caste. 
Shoo dr Caste. 
Maharashtr, 11 castes, 
Nagur, 7 
Mor, 12 
Oudeech, 7 
Gour, 8 
Kunoujia, 4 
Kherewal, 7 
Bengalee, 
Gungapootras, 
50 small castes together, 
Rajpoots, 
Bhooihars, 
Khutrees, 5 sects, 
Ugarwalas, 
Kusrwanees, 
20 small Castes together, 
12000 
3000 
600 
1200 
2000 
7000 
1600 
3000 
1000 
3600 
6500 
5000 
3000 
— 35,000 
Kaeths, 
Koerees, 
■ Aheers, 
. Kuhars, 
Kulwars, 
55 other trades and castes, 
Hindoo Fuqeers of 11 denominations. 
Total Hindoo Population, 
2000 
2500 
3500 
7500 
8500 
5500 
5000 
6500 
37000 
14,500 
8.000 
70,000 
6,500 
1 , 34,000 
