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— BERIA—BETIGERL

326

Formed

by the Marathas to George Thomas, Police by storm from a garrison of Jats and Rajputs.

part of the jdgir granted

Avho took

it

station, post-office, school,

—Ancient town

municipal

hall.

Nimar District, Central Provinces, 28 miles north-east of Khandwa town. Founded in the time of the Ghorl dynasty of Malwa, between the 14th and i6th centuries. A large Beria.

in

constructed by these kings, which had fallen into ruins, was repaired in 1846. It now irrigates about 200 acres of land, and provides the town with a pure water supply. The town contains a handsome Jain temple, and is the residence of a good many merchants of that faith. Area, 14 Estate in Ganj^m District, Madras Presidency. Beridi. reservoir two miles south of the town,

— land revenue, ^^450. town Berni. — Prosperous

square miles

agricultural in the west of pargand Jalesar, Etah District, North-Western Provinces, situated on the unmetalled road from Jalesar to Shdhabad, distant 5 miles west-south-west from the former place, and 29 miles from Etah town. The population, which in 1872 amounted to 1493 souls, had increased in 1881 to 3736. Village

school.

Beronda. Baraunda.

— State

in

Bundelkhand, Central Indian Agency.

See

Benil. Village in Arvi tahsil, Wardha District, Central Provinces. Population (1881) 2128, namely, Hindus, 1871; Muhammadans, 83 j Jains, 51

aboriginal tribes, 123.

— —

Betagaon. Large village or collection of hamlets District, Oudh. See Bhetargaon. Betangd,. Trading village on the Chandna river, District, Bengal.

Lat. 23° n., long. 89° 57'

e.

in

Rai Bareli Faridpur

in

Population (1881) 976.

Chief articles of trade, rice and pulses. Betawad {Botdwad). Town in the Bhusawal Sub-division, Khandesh

District,

Bombay

Presidency.

Lat.

21°

13' 30" n., long.

Population (1881) 5282, namely, Hindus, 4307

74° 57'

e.

Muhammadans, 847;

Municipal 73; ‘others,’ 55; area of town site, 60 acres. revenue (1881-82)^111 ; rate of taxation, 9d. per head of population Formerly the (3045) within municipal limits; expenditure, ;i^io3. Jains,

head-quarters of a revenue sub-division.

Betgari. Bengal. jute,

—Trading

village

Post-office.

and produce depot

Lat. 25° 52' n., long. 89° ii' e.

in

Rangpur

Chief trade

rice,

District,

tobacco,

and gunny.

— Village Betigeri. — Town Betl.

in

Partdbgarh (Pratapgarh)

District,

Oudh.

See

Behti.

in Dharwar District, Bombay Presidency; i mile from Gadag. Lat. 15° 26' n., long. 75° 41' e. Together with the neighbouring town of Gadag, Betigeri forms a municipality ; joint