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now stand, were constructed in 1733 by Badan Singh. The town is named after Bharat, a legendary^ character of great fame in Hindu mythology, and
considered to be under the tutelary influence of worshipped here under the name of Bihari. The fortress has played a prominent part in the history of the State an account of the sieges by Lord Lake in 1805, and Lord Combermere in 1827, will be found in the article on Bhartpur State
who
Krishna,
{j)ide
is
is
The town
supra).
and a
staging bungalow,
kind of chauri
is
contains a large hospital, a school, a
The
post-office.
art of
making a
is
a
town
in the
kept a profound secret.
The
entirely confined to a few families of the
employ of the Darbar, and the process
jail,
particular
and handsomely ornamented. The secret is the process by which the tail is made ; it is composed of long, straight, round fibres of either ivory or sandal-wood, which in good chauris are almost as fine as ordinary handles of these chauris are of sandal- wood, ivory,
horse hair.
A
considerable
Bhanidpura.
fair is
silver,
held here annually.
— Petty State or guaranteed Thakurate
Bhil (Bheel) Agency, in Central India.
The
per annum.
chief,
of the Deputy
who
is
a Bhumia,
annually to the Dhar State
holds 3 villages, for which he pays besides the village of Kann'pura, in petuity, paying
etc.,
Mandu, which he holds in perRevenue about ^^300. Population
71,724.
Bhasmang’i. with
— Hill
fortifications,
in
and
Tumkur
Mysore State. Crowned summit a temple of
District,
on
containing
its
Bhasmangeswara. It possesses a perennial supply of water. A few of the wild tribe of Bedars live half-way up, and cultivate the fields below. Lat. 13° 44'
long. 77“
—-Village
6' E.
Chanda District, Central Provinces, situated 26 miles north-west of Bhandak town, and supposed to have formed Bhatala.
in
On a hill near the village are the of the ancient Bhadravati. remains of a fine ancient temple, in good preservation ; the whole hill ])art
bears traces of having been fortified, while at the foot are several tanks.
Close by
is
a quariy- of excellent free-stone.
Bhatgaon. District,
—Zammddri or estate
in the
Seonarayan
iahs'tl,
Central Provinces; lying south of the Mahanadi.
39' 30" N., long 82° 51' E.
area,
Bilaspur Lat. 21°
62 square miles, of which about
17 are cultivated and about 19 cultivable; number of villages, 44; occupied houses, 2561; population (1881) 9892, namely, 4913 males
and 4979 females average density of population, 159 per square The zaminddr is a Bija by caste.
Bhatgaon. Provinces.
— Village in Seonarayan
tahsil,
Bilaspur District, Central
Population (1881) 2157, namely, Hindus, 1968; Kabi'r-
no; Muhammadans, 62; aboriginal tribes, BMtgaon.— Town in Purniah District, Bengal
panthi's,
mile.
17.
Population (1881)
