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BHILWARA—BHIMA VARAM.

395

Ciiota-Barkhera, Kacchi-Baroda, Dhotra, Multhan, Dhangaon, and Kali-Baori. The head-quarters of this Agency are at Sardarpur. Besides the above, there was another political agency in the same part of Central India, known as the Deputy Bhi'l Agency, comprising the following 8 States Barwani, Jamnia, Rajgarh, Kothide, Garhi, Chota-Kasrawad, Chiktiabar, and Bharudpura, besides the British District of Manpur, Sindhia’s pargand of Bagaud, and Holkar’s districts of Hdsilpur in Malwa, and Khargaon, Mahesar, Bdrwa, Dh^rgaon, Sindwa, and Bamangaon in Nimar. The Deputy Bhil Agency hits now ceased to exist, having being merged into the Bhi'l Agency. The territory comprised in Bhilwara lies to the north of the Bombay Bhil States in Khandesh District, which are noticed under Dang States.

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— See also Bhil Tribe. Bhllwdra.

—Town

Udaipur (Oodeypore) Native

in

State,

Rajputana.

Nimach and Nasirabad road, 72 miles distant from each Contains some 2000 houses, mostly of traders and shopkeepers.

Situated on the place.

Tod

This town.

relates,

was completely deserted

Pinddri war in 1818; but in more peaceful times

at the close of the it

and in a few months contained 1200 houses. the Holkar and Sindhia-Nimach State Railway, and second emporium of trade in Udaipur. It is noted and durability of its tinning work.

rapidly rose from

ruin,

Bhima. long.

— River

73° 34' 30"

in the E.,

Sahyddri Hills in flowing

a station on

considered the

for the excellence

Presidency, rising in

lat.

19° 4' 30" N.,

at the village of Bhi'mashankar, situated

the

south-east

Bombay

It is is

Kher

through

Sholapur, and Kalddgi.

on the

Poona (Puna) District of Poona, Ahmadnagar,

Sub-division of the

Districts

After forming the north-eastern boundary of

the Southern Maratha Country,

it

falls

into the Kistna.

The pass connecting Bellary District, Madras Bhirndganni. Presidency, on the north-east with the Sandiir State. Lat. 15° 7' N., long. 76° 3' E.

The

village of Yettinhatti of Sandiir

is

situated at the

entrance to this pass, through which runs the main road from Bellary to

— See Ramandrug. —Village Jodhpur

Ramandrug.

Bhimar.

in

State,

Rajputana.

Lat. 26° 19' N., long.

on the route from Pokharanto Balmer, 56 miles north of the

latter. Inhabited chiefly by Chauh^n Rajputs. Taluk in Godavari District, Madras Presidency. Bhimavaram. Area, 321 square miles, containing 139 villages, with 17,092 houses; population (1881) 108,599, being 53,851 males and 54,748 females; revenue, ;^^48,i30. The taluk possesses abundant means of irrigation, the chief aqueducts being the Undi, the Velpur, the Chinna K^param, Gosta nadi, and Akuvfdu Canals. Numerous minor channels intersect the taluk in all directions. The principal towns are Viravasaram, with 5257 inhabitants; Bhi'mdvaram, 2205; Undi, 2445; Akuvidu, 2368; 71° 33'

E.