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Alphabetical List of Villages — (contluued).
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28. Bhureka, on the Aligarh border, founded by Bhnre, Jat, whose descendants between 40
and 50 years ago sold it to Daalat Ram, Bohra. He was murdered in the mutiny ; the present
proprietor is his sou, Keval liam, who pays a yearly jama of Ks. 1,279. There is a fine large
mango orchard, planted by his father, 24 Lijhas in extent, and adjoining it 67 bighas of dhdk
ghana A halkabandi school with between 20 and 30 pupils. Five biswaa form a separate
hamlet called Marahla.
29. Bijdiili, founded by Raja Bijay Sinh. Here are a ghana of 134 bighas called Mekh-
ban, a temple of Radha M.)han by a sacred pond called Pap-mochan, which is visited in the Bau-
jatra ; and a dargah of Shah Bilawal.
30. Birju-garhi, named after its founder, a Jat from Musmina.
31. Buldk-pur, one of the 12 Jat villages, named after its founder. Half the village has
been sold to Brahmaus.
32. ChandduU, first called Chandal-khera, is included in Nabi-pur.
33. Chdnd-pur (Great), founded by a Barwdr Jat named Himanchal, and given to his son-in-
law, a Kanjir from iJurseni in Aligarh, Being put up to auction for arrears, it was purohased
by Khairati Khan, Pathan, who sold it to Omkar, an Athwaraya of Barauth, in 1866. In the muti-
ny, the latter, who was then mortgagee, had his house plundered, three men being killed in the
attack. The Jats of Parsauli now own two-thirds and the Athwarayas one-third. A halkabandi
school.
84. Chdnd-pur (Little,) was founded by a Jat named Chand from Bherai. In the mutiny
the zamindars joined in the attack on Noh-jhil and were fined Rs. 637-8. There is a temple of
Mahadeva with rude stucco images and a well, both constructed by Radlia, a Baniya, in the
famine year li3". Opposite is an orchard belonging to the Jat zamindars with mango, pipal
and other trees. A halkabandi school,
35. Cluaihard, one of the eight Kaulana villages. In 1927 it was put up to auction and pur-
chased by Salagram, a Jat of Kateliya. There is an orchard with a temple built by Serhu, Bani-
ya of ilarahla Chiuta, a hamlet of Birju-garhi.
36, Chhin-pahdri, on the Jamuna opposite Sher-garh, is sometimes spelt Chhin-pharai, and per-
haps more correctly so, as there is no sign of a hill, or pahdr, anywhere near. The old zamindars
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