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BANNU Drs'I':RIC't. - l:tfDEX TO STATISTICAL TABLES.· .. -~- ~ ' - '.rable No. .:· SUBJECT•. Page. CHAPTER !.~DESCRIPTIVE, SEVTION. A.-PHYSICAL ASPECTS INCLUDING METEOROLOGY, 1 Development ii 2 Annual rainfall · ... iii . ·a ·Mmrthly rainfall· at Bannu · iir 4 Mo!lthly rainfall· nt Marwat ... ... vi .SECTION C.-PoPULATION. .5 Distribution of popu1atien ... ... viii 6 Population of towns ... X ·.7 Migration ..• -·... - xii .s Births and deaths xiv 9 Birth-s by inonths ... ..... xvi... 10 Deaths by months .. ~ . .... ... XVIU 11 Tribes and castes ... ... xxi 12 Religions ... ... ... .. xxviii CHAPTER II.-ECONOl'IHC. SECTION A ..,-,AGR lCULT.URE INCLUD~l!G IRRIGATION, 13 Surveyed. and assessed area XXX .;J.4. Acr.es under crops ... ,xxxi 15 Taka vi ... xxxiv 16 Sales and mortgnges of land ... XXXV ,17 A~ricultural stock ... xxxvi "18 CUiia1 irl'igatiori_ · ••• xxx.viii SECTION B.-RENTS, WAGES AND PRICES. 19 Wnj!es and.hbour ... xxxix: 20 , Retail prices ... ... xl SECTION C.-FoRESTS. 21 Forests ... .... ... ... xlii . SECTioN G...,..CoMMUNIOATIONS· 22 Rest-houses ... ... .. xliii 23 Polymetrical table ... ... ... xliv 24 Li:;t of Post Offices ... ... ... .. .:dv 'Table No; Page. ·cHAPTER m.-ADMINISTRATIVE. SECTION A.-GENERAL AomNISTRATION AND AomNISTATIVE DIVISIONS. f5 List. of•G·ov~tOmllnt•Ofliaers · ..... ... ....., xlvi .26 Honorary il:ngistrntes and Judges· ... ··- ... xlvii ' • .SECTION B.----JusTicE. 27 Criminal Justice.• ... 100 J<:loviii 28 Vi vii Justice Iii ... liii .. .2~ Revenue Court and Officers? caees, .·., ..... ao .llegistraLion ... ... ... liv · -SEcTION C.-LAND REVENUE. 31 CnUivnting occnp&ny of lund. ... .... lvi 32 Fixed Land lle,venue ... ·ff~iii .33 Fluctuating nod Miscellaneous Revenue lxi • SECTION D.-MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE. -a4 ExCiSe ... Ixiv 3-la. Excise ... ... ... h<vi ali lnoome-tax .... .._. ... 1xvii 85a. Income-tax (Di.Si.rict) ::: · 1xviii ,26 Ge!>.erul Collection of Revenue lx.x .SscTioN E-LOUAL AND MuNICIPAL. '" 37 District Board F.unds ... lxxii 38 Municipal Funds ... 1xxiii- SEeTioN It-POLIO!!: AND JAILs. 39 S.•rength' of Police ... ~ ... lxxv 40 Working of Police lxxvi ·.u Jaile ••• ,. lxxviii 41a. Jaillock-upa ' ' -·... ·- lxxx -SEC')'ION I.-En.UOATION AND LITERACY. 42 Liferacy ... ... lxxxi 43 Edlieation ... lxxxiv 44 Expenditure on Publi~'iustr.nctio~·· ... lxxxviii .SECTION J-Mtm!CAL, · "' ... 45. Dispensaries ... 46 ... -... xo Vacoination ..... .. xcii ' SECTION K.-MrscELLANEous. Ex.}?rts and !~ports ·" ;.. · · •• ... .xciv. I'e 1gree Table ~f Shah. Buzurg K)lel fam!ly ' ... c BANNU GAZETTEER TABLES. PART B . 1907- ii BANNU DISTRICT.) DEVELOPMENT. [PART B. TABLE No. •-DEVELOPMENT. DBTAILS, 1877·78. 1907·08. Population ... ... ... 148,028 226,776' Cultivated acres ... ... ... 365,436 502,070 Irrigated acres ... ... ... 102,548 121,058, Assessed Land Revenue Rs. ... ... 2,61,490 ' 4·34,124 Number of kine ... ... ... 90,953 g8,476 Do. of sheep and goats ... ... 38.474 8t,o8I Do. of cameis ... ... ... 5,308 '5,464 Miles of metalled road ... ... ... s. Do. unmetalled road ... '491 '" '· 427 Do. Railway .,, ... ... ... .. I Municipalities number ' ... '--.:... ... 2 . 2 Do. Income in Rs. ... .... .21,220 t60,435 Dispensaries ... "' ... " • 2 Patients ... ... ow .. .*34.752 t35.563 Civil suits (number)' ... ... ... 0 4,653 t4,023 Prisoners convicted ... ... ... •2,233 f2 010 1 • ' • Figures for 1877-78 are not available. Figures &iven are for ISSJ-8.!. t Figures for 1907-oS are oot available, Figures given are for 19Q4·os. TABLE No. :a-SHOWING THE RAINFALL (IN INCHES). .:. cO .g ,;, <l .:. cO ..: .;. ~ 00 "1 J? .i .:,. 8. '1' ~ ~ Rain Gauge. -6 :;:: ,;, 6 " ;. "' "'!iJ ; "'.:. "'~'" I .g. ~ " .... co.... ~ gj tJ co " ~ "' ~ ~ ~ ~ €. ~ ~ ~ ~ 12 ~ "'~ ~ 'e"' ~ ~ ~ 1 ~ "' . I * i I 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 I IO II 12 1--;;-~1---;s- 16 '7 I 18 19 20 21 ----------------"' 9 ---- ---------- -- ' ' - Bannu ... t2'Io tS·oo 15"40 8'70 lJ'IO 10'60 9'90 110'00 10'25 17'30 9'90 9'50 --:-18·87 14'82 6'12 15'94 17'36 13'76 10'50 Lakki ... 19'25 24'90 13'90 6·9o I 875 •T6o u·So !no 9'25 IT6o 10'00 9'90 8·oo 14'581 12'76 10'84 23'79 14'71 14'93 ll'I8 . .. Rain Gauge. ----l--·---------------·-------- 26 •1 1 •8 29 30 3' 32 33 34 3s 36 37 39 41 --------•• -------------------------------- Bannu '" II'70 18'78 I2'5517'g8 13'78 13'83 11"72 14'73 11'17 11'74 1~'19 Lakkl ... II'SO 19'82 16'30 8'84 II'36 10'72 s·S? •s·66 "·94 12'83 13·24 • ------~~~~~~--~~--~~--------~--~~--~~~--~~--- 0tt ..:t'l tt N tt N Rain Gauge. .:. ,;, .;, 6 L.;.:. .,;. ...;., ,;,.:,. ...o.. ;;... ~... ...& ...~ a... -~. ~ -----,....----,-1---------------- ------- - • 42 43 44 4S 46 · i 47 48 49 so--s, -;- _________ ------------------------ Bannu ... ... - • Lakki ... ... TABLE No 3.-RAINFALL OF BANNU TAHSIL (IN INCHES) BY MONTHS. ·~ .!! o:,;; ! NAMIS OF MONTJIS. ~.~ ~ ~ ~ S\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~!. s- . 8' 0 I M . (") *:x ll) I() r.... co 0\ o .... ~ C"') "<t" \1) '"'V'l 10 cs~. 'ill". &:;:, ; ~ ~ ! 0\ d)' ~ g 0\ 0\ i} 0 0 0 0 & 0 ~ ... ~ cs. ..... ~ ..., ~ ... ... ... ·~ ~ ... ~ 0\ ~ ~ £" < ~ - ~ I o~ 1- 6 -::-1--1 __::_..; .. --~-----·1--·1-----I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS I 17 18 19 20 211 .:..... --------------------------------1-~--- • / I'll 1 '24 2'67 ·.S '04 April ... ... •86 '14 3'3 'II 'IO 2'12 '31 1'71 '22 '32 May .... 1'52 r6g '24 '49 '79 • '21 '43 '34 I.II '04 ... ·5s June ••• ... '26 '16 '07 3'07 1'25 •·so 1'60 1'98 July ... ... 2'29 5'74 5'93 2'95 1'64 3'58 6'73 4'49 2'14 2'15 I'SO August· ... 1.16 1'30 1'40 3'18 6'13 '41 '47 ·6o 3'28 1'05 1'79 '17 ·so September ... '35 '21 '56 'IS '49 '33 '27 '01 ·o6 October .... '17 '44 '10 '19 '49 '01 'II November ·~·· ... ..... '04 '79 ... •68 '43 '04 rso '34 December ..• ... ... '14 'go '28 ·o6 ·8s '07 '10 J"06 1'02 '62 I'IO 2'48 '03 '75 January 1'24 '55 '07 ]'12 1"92 '04 .... '09 '05 '91 ·8g F.ebruary ... ... '33 '63 '33 '09 ·g6 1'10 2'40 1'42 '71 '79 1.01 3·os 3·3o '94 2'04 I'I7 3'03 ·88 '47 3'38 6'04 2'99 2'10 !\larch '" '21 April to Juno ... 1'78 '65 4'92 2'19 2'92 '54 4'01 '97 I'I2 5'22 5'23 1'70 2'i6 '26 1'25 2'39 8'04 5'53 4'3Q 3'67 14'02 6'17 July to September ,.. 3·8o 12'1 T6I 7'79 4'50 5'31 10'31 7'06 s·oo October to December ..