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Districts. |Hindus.|Muhammadans.|Total.
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Sahâranpur | 173| 8 | 181
Muzaffarnagar | 401| 165 | 566
Meerut | 10,189| ... |10,189
Bulandshahr | 3,140| 1,200 | 4,340
Aligarh | 2,827| ... | 2,827
Mathura | 2,177| 173 | 2,350
Agra | 3,056| 26 | 3,082
Farrukhâbâd | 1,699| 6 | 1,702
Mainpuri | 669| ... | 669
Etâwah | 1,456| 14 | 1,470
Etah | 2,070| 32 | 2,102
Bareilly | 40| ... | 40
Budâun | 399| 63 | 462
Morâdâbâd | 234| 13 | 247
Shâhjahânpur | 346| 15 | 361
Pilibhît | 27| ... | 27
Cawnpur | 2,536| 6 | 2,542
Fatehpur | 25| ... | 25
Bânda | 38| ... | 38
Hamîrpur | 150| ... | 150
Allahâbâd | 5| 3 | 8
Jhânsi | 73| ... | 73
Jâlaun | 353| 4 | 357
Benares | 103| ... | 103
Jaunpur | 150| 115 | 265
Ghâzipur | 349| 99 | 448
Ballia | 766| ... | 766
Gorakhpur | 167| ... | 167
Basti | 87| ... | 87
Azamgarh | 457| 7 | 464
Lucknow | 112| ... | 112
Unâo | 921| ... | 921
Râê Bareli | 552| ... | 552
Sîtapur | 81| 5 | 86
Hardoi | 69| ... | 69
Kheri | 174| ... | 174
Bahrâich | 22| ... | 22
Sultânpur | 37| 19 | 56
Partâbgarh | 21| ... | 21
Bârabanki | 97| ... | 97
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Total | 36,245| 1,973 |38,218
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Gahoi.—A sub-caste of Banyas, found chiefly in Bundelkhand and
Morâdâbâd.
2. The Gahois of Mirzapur, who do not appear in the Census lists, say
that they are emigrants from Bundelkhand in the commencement of this
century, whence they were driven by the pressure of the Pindâri raids.
One Biya Pânrê Brâhman protected their families in their misfortunes,
and divided them into twelve gotras and seventy-two als. He is said to
have been a schoolmaster and their tribal priest; after marriages his
services to them are commemorated by the bridegroom pouring some butter
and laying flowers and consecrated rice before a rude image of him
painted on the house wall. The twelve gotras as given by them in
Mirzapur are—Basil, Gol or Goil, Gangal, Bandal, Jaital, Kaunthil,
Kâchhil, Bâchhal, Kassab or Kasyapa, Bharal, and Patiya. The last or
Patiyas act as a sort of Bhâts or genealogists to the others, and are
feasted and rewarded at marriages and other entertainments. They eat
and drink on equal terms with their constituents. None of them can give
any trustworthy list of their als.
3. Their rule of exogamy is that they do not marry within their own
gotra or the al of the maternal uncle, father’s maternal uncle and
mother’s maternal uncle. Widow-marriage is prohibited.
4. The Gahois are Vaishnavas; none have adopted the tenets of the
Sarâogi or Jaina faith. Their tribal deity is Srikrishna, whom they
worship under the name of Bihâri Lâl. They rank high among Banyas, and
are said to be considered as respectable as Agarwâlas and Parwâls. They
abstain from meat and spirits. Their priests are Bhârgava Brâhmans from
Bundelkhand. They will eat pakki cooked by their clients. The Gahois
will eat kachchi cooked by their clansmen and priests.
5. They are traders in country produce, commission agents,
money-changers, and bankers.