The topographical division of the country into 'mauzas', which may be also translated by the terms 'townlands' or 'townships', has developed spontaneously.

Some 'mauzas' are uninhabited, and are cultivated by the residents of neighbouring villages.
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In some parts of Central and Southern India, the 'Garpagri', who charms away hail-storms from the crops, and 'Bhumka', who charms away tigers from the people and their cattle, are added to the number of village servants, [W.

H .S.] 'In many parts of Berar and Malwa every village has its "bhumka", whose office it is to charm the tigers; and its "garpagri", whose duty it is to keep off the hail-storms.

They are part of the village servants, and paid by the village community, After a severe hail-storm took place in the district of Narsinghpur, of which I had the civil charge in 1823, the office of "garpagri" was restored to several villages in which it had ceased for several generations.