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The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)

PART I
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They work by contract on the _dangri_ system of measurement, a _dangri_ being a piece of bamboo five cubits long.

For one rupee they dig a patch 8 _dangris_ long by one broad and a cubit in depth, or 675 cubic feet.

But this rate does not allow for lift or lead.
_Bazigar_ .-- (An acrobat.) Synonym of Nat.
_Behar_ .-- (Cat.) A totemistic sept of Kawar.
_Behera_ .-- A subcaste of Taonla.

A section of Tiyar.

A title of Khadal.
_Belwar, Bilwar_ .-- A small caste of carriers and cattle-dealers belonging to Oudh, whose members occasionally visit the northern Districts of the Central Provinces.


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