[The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) by R.V. Russell]@TWC D-Link bookThe Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) PART I 40/364
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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