'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from September 1850 to June 1852. Edited by the Secretary. Volume X.' [‎17] (150/458)

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ON THE PROVINCE OF PESIIAWUR.
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it altogether, it has a very picturesque appearance. Numerous gardens
or orchards surround it on all sides for more than a mile, the whole of
which are with but few exceptions in a high state of cultivation.
The following is the total number of houses in the city, together with
the number and places of residence of the different shopkeepers and
artizans, which I obtained with great labour and trouble, and without
either assistance or enquiry from any of the Officials of the Province, or
anyone in any way connected with them* Considering the manner in
which I was thus situated, it may be depended on as being very correct.
Mahomedans of various deno
minations, 4,989 Houses.
Hindus, Seiks, and Khutrees,
2,317 Houses,
Total 7,306 Houses.
Besides this number in the city, there are, belonging to the Sir Assea
and the Gunj-i-Khonah, 725 houses, inhabited by weavers of Loongies
or Scarfs, who are chiefly Peshawurees, 218 houses of weavers of other
cloths, chiefly Kashmirians and Peshawurees, 113 houses inhabited by
the Shalikoban or cleaners of gram as they are termed, who live in a
Street called the Mahalah-i-Shalikoban. They are chiefly Kashmi
rians, and have shops attached to their dwellings. All these together
give a total of 1038 houses, which, added to the number of houses in
the city, give a grand total of 8394, and, at the usual computation of
five persons to each house on the average, give the number of the in
habitants of Peshawur at 41,970, which cannot be far wrong: the troops
and camp followers amount to about 12,000 more.
The different trades &c. are divided as follow, into shops, each of
which employs from six to seven persons, viz. Armourers or Sellers of
Arms 11 , who are Peshawurees and Kashmirians, and reside chiefly
near the “ Pul-i-Sungee’* or (i Stone Bridge’ , ; Armourers or cleaners
of arms, 9 , are Peshawurees who reside in the Bazar-i-Kissah Khoane,
and Bazar-i-Kalan; 44 Master Bricklayers, Peshawurees, reside in all
parts of the city, but principally in the Mahalali (quarter or Street)
Ander-Share; 15 Beef Butchers, Peshawurees, who reside in the Bazar-
i-Duma Gullie; 63 Sheep Butchers, Peshawurees also, and reside in al
most every Street and Bazar ; 13 Bookbinders, residence Bazar-i-
Musjid-i-Mahabat Khan; Bankers and money-changers 45, who are
Hindus of the Khutree tribe, and reside in the Street of Maliabat Khan ;
33 Bankers, Peshawurees, who are to be found in every Bazar; Barbers
von. x, 3