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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 317.

KISHANGARH TOWN 317 liable at any time to be dispossessed, though they are rarely evicted. The land revenue is generally paid in kind, the Darbār's share vary- ing from one-fourth to one-third of the produce. In some parts, how- ever, and in the case of such crops as cotton, poppy, maize, tobacco, and spices, the revenue is collected in cash, the rates varying from Rs. 6 to Rs. 18 per acre. Special concessions are made to those who bring new land under cultivation or sink new wells ; they pay the Darbar one-ninth, or sometimes one-eleventh, of the gross pro- duce the first year, one-eighth or one-tenth in the second year, and so on till the usual one-third is reached. The military force consists of 22o regulars (84 cavalry and 136 infantry) and 1,739 irregulars (836 cavalry and 903 infantry). The irregular cavalry are supplied by the jdgirddrs. There are 65 guns, serviceable and unserviceable, and 35 artillerymen. Police duties are performed by a force of 511 of all ranks, in- eluding 187 Rājput sepoys from the irregular infantry, and 91 village chaukiddrs. There are nine police stations and numerous outposts, the latter being mostly manned by the jdgir militia. Besides the Central jail and a small prison for persons under trial at the capital, there are three district jails-at Arain, Rfipnagar, and Sarwār-in which persons sentenced to one month or less are confined. These five jails have accommodation altogether for 153 prisoners. In the literacy of its population Kishangarh stands fourth among the twenty States and chiefships of Rājputdna, with 4.6 per cent. (8*4 males and 0•4 females) able to read and write. There are now 29 educational institutions in the State, attended by about 1,ooo pupils, of whom 7o are girls. Of these schools, 17 are maintained by the Darbar at a cost of about Rs. 6,5oo a year, 2 by the United Free Church of Scotland Mission, and the rest by private individuals. The only secondary school is the Maharaja's high school at the capital. An education cess calculated at r per cent. of the land revenue has been imposed since 1902. The State possesses one hospital and three dispensaries ; and in 1904 the number of cases treated was 25,584, of whom 95 were in-patients, and 655 operations were performed. The total expendi- ture was about Rs. 5,000. Vaccination is backward. In 1904-5 the number of persons successfully vaccinated was 1,88o, or about 21 per r,ooo of the population. Kishangarh Town.-Capital of the State of the same name in Rajputana, situated in 26° 34′ N. and 74° 53′ E., on the Rajputana- Malwa Railway, about 18 miles north-east of Ajmer city, and 257 miles south-west of Delhi. It takes its name from Kishan Singh, the first chief, who founded it in 1611. Population (rgor), 12,663- X 2