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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 74.

'14 PATTA.N MUNARA theory identifies the capital with Aror in Sind. A Sanskrit inscrip- tion, now lost, is said to have recorded the existence of an ancient monastery. The town was refounded by the Sumras in the tenth century, but it is now a desolate ruin. Patti Tahsil.-Eastern tahsil of Partabgarh District, United Provinces, conterminous with the pargana of the same name, lying between 25° 39' and 26° 4' N. and 81° 56' and 82° 27' E., with an area Of 467 square miles. Population increased from 272,592 in 18gr to 272,760 in 1go1. There are 802 villages, but no town. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 4o6,ooo, and for cesses Rs. 57,ooo. The density of population, 584 persons per square mile, is the lowest in the District. Through the centre of the tahsil flows the Sai, while the Gumti touches the north-east corner. A con- siderable area is badly drained, and a cut is now being made to improve it. The greater part, however, is fertile, and sugar-cane is grown more largely than elsewhere in the District. In 1903-4 the area under cultivation was 256 square miles, of which 136 were irri- gated. Wells supply twice as large an area as tanks or swamps. Patti Town.-Town in the Kasur tahsil of Lahore District, Pun- jab, situated in 31° 17' N. and 74° 52' E., 38 miles south-east of Lahore city and the terminus of the Amritsar-Patti branch of the North-Western Railway. Population (rgor), 8,187. Patti is an ancient town, and has been identified by some authorities with the Chinapati of Hiuen Tsiang. It contains an old fort, used by Ranjit Singh as a horse-breeding establishment. The population consists principally of Mughals, and is largely agricultural. The municipality was created in 1874. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 5,3oo, and the expenditure Rs.4,7o0. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 5,400, chiefly derived from octroi ; and the expendi- ture was Rs. 5,1oo. The town has a vernacular middle school and a dispensary. Pattikonda Taluk ('Cotton-hill').-Westernmost tdluk of Kurnool District, Madras, lying between 150 7' and 15° 52' N. and 77° 21' and 78° 1' E., with an area Of 1,134 square miles. The population in root was 143,033, compared with 138,703 in 1891. The density is 126 persons per square mile, compared with the District average of 115 and the Presidency average of 270. The tdluh was the worst sufferer in the District in the great famine of 1876-8, when it lost about 6o per cent. of its inhabitants. It contains 104 villages, includ- ing five `whole indms,' but no town. PATTIKONDA, PYAPALI,I, Kodu- mur, and Maddikera are places of some importance, the first being the head-quarters. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 3,zo,ooo. The Tungabhadra forms the northern boun- dary, separating it from the Nizam's Dominions. The only other river