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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 102.

102 PEN' T1IL UKA an area of 293 square miles, including the petty subdivision (petha) of Nagothana. It contains one town, PEN (population, 9,229), its head-quarters; and 198 villages. The population in r9o1 was 76,559, compared with 74,516 in 1891, The density, 261 persons per square mile, is below the District average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was 1•22 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. 8,ooo. The chief river is the Amba, of which the water is sweet and drinkable from June until September. The prevailing soils are reddish and black. A large area of tidal swamp is used as salt-pans. The climate is generally healthy. The annual rainfall averages 121 inches. Pen Town.-Head-quarters of the tdluka of the same name in Kolaba District, Bombay, situated in 18° 44' N. and 73° 6' E., 16 miles east-by-north of Alibag. Population (1901), 9,229. It has been a municipality since 1865, having an average income during the decade ending rgo1 of Rs. 14,000. In 1903-4 the income was Its. 15,500. Pen is connected with the Deccan by the Konkan road and the Bor Pass. Steamers from Bombay call daily at Dharamtar ferry on the Amba river, 5 miles distant; and cargo boats up to 50 tons burden come to Antora or Pen Bandar, a mile and a half distant, at spring tides. The neap tide port, Bang Bandar, is 4 miles below Pen. In 1903-4 the exports amounted to 3-21 lakhs and the imports to 3-70 lakhs, Pen is one of the two ports forming the Sakse (Sankshi) customs division. The water-works were constructed in 1876 at: a cost of Rs. 28,000. Pen contains a dispensary, a middle school, and five other schools. Pendhat.-Village in the Mustafabad tahsil of Mainpuri District, United Provinces, situated in 27° 2r' N. and 78° 36' E., 29 miles north-west of Mainpuri town. Population (1901), 2,423. It is noted for the worship of Jokhaiya, a deity believed by the lower classes in the Doab to have great powers. Jokhaiya was a Bhangi, who, according to tradition, fell in the war between Prithwi Raj of Delhi and Jai Chand of Kanauj. The shrine is visited annually by thou- sands of pilgrims in the hope of obtaining offspring or an easy childbirth. Pendur.-Town in the Malvan tdluka of Ratnagiri District, Bom- bay, situated in 16° 3' N. and 73° 42' E. Population (19o1), 5,364. Penganga.-River of Berar, having its source in the hills beyond Deulghat, on the western border of Buldana District, in 20° 31' N. and 76° 2' E. After flowing in a south-easterly direction through this District and a portion of Akola, it forms the southern boundary of Berar, joining the Wardha which forms the eastern boundary of the province, at Jugad, in the south-eastern corner of Yeotmal District (19° 52' N. and 79° 11' E.). The course of the Penganga, from its source to the point where it joins the Wardha, exceeds zoo