Payer (erroneously Payech). Nineteen miles from Srínagar containing a beautiful and well-preserved temple of the Sun god, dated variously from the fifth to the thirteenth century (page [202]).
Punch, 33·4 N.—74·9 E. Capital of the jágír of the Rája of Punch, a feudatory of the Kashmír State. 3300 feet above sea level. There is a brisk trade in grain and ghí. Decent roads connect Punch with Ráwalpindí and Urí on the Jhelam. Cart Road into Kashmír. Kashmírís call the place Prunts and its old name was Parnotsa.
Skardo, 35·3 N.—75·6 E. Old capital of Báltistán. 7250 feet above sea-level. In a sandy basin lying on both sides of the Indus, and about five miles in width. A tahsíldár is stationed at Skardo.
Table I. Tribes of Panjáb (including Native States) and N.W.F. Province[1].
| Landholding etc. | Traders | Artizans and menials | Impure Castes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribe | Panjáb p.c. | N.W.F.P. p.c. | Tribe | Panjáb p.c. | N.W.F.P. p.c. | Tribe | Panjáb p.c. | N.W.F.P. p.c. | Tribe | Panjáb p.c. | N.W.F.P. p.c. |
| Jats | 20.5 | 3.9 | Aroras | 2.8 | 3.1 | Lohárs and Tarkháns[2] | 4.0 | 3.3 | Chúhra[8] | 5.1 | |
| Rajputs | 6.8 | .7 | Khatrís | 1.8 | 1.2 | Chamár[9] | 4.7 | ||||
| Arains and Kambohs | 4.8 | — | Banias | 1.7 | — | Juláhas[3] | 2.6 | 1.7 | |||
| Brahmans | 4.2 | .6 | Jhínwar and Máchhi[4] | 2.6 | — | ||||||
| Gújars | 2.5 | 5.2 | Kumhár[5] | 2.3 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Biloch | 2.2 | 1.2 | Nai[6] | 1.4 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Awán | 1.8 | 12.6 | Telí[7] | 1.2 | .3 | ||||||
| Shekhs inc. Kureshí | 1.7 | — | |||||||||
| Kanet | 1.7 | — | |||||||||
| Sainís, Málís, Malliárs | 1.3 | 1.8 | |||||||||
| Patháns | 1.2 | 38.3 | |||||||||
| Saiyyíds | 1.0 | 4.4 | |||||||||
[1]Only tribes amounting in number to 1 p.c. of total population shown.
[2]Blacksmiths and Carpenters.
[3]Weavers.
[4]Water carriers.
[5]Potter.