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MATHURA A GAZETTEER,
edited and compiled by, D.L. DRAKE-BROCKMAN [1911]
DIRECTORY
DAGHAITA, Tahsil MAHABAN
This village lies in 27° 25' N. and 77° 54' E., nine miles east of Mahaban and thirteen miles from the civil station of Muttra. It has a total area of 2,392 acres and is assessed to a revenue demand of Rs. 5,246, the zamindars being Brahmans, who purchased from the original Jat proprietors. In 1901 the population numbered 2,333 persons, of whom 116 were Muhammadan and 43 of other religions than Hinduism, Chamars being the numeri cally strongest Hindu caste. The place contains a primary school; and a market is held every Monday, at which traffic in agricultural stock is mostly carried on.