[Occupation.] 11. The Agarwâlas are one of the most respectable and enterprising of the mercantile tribes in the Province. They are bankers, money-lenders and land-holders. These rights in land have generally been acquired through their mercantile business. It is a joke against them that the finery of the Agarwâla never wears out because it is taken so much care of. They are notorious for their dislike to horsemanship, and for the skill of their women in making vermicelli pastry and sweetmeats. The greatness of Agroha, their original settlement, is commemorated in the legend told by Dr. Buchanan [118] that when any firm failed in the city, each of the others contributed a brick and five rupees which formed a stock sufficient for the merchant to recommence trade with advantage. DISTRIBUTION OF AGARWÂLAS BY THE CENSUS OF 1891. ==============+=========+=========+======== District. | Hindus. | Jainas. | Total. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~~~ Dehra Dûn | 2,109 | 234 | 2,343 Sahâranpur | 26,448 | 5,988 | 32,436 Muzaffarnagar | 28,237 | 9,029 | 37,266 Meerut | 37,792 | 16,307 | 54,099 Bulandshahr | 26,272 | 1,053 | 27,325 Aligarh | 16,083 | 9 | 16,092 Mathura | 27,323 | 1,196 | 28,519 Agra | 22,439 | 1,447 | 23,886 Farrukhâbâd | 2,281 | 122 | 2,403 Mainpuri | 2,350 | 157 | 2,507 Etâwah | 2,048 | 137 | 2,185 Etah | 2,518 | 69 | 2,587 Bareilly | 7,401 | 4 | 7,405 Bijnor | 12,222 | 779 | 13,001 Budâun | 1,968 | 3 | 1,971 Murâdâbâd | 10,968 | 255 | 11,223 Shâhjahânpur | 1,065 | 33 | 1,098 Pilibhît | 2,255 | 11 | 2,266 Cawnpur | 6,004 | 70 | 6,074 Fatehpur | 543 | | 543 Bânda | 860 | ... | 860 Hamîrpur | 1,542 | ... | 1,542 Allahâbâd | 3,340 | ... | 3,340 Jhânsi | 3,482 | 14 | 3,496 Jâlaun | 1,907 | | 1,907 Lalitpur | 119 | | 119 Benares | 2,833 | 3 | 2,836 Mirzâpur | 1,920 | ... | 1,920 Jaunpur | 263 | ... | 263 Ghâzipur | 1,067 | 26 | 1,093 Ballia | 510 | ... | 510 Gorakhpur | 1,539 | 40 | 1,579 Basti | 277 | | 277 Azamgarh | 1,049 | | 1,049 Kumâun | 260 | | 260 Garhwâl | 1,755 | | 1,755 Tarâi | 1,348 | 36 | 1,384 Lucknow | 2,831 | 422 | 3,253 Unâo | 149 | 8 | 157 Râê Bareli | 140 | 23 | 163 Sîtapur | 266 | 124 | 390 Hardoi | 106 | ...