Figures from the 1873 population census

as found in Dr. Gustav Radde's
Die Chews'uren und ihr Land — ein monographischer Versuch untersucht im Sommer 1876
(Cassel: 1878)

List of the communities and villages of the Khevsur, Tush, Pshav and Kist peoples, alongside a count of the hearths [households — A.B.] and of the male and female inhabitants, based upon official figures published in 1873.

(The villages marked with a † could not be found on the 5-verst map. Most of them are only very small settlements.)

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I. Khevsur
    1. Barisakho community
    2. Gúli community
    3. Roshka community
    4. Batsaligo community
    5. Akhieli community
    6. Shatili community
    7. Ardoti community
    8. Tolaant-Sopeli community

II. Tush
    1. Parsma community
    2. Dartlo community
    3. Omalo community
    4. Natsikhvari community
    5. Djvar-Boseli community
    6. Indurta community
    7. Ságirta community
    8. Iliurta community

III. Pshav
    1. Artani community
    2. Magaroskari community
    3. Shuapkho community
    4. Botshorma community

IV. Kist
    1. Sakhano community
    2. Djokolo community
    3. Omalo community
    4. Maitsk community

I. Khevsur.

1) The Barisakho community,
living along the banks of the Khevsur Aragvi River.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Barisakho	33	The first 4 communities live to the south of the Greater Caucasus. The villages lie along the right bank of the Khevsur Aragvi River, mostly along the banks of the tributary streams which flow into it from the right-hand side, up to and above the Okherkhevi Stream.
Akusho	25
Atshe	18
Atshetsha	4
Bobtshvilo	20
Butshukurta	20
Gveleti	13
Datvisi	39
Kóbulo	11
Motsmóvo	19
Okherkhevi	10
S'abertsé	5
S'akhile	8
Ukan-akho	27
Tshála	10
† Tshirdili	36	Lies on the left, high up in a gorge, on the way between Barisakho and Guli.
Total: 723 men and 718 women		1,441 both sexes.

2) The Gúli community,
living close to the eastern spring of the Khevsur Aragvi River.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Gúli	36	The villages all lie along the banks of the Khakhmati Stream, which flows from the east and joins the Khevsur Aragvi River just above Gúli.
Bisó	22
Gudáni	20
Seséurta	10
Zemobáni	3
Khakhmáti	34
Tshie	18
Tshorméta	19
Total: 335 men and 356 women		691 both sexes.

3) The Roshka community,
living by the north-western spring of the Khevsur Aragvi River.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Róshka	18	The villages lie around the lower course of the Roshka Stream, which flows down from Mt. Chaukhi, and along the banks of the Blo Stream, whose spring is on the western slopes of Mt. Arkhoti.
Blo	38
Ghéle	13
Gorbani	21
Kmosti	35
Paparena	4
Chornauta	16
Total: 335 men and 315 women		648 both sexes.

4) The Batsaligo community,
living around the north-eastern spring of the Khevsur Aragvi River.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Batsaligo	31	The villages lie close to the eastern spring of the Khevsur Aragvi River, close to the main ridge of the Greater Caucasus.
Aknéli	10
Atábe	9
Seid-tetsho	25
† Misákhi	2
Ukán-khádo	34
Chitále	7
Tsinkhadó	9
† Tshkhubá	4
Total: 296 men and 288 women		584 both sexes.

5) The Akhieli community,
on the northern side of the Greater Caucasus ridge along the upper reaches of the Assa River.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Akhiéli	49
Amgha (also Amghai)	36
Kviritsminda	3
Kolotána	9
Chimgha	14
Total: 273 men and 240 women		513 both sexes.

6) The Shatili community,
living to the north of the Greater Caucasus ridge close to the south-western spring of the Argun River.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Shatili	38
Guró	40
Kistani	22
Lebáis-Kári	18
Chech-khéti	3
Total: 252 men and 272 women		524 both sexes.

7) The Ardoti community,
living to the north of the Greater Caucasus ridge close to the southern spring of the Argun River.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Ardóti	34
Mutsó	20
Khakhábo	32
Total: 198 men and 249 women		447 both sexes.

8) The Tolaant-Sopeli community.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Tolaant-sopeli, Khevsur	10	This community began to develop around 60 years ago [i.e. around 1810-20 — A.B.] following the arrival of emigrants who settled down in the lowlands of the Ertso Basin, either joining Georgian or Pshav settlements or founding their own small villages.
Antnis-khevi, Khevsur	37
Djigaurta, Khevsur	58
Kvernaulta, Khevsur 23 and Mtiul 7	30
Nodokra, Khevsur 22 and Georgian 11	33
Balebis-khevi, Khevsur 10 and Mtiul 7*	17
Sionis-gori, Khevsur	15
Trani, Khevsur	22
Total: 555 men and 593 women		1,148 both sexes.

* The Mtiul in the Ertso Basin are also emigrants, whose homes lie in the high valleys to the south of Mt. Kazbek. Their name comes from the word mta, 'mountain, mountain range'.

Total population of Khevsur of both sexes: 5,996 — (2,967 men and 3,029 women).

II. Tush.

1) The Parsma community,
living along the upper reaches of the Pirikiti Alazani (koisu) River.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Pársma	46
Báso	7
Girévi	24
Dakiúrta	17
Nakudúrta	5
Chóntio	27
Hégho	7
Total: 290 men and 260 women		550 both sexes.

2) The Dartlo community,
living at the foot of the southern slopes of Mt. Kvavlo in the Pirikiti Alazani River Valley.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Dártlo	43
Dáno	24
Girévi	24
Kólo	16
† Chesho	11
Chigo	27	Of these 27 households, 1 is Kist, 1 is Khevsur, and the remaining 25 are Tush.
Total: 251 men and 275 women		526 both sexes.

3) The Omalo community,
living along the lower reaches of the Pirikiti Alazani River.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Omaló	36
Agevirta	7
Botshorma	31
Diklo	21
† S'abue	2
† Tshrdili	4
Shenako	42
Total: 354 men and 362 women		716 both sexes.

4) The Natsikhvári community,
living along the lower reaches of the Tusheti Alazani River and its south-western tributaries.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Natsikhvári	6
Jvelúrta	11
Kumelaurta	17
Khakhabo	22
Khis'ó	29
Tsokolta	10
Tshiglaurta	14
Shtrólta	7
Total: 282 men and 293 women		575 both sexes.

5) The Djvar-Boseli community,
living along the upper reaches of the Tusheti Alazani River.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Djvar-Boseli	32
Alisgori	7
Bikiurta	6
Vakis-dziri	12
Vedzis-khevi	10
Verkhovani	16
Gudanta	11
Dadikurta	14
† Koktoti	3
† Tsikhe	5
Total: 270 men and 295 women		565 both sexes.

6) The Indurta community.

The members of this community and those of the following one have largely emigrated to the lowlands along the Alazani River [in western Kakheti — A.B.], to the east of [the town of — A.B.] Akhmeta; they move up in summer to the rich pastures of Tbatana at the southern end of the Massara mountain range (see Itinerary), but still consider Indurta as their property and even leave 2-3 families living there in winter. By the north-western spring of the Tusheti Alazani River. [...] Together, these two communities made up the Tsova community until 1866.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Indurta	191
Total: 413 men and 396 women		809 both sexes.

7) The Ságirta community.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Ságirta	79
Tsáro	26
Etélta	48
Total: 372 men and 345 women		717 both sexes.

8) The Iliúrta community,
living along the middle reaches of the Tusheti Alazani River.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Iliúrta	25
Beghéla	23
Bukhúrta	6
Véstmo	14
Vestmómta	10
Goglúrta	19
Dochu	31
Satshigolo	8
Total: 316 men and 329 women		645 both sexes.

Total population of Tush of both sexes: 5,103 — (2,548 men and 2,555 women).

III. Pshav.

1) The Artani community.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Artani	73	Living along the upper Iori River, between Tianeti and the river's source.
Babchiskhevi	11
Batsháli	39
Bobdakhevi	23
Jablévi	17
Kanári	10
Kvara	42
Korsavi	13
Kutshkhévi	26
Lisho	58
Mgelatsikhe	16
Soplióni	19
Shlovani	8
Khatkhorkhi	9
Khiliani	15
† Khotkhevi	2
Total: 1,201 men and 1,100 women		2,301 both sexes.

2) The Magaroskari community.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Magaro	21	Along the lower reaches of the Pshavi Aragvi River, below the confluence with the Khevsur Aragvi River and the Shara-khevi River.
Arbatshkhani	4
Butshkinta	11
Gometsari	52
† Gudarakhi	14
Ino	17
Kazalkhevi	43
Kóptsha	8
Kudo	50
Kutshitsha	9
Tsinakari	43
Chargali	69
1. Sharakhevi	15
2. Sharakhevi	13
Total: 1,042 men and 1,028 women		2,070 both sexes.

3) The Shuapkho community.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Shuapkho	34	Living along the highest reaches of the Pshavi Aragi River, which flows from the western slopes of Mt. Borbalo (Botanis-mta) to the east.
† Akusho	10
Apsho	23
Arakhidsha	13
Akhadi, or Khado	19
Vankhevi	12
Gogolaurta	44
† Goktsi	17
Kytchi	5
Matura	50
† Misriankari	3
Muko	6
Nakvalesavi	30
Udzilaurta	23
Ukanapshavi	24
Khomi	35
Khoshara	18
Tsabaurta	31
† Tshidále	12
Tshitsho	20
Eliagsa	12
Total: 1,183 men and 1,085 women		2,268 both sexes.

4) The Botshorma community.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Botshorma	14	Living on the hills overlooking the left bank of the Iori River, south-east of the Ertso Valley above Gombori.
Botko	12
Omarani	7
Total: 83 men and 74 women		157 both sexes.

Total population of Pshav of both sexes: 6,796 — (3,509 men and 3,287 women).

IV. Kist.

1) The Sakhano community.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Sakhano	16	These communities are all to be found high up above the left bank of the Argun River, close to the Mitkho Stream.
Goasdeti	14
Bonisti	22
Djarego	17
Ikishlo	7
Kakniakho	9
Kamalago	17
Muso	6
Teretego	33
Khoruato	26
† Tsitsmakho	7
Total: 444 men and 441 women		885 both sexes.

2) The Djokolo community.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Djokolo	24	The inhabitants of Djokolo have been baptized since 1866 and all live in the Pankisi Gorge. The 5-verst map indicates the three main villages of this community viz. Upper, Middle and Lower Djokolo.
Duia	72
Total: 250 men and 246 women		496 both sexes.

3) The Omalo community.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Omalo	34	The inhabitants of Karlis-tskali are Pshav, but belong to the Omalo Kist community. Some of the Kists of Omalo are baptized: of the community's 381 souls, 94 men and 88 women belong to the Christian faith, and only 199 Mohammedans remain.
Karlis-tskali	39
Total: 205 men and 176 women		381 both sexes.

4) The Maitsk community.

Name.	Number of hearths [households].	Remarks.
Túgo	13	The settlements of the Maitsk community are small, and lie high up in the mountains above the right bank of the Argun River, grouped around the Maitsk Stream.
Pógo	5
† Djvari-sópeli	3
Total: 73 men and 76 women		149 both sexes.

Total population of Kist of both sexes: 1,911 — (972 men and 939 women).

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Figures from the 1873 population census

I. Khevsur.

II. Tush.

III. Pshav.

IV. Kist.