Distribution of Population by Religion and Scheduled Castes
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CENSUS OF INDIA 1971 SERIES a-JAMMU &. KASHMIR Part II-C(i) & Part V-A DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION BY RELIGION AND SCHEDULED CASTES .. .JAMMU & KASHMIR 1971 CENSUS PUBLICATIONS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PUBLICATIONS Series a-Jammu & K.ashmi~ Part I-A General Report Part ·I-B General Report StTh~idiary Tables " .~ Part II-A General Population Tables' Published Part II-B Economic Tables . Under Printing Part II-CCi) Distribution of Population by Religion and Scheduled Castes Present Volume & Part-V-A Part II-CCii) Other Social and Cultural Tables and Fertility Tables Part II-D Migration Tables. Under Printing (".;j" • ii-i· .. Part III-' ~sta-bi~~t~~hts Report and Tables Published Part IV Housing Report and Tables Publish,d Part VI-A Town Directory Published Part VI-B Special Survey Reports on selected Towns PartVI-C Survey Reports on sele~ted Villages Part VIII-A Administration Report on Enumeration (Not for sale) •. , .. Published '; ;r Part. VIlI~B Admin!sMi1tion Report on :;abuliJ.t\on (Nqt for sale) -:', Part IX Census Atlas Part IX·A Administrative Atlas Under Printing MiscellanelJus (i) Study ofGujars and Bakerwals (ii) Srinagar City (iii) A portrait of Population Published Note:- There will also be State Publications, District Census handbooks, to be published in two parts (Parts A & B j Part C) for each of the t ... n districts. Parts A & B have already been Published. CONTENTS Page No. Preface . iii Annexure-I Relevant questions and instructions to Enumerators 1 Part II-C(i) . Social and Cultural Tables (C-VII & C-VIII) Fly-leaf to Table C-VII Religion. 9 ..,. Table 0-VII Religion 10 Appendix to Table .. Details of religion shQwn under other religions and persuasions in C-VII main table C-VII Religion 22 Fly-leaf to Table C-VIII, Part A 25 Table C-VIII, Classification by literacy and industrial category of workers and non- Part A workers according to main activity among Scheduled Castes 26 Appendix to Table C-VIII, Part A _Scheduled Castes classified by literates and illiterates . 38 Part V-A Special Tables for Scheduled ·Castes and Scheduled Tribes 71 Fly-leaf to Table SC-I, Part A 75 Table SO-I, Industrial Classification of persons at work and non-workers by sex Part A for Scheduled Castes (Rural) 76 Fly-leaf to Table SO-I, Part B 87 Table SC-I, Industrial Classification of persons at work and non-workers by sex Part B for Scheduled Castes (Urban) 88 Fly-leaf to Table SC-II .• 97 Table SO-II Age and marital status for Scheduled Castel 98 Fly-leaf to Table SC-III, Part A • 117 Table SC~III, Part A Education in Urban areas only for Scheduled Castes 118 Fly-leaf to Table SC-III Part-B 127 Table SC-III Education in Rural areas only for Scheduled Castes 128 Part B Fly-leaf to Table SC-IV 135 Table SC-IV Persons not at work classified by sex, type of activity and educational levels for Scheduled Castes 136 List of Agents for the Sale of Government of India Publications i (i) PREFACE Tha present volume contains the tables per SO-II Age and marital status for taining to religion and scheduled castes compiled scheduled castes. on the basis of the 1971 census data. Tables relating to scheduled castes have been specially SC-III, Part A Education in urban areas only compiled and are presented in this publication. for scheduled castes. It does n~t include any tables on scheduled SO-III, Part B Education in rural areas only tribes as no such tribes have been recognised for scheduled castes. in the Constitution so far as Jammu and Kashmir State is concerned. The details of each of the SC-IV Persons not at work classified by tables which have been prepared on full count sex, type of activity and educa basis and incorporated in this publication are tionallevels for scheduled castes. shown below:- For facility of reference, each table is preceded 0-VII Religion by a fly-leaf in which an attempt has been made C-VII (Appendix) Details of religion shown under to give a gist of the table as also the scheme other religions and persuations of its presentation. The source of the data in main table O-VII Religion. incorporated in compiling these tables is the reply C-VIII, Part A Classification by literacy and recorded in the individual slip against questions industrial category of workers 4, 5, 10, II, 12, 13 and 16. Instructions issued to enumerating agency for recording the answers and non-workers according to main activity among scheduled against these questions have been reproduced in castes. Annexure-I. O-VIII, Part A I am thankful to Shri K. K. Chakravorty, (Appendix) Scheduled castes classified by Assistant Registrar General, India (C&T) and literates and illiterates. his staff for taking interest in scrutinising the Special tables lor scheduled castes: tables presented in this publication. SO-I, Part A Industrial classification of per sons at work and non-workers In compiling this publication I should like by sex for scheduled castes to place on record my high appreciation of the (Rural) labour put in by Shri C. L. Chehra, Investigator SC-I, Part B Industrial classification of per under whose guidance the tables incorporated sons at work and non-workers in this volume were got prepared and checked. by sex for scheduled castes The assistance rendered by other members of (Urban) the staff has been acknowledged separately. Srinagar, the 25th of September, 1975 J. N. ZUTSHI (iii) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 01' ASSISTANCE Shri Abdul Jabar . Tabulation Officer Shri Hamid Ullah Malik Statistical Assistant Shri Vijay Kumar Chehra Computor Miss Phoola Kachroo Assistant Compiler Miss Primla Ambardar . Assistant Compiler ANNEXURE I RELEVANT Q.UESTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO ENUMERATORS In order to facilitate correct appraisal of the and is living apart with no apparent intention of data appearing in this publication, it is necessary living together again or who has been, divorced to reproduce here the relevant questions and either by a decree of a law court or by an instructions given to the enumerating agency at accepted social or religious-custom but who has not the 1971 census operations for recording answers re-married, write'S'.. For a prostitute return her to these questions. marital status as declared by her. Q.uestioD 4 - Age: Q.uestioD 10 - ReligioD : In answering this question use the following Record the age of the person in total years abbreviations :- completed last birthday. Very often there is a tendency on the part of the individuals to return H Hinduism 'years running' rather than the 'years completed'. I Islam Make sure that only the actual number of years C Christianity completed is recorded. S Sikhism B Budhism In respect of infants who might not have J Jainism completed one year by the day of enumeration For others record the actual religion as returned their age in completed years should be invariably fully. If a person says that he has no religion· shown as '0' as they have not yet completed it may be recorded accordingly. Do not mistake one year of age and add 'Infant' in brackets. religion for caste which will not be recorded here. Make sure that infants even if a day old are invariably enumerated and you should not enter Q.uestioD 11 - Scheduled Caste or Scheduled the age in months. Tribe I Q.uestioD 5 - Marital Status: You have been furnished with a list of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes notified for your In answering this question use the following State. Ascertain if the person enumerated belongs abbreviations :- to a scheduled caste or scheduled tribe and if NM Never Married he does, then record the name of the scheduled M Currently Married caste or scheduled tribe which should find place in the list furnished to you. The answer should W Widowed be recorded against the correct rectangle provided S Separated or Divorced for the purpose against this question. For a person For a person who has never married at any who is not a member of any scheduled caste time before, write 'NM'. For a person currently or scheduled tribe write 'X' in both the rectangles. married, whether for the first or another time If the person belonging to a scheduled caste and whose marriage is subsisting at the time of or scheduled tribe returns his caste or tribe by enumeration with the spouse living, write 'M'. synonym or generic name of a caste or a tribe it Write 'M' also for persons who are recognised should be entered only if it finds a place in the by cU!ltom or society as married and for the list furnished to you. Do not write the names persons in stable de facto union. Even if a marriage of scheduled castes in general terms as 'Harijan' is disputed in the locality write 'M' if the person or 'Achhut'. You should ascertain the name of concerned says he or she is married or is in the caste when it is returned and write it in the stable de facto union. For a widowed person rectangle provided for recording the name. Similar whose husband or wife is dead, and who has ly, do not write the names of scheduled tribes in not been married again, write 'W'. For a person general term as 'Adivasi'. You should ascertain who has been separated from wife or husband t-he name of the tribe when it is returned and write 2 it in the rectangle with broken lines provided a person who is still studying in a particular class, for recording the same.