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CENSUS OF 2001

SERIES-09

DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part - XII A & 8

JAISALMER DISTRICT

VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY -¢- VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT

ANAND NIGAM Deputy Director Directorate of Census Operations, Rajasthan

Sonar Quila

Rising from the sands the fort of with its 99 bastions was built in the medieval ages and was once . a township in ' itself. The golden hued fort is a sentinel to the bleak desertscape from its 80 metre high perch on the hill-housing the entire township within its ramparts . It has an enchanting cow-web of narrow lanes dotted with some lovely , three beautifully sculptured Jain temples of the 12t h & 15th Century A.D. and five inter connected palaces . The fort is approached through four gateways Akhaiya Pol, Ganesh Pol, Suraj Pol and Hava Pol.

Jaisalmer was founded in the 12 th century by the Bhati Rajputs who shifted here from Lodurva. Located strategically on the trade route along which ancient caravans passed, J aisalmer became rich soon some 845 year~ ago.

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Contents

Page Nos.

Foreword [\

Preface XI Acknowledgements xiii

District Highlights-200 I Census x\' Important Statistics and ranking of tehs'ils in the district xvii

Statements 1-9 Statement-I Name of the Headquarter of the District/Tehsil, their Rural-Urban status and Distance from District Headquarters, 2001 XXI Statement-2 Name of the Headquarter of the District/Panchayat Samiti, their Rural-Urban status and Distance from District Headquarter. 200 I X.XI Statement-3 Population of the District at each Census from 1901 to 2001 )(',(11 Statement-4 Area. Number of Villages/Towns and population in District and Tehsi!. 2001 XXIII Statement-5 Panchayat Samiti-wise number of villages and rural population, 200 I XXIII Statement-6 Population of Urban Agglomerations/Towns, 2001 xxiv Statement-7 Villages with population of 5,000 and above at Panchayat Samiti level as per 2001 Census and amenities available XXIV Statement-8 Statutory Towns with population less than 5.000 as per 2001 Census and amenities available XX\, Statement-9 Houseless and Institutional Population ofTehsils, Rural and Urban. 200 I XXV

Summary Statement: Jurisdiction of Panchayat Samities in each Tehsil. 2001 X.X\,I

Analytical Note (i) History and scope of the District Census Handbook 3 (ii) Brief History of the District 6 (iii) Administrative set-up 7 (i\') Physical Features: (1) Location and size (2) Physiography (3) Drainage (4) Climate (5) Natural economic resources 8 (v) Census Concepts 14

(v) Page Nos. (vi) Non Census Concepts 20 (vii) 2001 CenslIs findings-Population. its distril:Hltion 24 (viii) Brief analysis of PCA data based on inset tahles to 36 24 (ix) Brief analysis of the Village and Town Directory data based on inset tahles 37 to 47 41 (x) Brief analysis of the data on houses and household amenities. Houselisting Operations, Census of India 2001 based on inset tables 48 to 52 46 (xi) Other Developmental activities 51 (xii) Brief description of places of religious, historical or archaeological importance in villages and places of tourist interest in the towns of the district 51 (xiii) Major characteristics of the district, contrihution of the district in the form of any historical figure associated with the district 53 (xiv) Scope of Village and Town Directory - column heading wise explanation and coverage of data 53

PART-A: VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY Section-l : Village Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in Village Directory 61 (b) List of Villages merged in Towns and Outgrowths at 2001 Census 65 (c) Panchayat Samiti-wise presentation of Village Directory Data (i) Panchayat Samiti Maps showing Tehsil boundary (ii) Alphabetical List of Villages alongwith Location Code 1991 and 200 I (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format I. Panchayat Samiti : laisalmer 67 2. Panchayat Samiti : Sam 105 3. Panchayat Samiti : Sankra 171 (d) Appendix to Village Directory Appendix-I Abstract of Educational, Medical and Other Amenities in Villages - Panchayat Samiti level 212 Appendix-IA Villages by numher of Primary Schools 216 Appendix-IB Villages by Primary. Middle and Secondary Schools 216 Appendix-IC Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities available 216 Appendix-II Villages with 5,000 and above population which do not have one or more amenities available 217 Appendix-IIA: Census Towns which do not have one or more amenities 217 Appendix-III : Land utilisation data in respect of Census TownslNon Municipal Towns 217 Appendix-IV : Panchayat Samitiwise list of inhabited villages where no amenity other than drinking water facility is available 218

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Appendi:\-\. : Summary sho,,·ing number of \'illage~ not having Schedu k:d Caste~ population ::'1 Appendi:\-VI : Summary showing Humber of villages nOl having Scheduled Tribes population 221 Appendix-VilA: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled Castes to the total population by ranges 222 Appendix-VIIB : List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled Tribes to thc total population by ranges 2'27 Appendix-VIII : Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat (Panchayat Samiti wise) :'31 Appendix-IX : Statcment showing numher or girls schools in the villages 248

Section-II: Town Directory Note explaining the abbreviations used in Town Directory Town Directory Statements (I to VII) 249 Statement-I Status and Growth History 252 Statement-II Physical Aspect and location of Towns 252 Statement-I I I Municipal Finance 252 Statement-IV Civic and other Amenities 254 Statement-V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities 254 Statement-VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking 254 Statement-VII Civic and other Amenities in Slums 256 Appendix to Town Directory - Town showing their outgrowth with population 258

PART-B : PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (a) Brief Note on Primary Census Abstract 261 (b) District Primary Census Abstract (General) 264 (c) Appendix to District Primary Census Abstract: Urban Block Wise Total, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Population 270 Primary Censlls Abstract for Scheduled Castes 274 Primary Censlls Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 280 Panchayat Samiti wise Village Primary Census Abstract I. Panchayat Samiti : .Iaisalmer 286 2. Panchayat Samiti : Sam 304 3. Panchayat Samiti : Sankra 340 Urban Primary Census Abstract 364 Annexure-I Number of villages LInder each Gram Panchayat. 200 I Census 370 Annexure-II Fertility and Mortality. 1991 Census 388

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Annexure-III Various measures of fertility and mean age at marriage, 389 1991 Census Annexure-IV Percentage distribution of Migrants by place of birthi 390 place of last residence, 1991-2001 Census Annexure-V Brief account of main religions in the district as per 392 1991-2001 Census Annexure-VI Marital status of population as per 1991-2001 Census 393 Annexure-VII Age, Sex and Education in the district, 1991-200 I Census 393 Allnexure-VIII Distribution of different mother tongues returned in 395 199 j -200 j Census

(viii) Foreword

he District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Organization since 1951 census. is one Tof the important publications in the context of planning and development at grass-root level. The pUblication. which is brought out for each district, contains several demographic and socio-economic characteristics village­ wise and town-wise of the district alongwith the status of availability of civic amenities. infrastructural facilities. etc.

The scope of the DCHB was initially confined to a few Census Tables and Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of each village and town within the district. Thereafter, at successive censuses, its scope and coverage has been enlarged. The DCHB published at the 1961 census provided a descriptive accollnt of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and a village and town directory including PCA. The 197 I census­ DCHB series was in three parts: Part-A related to village and town directory, Part-B to village and town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics. district census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. The 1981 censlls DCHB was in two parts: Part-A contained village and town directory and Part-B the PCA of village and town including the SCs and STs PCA up to tehsil/town levels. New features alongwith restructuring of the formats of village and town directory were added into it. In Village Directory, all amenities except electricity were brought together and if any amenity was not available in the referent village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place having such an amenity, was given. Information on new items such as adult literacy centres, primary health sub-centres and community health workers in the village were provided so as to meet the requirements of some of the Revised Minimum Needs Programme, Information on approach to the village was provided for the first time in the Village Directory so as to give the details on number of inaccessible villages in each district. In the Town Directory, a statement (IV-A) on slums was introduced to provide the details on civic and other amenities in the notified slums of Class I and Class H towns.

The 1991 census DCHB, by and large, followed the pattern of presentation of 1981 census, except the format of PCA was restructured. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers was given against the four-fold industrial classification presented in the 1981 census. In addition, sex-wise population in 0- 6 age group was included in the PCA for the first time with a view to enable the data users to compile more realistic literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age had been treated as illiterate at the time of 1991 census. One of the important innovations in the 1991 census was the Community Development Block (CD block) level presentation of village directory and PCA data instead of the traditional tehsilltalukiPS level presentation. It was expected that the presentation of village directory and PCA data at CD block level will help the planners in formulation of micro level development plans, CD block being lowest administrative unit.

The present series of2001 census DCHBs have been made more informative and exhaustive in terms of coverage and content. The Village Directory has been enlarged in scope by including a number of other facilities like banking, recreational and cultural facilities. newspapers and magazines and 'most important commodity' manufactured in village. Income and expenditure of gram panchayat, wherever possible, has been provided. Apart from these, more details on distance(s) at which basic amenities are available (if not available in the village), are given. This includes educational facilities (namely primary and middle schools

(ix) and college). medical facilities (viz. Allopathic Hospital. Maternity & Child Wclfitn: ( entre and Primary Health Centre). drinking. water. post & telegraph (post office and phone), communication. hank. credit societies and recreational facilities. III Town Directory. the statement on Slums has heen modified and its coverage enlarged by including details on all slums instead of'notified slums'. The information is given in case of all statutory towns irrespective of their class, against only Class I and Class II towns in the 198 J and 199J censuses. The basic amenities available in the villages and towns are analyzed in depth with the help of a number of cross-classified inset tables and statements. Two other significant additions in the publication are inclusion of , motif' highlighting significant characteristic of the district and analytical notes as annexure. The analytical notes on (i) fertility and mortality and (ii) various measures of fertility and mean age at marriage are prepared based on 199 J Censlis. Whereas, in the notes relating to (i) percentage d istrihution of migrants by place of birth/p lace of last residence. (ii) main religions, (iii) marital status ofpopulation. (iv) age. sex and education. and (v) distribution of spectrum of mother tongue. nature and extent of changes occurred in the district in its basic socio-del11ographic features during the decade J 991-200 1 are analyzed. The eight digits permanent location code (PLCN) to all the villages and towns have been assigned keeping in view the future needs. The village and town level amenity data have been collected, compiled and computerized in prescribed record structure under the supervision of Shri J .L.Modi, Director of Census Operations, Rajasthan. Thereafter, efforts have been made to ensure comparability orthe information with that of 1991 census data and the information brought out by the respective state governments in their annual reports and statistical handbooks for various years after 1991. The task of planning, designing and coordination of this publication was carried out by Shri R.G. Mitra, Deputy Registrar General (C&T) and Dr. I.C. Agrawal, Senior Research Officer of Social Studies Division. Dr. R.P. Singh, Deputy Registrar General (Map) provided the technical guidance in the preparation of maps. Whereas, Shri Anil Kumar Arora, Deputy Directory of Data Processing Division who worked under the overall supervision of Shri Himakar. Addl. Director (EDP) helped in preparation of record structure for computerization of village and town directory data and the programme for the generation ofYillage Directory and Town Directory statements including analytical inset tables. The draft DCHB manuscripts received from the Census Directorates have been scrutinized in the Social Studies Division under the guidance of Shri S.L. Jain, Deputy Director and Shri R.K. Mehta, Assistant Director. J am thankful to all of them and others who have contributed to make this publication possible.

New Delhi D.K.Sikri Dated: 17.10.2006 Additional Secretary & Census Commissioner, India

(x) Preface

am dt:eply indebted to the State for their unstil11ed SUppOri and cooperation I despite all odds and adversaries like famint: etc. at all stages of Census Operatiom of 200 I. I am grateful to Shri Inde~iit Khanna. the then Chief Secretary of Government of Rajasthan for his prompt response. guidance and cooperation given to the Census Organization. He infused a sense of urgency and seriousness in the minds of District Collectors and Officers of the District Administration, which geared up the entire administrative machinery. The Supervisors and Enumerators. the basic census functionaries worked ceaselessly in the entire period of fieldwork to make Census 200 I successful. Sarvashri Ashok Pandey and Vinod Zutshi. the then Secretaries in the Department of Cabinet Secretariat and General Administration have been instrumental in making Census 200 I a successful one. I owe my thanks to both of them. I am also thankful to other Departments like Education. Finance, Revenue, Economics and Statistics, Public Relations, Printing and Stationery. Local Self-government and Personnel Department for extending their full cooperation. I am deeply grateful to Shri .I.K. Banthia. Ex-Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India for his unstinted support and spontaneous. unfailing guidance throughout our endeavours. At the outset I would like to thank Shri O.K. Sikri. Registrar General and Census Commissioner. India for guiding us in bringing out this report. My grateful thanks to Shri K.N. Unni. Ex-DRG (C&T). Shri R.G. Mitra. Ex-DRG (C&T), Shri R.P. Singh. Consultant (Map), Shri Himakar. Additional Director (EDP). Dr. I.C. Agrawal, A.R.G.(SS), Shri S.L. Jain, Deputy Director (SS), Shri C. Chakravorty, Joint Director (DDU) and their colleagues at the headquarter for their ever willing, helping hand and thoughtful suggestions for putting together and shaping the volumes in their present form. The Director of Census Operations, Rajasthan, Shri .I. L. Modi under whose guidance the entire operations were carried out deserves all credit for its success, but he was repatriated to the State Government for taking up some other important assignment before this volume could be made available for the press. I am deeply greatful to Shri H.S. Meena, Ex-Joint Director of Census Operations, Rajasthan for its success. It may be mentioned a few annexures have been added to this volume with a view to provide an insight into the 1991 and 2001 data on the suggestion of Social Studies Division of the Office of the Registrar General. India. In this connection the contribution of Shri Y.K. Gupta, Senior Compiler can not be ignored. Shri H.C Sharma. Assistant Director incharge of District Census Handbooks and Primary Census Abstract. who was ably assisted by his team of dedicated ,yorkers deserve all praise for their perseverance and dedication in preparing Village and Town Directories and in finalization of PCAs and other inset tables. I would like to thank Shri G. Fernandes. Assistant Director who not only coordinated the work but also contributed immensely to the cause of Village and Town Directories. Deputy Director (ODE) and his team of devoted workers deserve all praise for timely processing of Household Schedules through "Image based data capturing Technology" i.e. Scanning. Shri G. Fernandes, Assistant Director has taken pains in drafting the District Profile and the Analytical Note for the district. The members ofthe staff in the Map Section did a commendable job under the guidance of Shri Panna Lal, R.O.(Map), ably assisted by Shri R.S. Tyagi, Sr.Geographer in bringing out various maps.

Anand Nigam Deputy Director of Census Operations. January. 2007 Rajasthan

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Acknowledgements Task Force for Qualit)' Assurance Sh. J.L. Modi Director (Chairman) Sh. H.S. Meena Joint Director Sh. K.S.Bhatnagar Deputy Director Sh. H.C. Sharma Assistant Director Sh. AK.Rai S.l. Grade-I Sh. Mukesh Bhargava S.l. Grade-I Sh. K.C.Gupta S.1. Grade-I Sh. K.B. Sharma-J S.I. Grade-II(Retd.) Sh. H.K. Saxena Junior Supervisor Village and Town Directory Sh. G. Fernandes Assistant Director Sh. R.A Agrawal S.1. Grade-I(Retd.) Sh. C.S. Sharma S.l. Grade-II(Retd.) Sh. P.L. Meena S.1. Grade-II Sh. G.L. Meena-II S.1. Grade-II Sh. M.L. Gupta S.1. Grade-III(Retd.) Sh. O.P. Sharma S.I. Grade-III Late Sh. B.P. Sharma S.l. Grade-II1 Sh. S.K. Chaturvedi Senior Compiler Sh. V.P. Singhal Compiler Sh. S.M. Tak Compiler Sh. V.M. Mathur Compiler Sh. V.K. Gupta Compiler Sh. R.K. Nagar Senior Compiler Sh. J.P. Verma D.E.O. Grade-B Primary Census Abstract Sh. S.R. Singhal Assistant Director Sh. AK. Rai S.1. Grade-I Sh. Mukesh Bhargava S.I. Grade-I Sh. K.C.Gupta S.1. Grade-I Sh. S.N. Mishra S.I. Grade-II(Retd.) Sh. K.B. Sharma-I S.1. Grade-II(Retd.) Smt. Santosh Malakar S.1. Grade-II(Retd.) Sh. Bhupendra Goyal S.1. Grade-II Sh. A.K. Srivastava S.1. Grade-Ill Smt. Charu Mathur S.I. Grade-III Sh. Gokul Chand Verma Senior Compiler Sh. R.K. Mittal Senior Compi ler Sh. Arun Jain Senior Compiler Sh. H.L. Gupta Compiler Smt. Kamlesh Sharma Senior Compiler Sh. Manikant Sharma Compiler Sh. Babu Lal Verma-I Compiler Sh. Rahul Garg Compiler Sh. J.P. Verma D.E.O. Grade-B

(xiii) Concept, Editing and Support Sh. Anand Nigam Deputy Director Sh. H.C. Sharma Assistant Director Sh. G. Fernandes Assistant Director Sh.A.K. Rai S.1. Grade-I Sh. Ashok Srivastava S.1. Grade-III Sh. Arun Jain Senior Compiler Sh. H.L. Gupta Compiler Preparation of Camera Ready Copy (CRC) Sh. Divesh Chawla D.E.O. Grade-B Sh. J.P. Verma D.E.O. Grade-B Sh. V.K. Gupta Compiler Data Entry System Smt.Jyoti Luhadiya Deputy Director(EDP) Sh. D.K. Surana Assistant Director Sh. A.K. Pareek Senior Supervisor Sh. P.N. Mathur Senior Supervisor Sh. H.K. Saxena Junior Supervisor Sh. S.C. Verma Junior Supervisor Sh. H.K. Pareek Junior Supervisor Sh. P.K. Jain Junior Supervisor Sh. Deepak Srivastava D.E.O. Grade-B Sh. S.N. Kumawat D.E.O. Grade-B Sh. B.P. Singh D.E.O. Grade-B Map Sh. Autar Singh Research Officer (Map) Sh. R.S. Tyagi Sen ior Geographer Sh. Sardul Singh Senior Drawing Assistant Sh. P.K. Sharma, Senior Draughtsman Sh. Babu Lal Senior Draughtsman Sh. Nand Lal Senior Draughtsman Sh. Deepak Sood Senior Draughtsman Typing Sh. S.K. Ajrnera Compiler Sh. Satish Basandani Compiler Printing and ProofReading Sh. Hassan Mohammed Printing Inspector Sh. K.L. Palawat Proof Reader

(xiv) District Highlights - 2001 Census

51 nd l. ranks 1 in terms of area and last (32 ) in terms of population. and 13 t11 in terms of population density. The sex ratio of .laisalmer district (821) is lower than the State (921) sex ratio. 3. The literacy rate in Jaisalmer district is 51.0 per cent which is lower than the literacy rate of the State 60.4 per cent and it ranks 28th among the other districts of the State. 4. None of the village have population more than 10,000. Village Mohangarh (Tehsil Jaisalmer) is the most populated (8,895) and village Somrau is the least populated (1). 5. The economy of the district mainly depends on agriculture. 6. The district has recorded 51.7 per cent work participation rate for male workers. 7. Jaisalmer tehsil has the highest number of villages (312) and Fatehgarh tehsil has the lowest number of villages (110). 8. In the district, the largest village is Tanot in .laisalmer tehsil with an area of 74.295 hectares and the smallest village is Samejpur in .laisalmer tehsil with 94 hectares. 9. Jaisalmer district has recorded highest 47.5 percent growth rate during 1991-200 I in the State. 10. Sonar Quila is surrounded by a battlement with 99 bastions on a triangular hillock. The fortress and hundreds of residential buildings situated within it are built of yellow sand stone. It is popularly known as Sonar Quila or the Golden Fort. II. Pokaran is a well known site of Nuclear test centre in the world. 12. Ramdeora is known for the shrine of Baba Ramdeo situated nearly 125 kms. from Jaisalmer. 13. Sam village is known for its big sand dunes which have been a centre of attraction and entel1ainment to the tourists. 14. Lodllrva is situated at a distance of 15 kms. from .Iaisalmer. The ancient place of Lodllrva was the capital of the then .

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Important Statistics and Ranking of Tehsils in the District

STATE DISTRICT NUMBER OF VILLAGES Total 41,353 637 Inhabited 39,752 600 Uninhabited 1.601 37

NUMBER OF TOWNS StatutO!)' Towns 184 2 Census Towns 38

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Normal 9,269,237 84,562 Institutional 21.242 628 Houseless 27,196 195

POPULATION TOTAL Per9Jns 56,507,188 508,247 Males 29,420,011 279,901 Females 27,087,177 229,146

RURAL Per9Jns 43,292,813 431,853 Males 22,426,640 236,309 Females 20,866,173 195,544

URBAN Per9Jns 13,214,375 76,394 Males 6,993.371 42,792 Females 6,221,004 33,602

PERCENTAGE URBAN POPULATION 23.4 15.0

Number Percentage Number Percentage

DECADAL POPULATION GROWTH Per9Jns 12,501,198 28.4 ](i3,730 47.5 1991-200 I Males 6,377,231 27.7 88,414 46.4 Females 6,123,967 29.2 75,316 49.0

AREA (in sq.km.) 342,239.00 38,401.00

DENSITY OF POPULATION 165 13 (persons per square kilometer)

SEX-RATIO Total 921 821 (Number offemales per 1000 males) Ruml 930 827 Urban 890 785

LITERATES Per9Jns 27,702,010 60.4 201,960 51.0 Males 18,047,157 75.7 145,203 66.3 Females 9.654,853 43.9 56,757 32.1

(xvii) SCHEDULED CASTES POPULATION Persons 9.694.462 17.2 74.094 14.6 Males 5,067.679 17.2 39,703 14.2 Females 4,626.783 17.1 34.391 15.0

SCHEDULED TRIBES POPULATION Persons 7,097.706 12.6 27,834 5.5 Males 3,650.982 12.4 14,890 5.3 Females 3,446,724 12.7 12,944 5.6

WORKERS AND NON-WORKERS Persons 23,766,655 42.1 211,687 41.7 TOTAL WORKERS Males 14,695,802 50.0 144.389 51.7 (MAIN + MARGINAL) Females 9,070.853 33.5 67,298 29.4

(i) MAIN WORKERS Persons 17.436.888 30.9 153,139 30.1 Males 12.841,318 43.7 123.228 44.2 Females 4,595.570 17.0 29,911 13.]

(ii) MARGINAL WORKERS Persons 6,329,767 11.2 58,548 11.5 Males 1,854,484 6.3 21,161 7.6 Females 4,475,283 16.5 37,387 16.3

(iii) NON-WORKERS Persons 32,740.533 57.9 296,560 58.3 Males 14,724.209 50.0 134,712 48.3 Females 18,016,324 66.5 ]6],848 70.6

CATEGORY OF WORKERS (MAIN + MARGINAL) (i) CULTIV A TORS Persons 13,140,066 55.3 99,401 47.0 Males 7,062,726 48.1 58,933 40.8 Females 6,077,340 67.0 40,468 60.1

(ii) AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS Persons 2,523,719 10.6 ]7,320 8.2 Males 1,055,332 7.2 9,0]8 6.2 Females 1,468,387 16.2 8,302 ]2.3

(iii) WORKERS IN HOUSEHOLD Persons 677,991 2.9 5,095 2.4 INDUSTRY Males 419,528 2.9 3,328 2.3 Females 258,463 2.8 1,767 2.6

(iv) OTHER WORKERS Persons 7,424,879 31.2 89,87] 42.5 Males 6,158,216 41.9 73,110 50.6 Females ],266,663 14.0 16,76] 24.9

(xviii) Ranking of Tehsils in the District

.Ii.1lsalmer Pokaran I-atehgarh SI. In ·Icrm of No \·aluc Rank Value Rank Value Rank

2 , 4 5 (l 7 Total Population 205.044 2 22lJ.O'JO 74.113

2 Total ar~a (in sq.km.) 24.519.48 9.516.7lJ 2 4.352.34 3 Density of population (per sq.klll). 8 3 24 17 2 4 Sex Ratio 775 _, 1165 818 2 5 Proportion Urban 28.1 8.2 2 0.0 6 Proportion Scheduled Castes 15.3 2 13.5 .' 15.9 7 Proportion Scheduled Tribes 5.9 5.1 3 5.7 2 8 Proportion Literate (Literacy Ratel 54.') 48.4 2 47.6 -' 9 Work participation rate (Main + Marginal Workers) 38.8 3 44.6 40.3 2 10 Percentage of villages having Prilllliry School 64.2 92.9 890 2 II Percentage of villages having Primary Health Sub-Centre 15.1 IlJ.M 2 22.9 12 Percentage of villages having Well 659.0 34.0 2 21.1 3 13 Percentage of villages having Post Otlkc 16.1 27.8 2 30.3 14 Percentage of villages having Hus I'acility 38.0 59.9 2 12.5

15 Percentage of villages having approach by Pucca Road 51.6 I 44.8 3 45.9 2 16 Percentage of \·illages having Electricity lor dUlllestic 25.8 2 35.8 25.7 3 purpose (Including Electricity lor ali purpose)

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STATDIE'\T-I

l\AMEOFTHE HLADQl"ARTER OF UISTRICT,'TEHSIL. THEm RliRAL-l:RBA!\ STAn'S ANI) D1STAl'iCE FROM DISTRICT HEAI>QIARTER. 21101 SI. !\amt: of IJ iSI riel '\ am" l'" \\'helher l'rhan D iSlam::;: from h:hsil No. Tehsil Dislricl Tehsil Rural headquarter to disirici headlJuarler headquarter b~ road I in kill.) 2 ~ 4 ::- .Iaisalmer* .Iaisalmer l'rban*

Jaisalmer* J aisalmer I! rban* ()

2 Pokaran* I'okaran L!rban¥ 112

3 Fatehgarh Fatehgarh Rural 65

Note: I. Asterisk in column 2 denotes that the district/tehsil headquarter is a rail head. 2. Asterisk in columll 4 denotes that the district/tehsil headquarter is a statutory town.

STATEMENT-2

NAMEOFTHEHEADQUARTER OFDISTRICT/PANCHAYAT SAMITI, THEIR RURAL-URBAN STATUS AND DISTANCE FROM DISTRICT HEADQUARTER, 200] SI. Name of Districtl N arne 0 fOist rictl Whether Urbani Distance from Panchayat No. Pancha), at Sarniti Pancha)" at Samit i Rural Sarnit i headquarter to headquarter district headquarter by road (in kill.) 2 3 4 5

Jaisalmer* .Jaisalmer Urban *

Jaisalmer* .Iaisalmer Urban* 0

2 Sam .Iaisalmer Urban* 0 3 Sankra Pokaran Urban· 112 Note: I. Asterisk in column 2 denotes that the district/Panchayat Samiti headquarter is a rail head. 2. Asterisk in column 4 denotes that the district/Pallchayat Samiti headquarter is a statutory tOWII.

(xxi) STATEMENT-3 POPULATION OF THf. DISTRICT AT EACH CENSUS FROM 1901 TO 20()) District Total/ Census Persons Males Females Deeadal population variation Rural! 'Year Urban Absnlute Perc<':lll,lI!~ 2 3 4 5 h 7 II Jaisalmer Tmal 1901 75_551 40.409 35.142 11)11 87.162 47.438 39.724 11.611 15.4 1921 69,224 38.286 30.938 -17.9311 -20.6 1931 78.646 42.494 36.152 9.422 13.6 1941 96.958 53.009 43.949 18.312 2:U 1<.151 109.65& 6U.Jb4 49.2':14 12.700 13.1 1961 141,242 78.362 62.880 31,584 28.8 1971 167,824 92.714 75.110 26.582 18.8 1981 243.082 134,204 108.878 75.258 44.1! 1991 344.517 190.687 153.830 1() 1.435 41.7 2001 508,247 279.101 229.146 163,730 47.5

Rural 1901 61.21!1) J3.3 r5 27.974 1911 73.928 40.908 33.020 12.639 :20.6 1921 59.956 33.656 26,300 -13.972 -18.9 1931 67,010 36.559 30,451 7.054 11.8 1941 85,290 46.969 38.321 18,280 27.3

1951 96,515 53.034 43,481 11.225 13.2 1961 127.596 71.081 56.515 31.081 32.2 1971 143,477 78.712 64,765 15.881 12.5 1981 210,155 115,337 94,818 66,678 46.5

1991 290,917 160.298 130,619 80.762 38.4 2001 431,853 236,309 195,544 140,936 48.5

Urban 1901 14.262 7.094 7.168 191 I 13,234 6.530 6.704 -1.028 -7.2 1921 9.268 4.630 4,638 -3.966 -30.0 1931 11.636 5.935 5,701 2.368 25.6 1941 11.668 6.040 5.628 32 0.3

1951 13.143 7,330 5,813 1.475 12.6 1961 13.646 7.281 6,365 503 3.8 1971 24.347 14.002 10.345 10,701 78.4 1981 32.927 18.867 14,060 8.580 35.2 1991 53.600 30.389 23,211 20,673 62.8

2001 76,394 42,792 33,602 22,794 42.5

(xxii) STATEME~l-4

AREA. NllMBER OF VILLAGES.'TOWNS AND POPULATION IN DISTRICT AND TEHS IL, 2110 I

51. District rr ehsil Total Area III Pllpuiatioll Numher ul" 1\ lun ber 'umb~r !\umhcr Populatloll '\ll. 1:/\·-10\\11 Rural. square pcr square \ illages of Ill" or Urhan kilometre kiiol11ctrc III- li n- SHlllll () r~ C~IISUS house- I'crsuns I\lalcs l'cmaJe; hahitc inhabited lo\\us tOllllS hnlds 2 3

.Iaisalmer Total 38,401.(10 13 600 37 2 0 115,385 5(18.247 27'1.101 22'1,146

Rural 38,26(,.73 I I 60n 37 () 0 70,4'14 431,853 236,30'1 195,544

lirban 134.27 56'1 0 (J 2 0 14,891 76,394 42,792 33,Ml2

I laisalmer Total 24,519.48 X 279 33 0 37.441 205.044 115,504 !!l),~4()

Rural 24.393.21 6 279 33 (I 0 25.728 147.507 82.885 64,622

Urban 126.27 456 () 0 0 II ,713 57,537 32.619 24,91S

Jaisalmer (M) Urban 126.27 456 0 0 0 11,713 57.537 32.619 24,91S , 2 Pokaran Total 9.516.79 24 212 _I 0 36.120 229.090 122.837 106.253

Rural 9.508.79 22 212 _, 0 0 32.942 210.233 112.664 97.5(1)

Urban 8.00 2,357 0 0 0 3.178 18.857 10.173 8.684

Pokaran (M) Urban 8.00 2.357 () () (l 3.178 18.857 I n.173 8.684

3 Fatehgarh Total 4.352.34 17 109 0 (l 11.824 74,113 40.760 33.35:- Rural 4.352.34 17 109 0 0 11.824 74.113 40,760 33.353

Urhan 0.00 0 () (l 0 0 0 0 0 0

STATEMENT-5

PANCHAYAT SAMITI WISE NUMBER OF VILLAGES AND RURAL POPULATION, 2001 SI. Name of Numher or ,·illages Rural population * No. Panchayat Samiti Total Inhahited Persons Males Females 2 3 4 .5 (, 7 Jaisa1mer 155 143 127.798 70.574 57.224

2 Sam 303 281 138.679 77.603 61.076

3 Sankra 179 176 165,376 88.132 77.244

District (Rural) Total 637 600 431,853 236,309 195,544 • Excludes statutory and census towns.

(xxiii) STATEME~T-6

POPlILATIOl\ OF (IRBAI\ AGGLOMERATIONS TOWNS, 2001 Sl. Nmnl'ofl:A· Li rhan Name oftehsil I'opulm iOIl No. TowlI ., .• status II' here 1011'11 is located # Person Male h:malc 2 3 4 5 6 7 .laisalmer M .laisalmer 57.537 32,619 24,918 2 Pakaran M Pokaran 18,857 10.173 8.684 District (Urban) Total 76.394 42.792 33,602

+ To be arranged in alphabetical order. In case of towns having outgrowth an asterisk mark should be placed against their names to indicate that they have outgrowths which are not separate towns. # III case the LJ.A./Towll IS spread over more than one lehsil/dislnct JIldicaIC accordingly. Urhan status of I J.A.lTowlI is indicated as per standard abbrevation for civic status.

STATEMENT-7

VILLAGES WITH POPULATION OF 5,000 AND ABOVE AT PANCHA Y AT SAMITI LEVEL AS PER 2001 CENSUS AND AMENITIES AVAILABLE SI Name of Name of village Location Code Number Population Whether it is Whether it is No. Panchayat Samiti Tehsil Panchayat headquarter Samiti headquarter

2 4 5 6 7 Sam Ramgarh 02015800 6,918 No No

2 Jaisalmer Mohangarh 0202.1()OO 8.S')) No No

3 Jaisalmer Nachna 02046500 7.320 No No

4 Sankra Ramdeora 020504()O 5.909 No No

SI Name of Name of vi II age Amenities available No. Panchayat Samiti Educational Medical Drinking Communi- Banking Water cation Senior College Primary Primary Tap Railway Commercial Co- Secondar)' Health Health Sub water Station Bank operative School Centre centre Bank 2 3 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 Sam Ramgarh 0 Yes No

2 Jaisalmer Mohangarh 0 () Yes No 0 0

3 Jaisalmer Nachna () 0 Yes No 0

4 Sankra Ramdeora 0 0 0 Yes Yes 0 0

(xxiv) S T .<\ T [\1[1\ T-8

STATl.ITORYTOWNS WITH POPULATlO,\ LESS THA!\ 5000 AS PER 2001 CE!\Sl:S AND AMENITIES AYAILABLE SI. Name Location Populat ion Wheth~r Whctl1l:r 1\0. of Code it IS it is ---=E::-:c::-lu-.:-at-:-io-n-a::-I---"""M-,--cc""'li,.-c,-,·II---:-I-m-p-n-)\-.e""'d,....-,C,-··o-n-II-n-u-Ill-·.-B-ar-Ik-.i-ng Town Number Tehsil Pancha.,·at drinking cat ion head- Samiti water quarter head­ Scnlor Collcge Hospital Health Tap waleI' Railway Bank quarter Secondary Centre Stalion School 2. .'" (, 7 9 10 II 12

Nil

STATEMENT -9

HOUSELESS AND INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION OF TEHSILS, RURAL AND URBAN, 2001 SI Districtrrehsilrrown Total! Houseless population Institutional population No. Rurall Number of Persons Males Females Number of Persons Males Females Urban households households 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II Jaisalmer Total 195 1,103 620 483 628 10,018 9,172 846 Rural 173 967 540 427 451 6,848 6,144 704 Urban 22 136 80 56 177 3,170 3,028 142

laisalmer Total 97 566 318 248 464 7.436 7.037 399 Rural 80 472 264 208 305 4.731 4.463 268 Urban 17 94 54 40 159 2.705 2.574 131 .1aisalmer (M) Urban 17 94 54 40 159 2.705 2.574 131

2 Pokarall Total 74 376 211 165 128 2.289 1.951 338 Rural 69 334 185 149 110 1.824 1.497 327 Urban :; 42 26 16 18 465 454 II Pokaran (M) Urban 5 42 26 16 18 465 454 II

3 Fatehgarh Total 24 161 91 7(1 36 293 184 109 Rural 24 161 91 70 36 293 184 109 Urban (l 0 (l (I (l 0 0 0

(xxv) S lll\1MARY S TATEME!liT

.JURISDICTION OF PANCHAYAT SAMITIES IN EACH TEHSIL, 20111 D istTlcl Tehsil Panchayat Samil i Remarks Name TOlal Villages Name TOlal Villages :2 :; 4 5 b

Jaisalmer .Iaisalmer (0001) 312 .I aisalmer (0001 ) 115 Part

Sam (0002) 197 Part

Pokaran (0002) 215 Sankra(0003) 179 Full

.I aisalmer (OOO! ) .l6 Part

Falehgarh (0003) 110 Sam (0002) 106 ParI

.Iaisalmer (0001) 4 ParI

(xxvi) ANALYTICAL NOTE

Analytical Note

History and scope of the District Census The new features of the Houselisting Schedule are Handbook listed below. The series of District Census Handbooks has been • For the first time, different uses of census houses prepared after scanning and processing of data have been standardized and grouped into ten main collected through Houselist Schedule and Household uses and assigned code numbers. Schedule. Several new innovations have been • Plastic has been added in the list of material of introduced at almost all the stages of the Census of wall and roof of a census house, as it is often India, 2001, right from the preparatory efforts to the used for shelter in slums and shanties. data processing and dissemination stage. This includes certain fundamental changes in the form and contents • In the previous census, the location of drinking water source was categorized into two locations of the Houselist and Household schedules, while viz. 'within premises' and 'outside premises'. In maintaining the continuity and comparability of the the Census of India, 200 I, the source 'outside basic housing and population characteristics with the premises' was split into two categories namely earlier census. For the Census of India 200 1, a system 'near the premises' and 'away from the premises': of Permanent Location Code Numbers (PLCN) has been adopted by assigning to each village within the • The scope of question of availability of electricity State/UT a continuous series from I to N. Each village was expanded to include six sources of lighting. has been assigned an eight digit code. The first six Besides no lighting, this included sources like digits represent the code of the village as existing at electricity, kerosene, solar, other oil and any other the present census. The last two digits being '00' are source. kept for accommodating future changes in case of • In 1991 Census, a question on availability of toilet split of an existing village or creation of new villages facilities to the household was canvassed while etc. Since the permanent Location Codes have been in Census of India, 200 1, specific information on assigned to each village, theoretically tracing the availability oflatrine within the house by the type precise location of village on account of future of latrine was sought. jurisdictional changes in the boundaries of various In addition to expending the scope of the administrative areas within the state should not pose questions canvassed during the Houselisting a problem. It is imperative that under this scheme, Operations in the 1991 Census, the following new the PLCN assigned to vi II ages at the Census of Ind ia, questions were added in the Houselist Schedule 200 I, are adopted in future censuses also to ensure for Normal Households at the Census of India, the comparability of the data at the village and other 2001. administrative levels over a long time series. • If the Census house was used for residential or The responses for almost all the questions in the partly residential purposes, the condition of the Houselisting Schedule had pre-coded options. This not census house was categorized as good, livable or only helped the enumerators to record the response dilapidated based on the perception and response easily but at a later stage would hopefully facilitate of the respondent. quicker data processing. Apart from the improvements made in the format of the Houselisting • A question on number of married couple(s) living Schedule, the scope of House listing was considerably in the household was canvassed. expanded with the inclusion of new questions based • Information was sought on the number of married on requirements of various data users and planners. couple(s) having independent 1'00111 for sleeping. DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK. JAISALMER

• Information as to whether the waste-water outlet production of milf.; for domestic consumption. In of the house is connected to 'closed drainage' or the 1991 CenslIs. cultivation of certain crops even 'open drainage' or has not drainage was collected. for self:'consumption was treated as economic • A question on availability of bathroom within the activity. The scope of the term 'Cultivatioll' was house was included. expanded in this Censlls to include certain other crops such as tobacco. fruits, all types of flowers, • Information on availability of kitchen within the house was also sought. roots and tubers, potatoes, chilies and turmeric. pepper. cardamom, all types of vegetables and • Availability of certain assets to the households fodder crops etc. This meant that activities related namely radio/transistor, television, telephone, to production of all the above mentioned crops bicycle, scooter/motor cycle/moped, car(jeep/van for domestic consumption has been treated as were also included. work. Only five crops viz. tea, coffee. rubber. • It \-vas also enquired whether any bankillg st:rvice coconut and betel nuts have been classified under was being availed by the household. 'Plantation' in the Census of India, 200 I. The Household Schedule adopted for the • At the 1991 Census, the question on seeking! Population Enumeration also 'primarily had pre-coded available for work was canvassed for only non­ options for majority of the questions. The questions workers. At the Census of India. 200 I. this for each data item were made as self-explanatory as question is asked from the Marginal Workers also. far as possible for easy understanding. The A question to elicit infonnation on secondary work comprehensive Household Schedule had three parts canvassed at the 1991 Census is dropped. and two sides A and B. Part I contains the Location Particulars; Part II relates to Individual Particulars • From among the categories of non-workers and Part III contains questions for Household engaged adopted at the 1991 Census, the category 'Inmates of institutions' has been dropped and in CultivationlPlantation. To facilitate quick tabulation 'Retired Persons and Rentiers' has been replaced for bringing out Provisional Population Totals, by the category 'Pensioners'. provisions of page totaling were made in the schedule itself for a few items namely population, males, • A new response category' Moved after birth' was females, population aged 0-6 years by sex, literates included in the question on 'reasons for migration' and workers and their categories by sex. Most of the to bring out additional migration patterns. Natural questions canvassed during the 199 I Census, were calamities or distress migration as a reason for retained for the 200 I Census, except the question on migration for last residence migrants included in ex-serviceman, which was dropped during the Censlls the 1991 Census. is covered under category of of India, 2001. However, a number of new questions 'Other'. were added in the Household Schedule in view of • Number of children born alive to currently married the suggestions from policy makers, data users and women during last one year was collected for researchers, while the scope of certain existing male and female children separately. questions was enhanced. Besides the above modifications, the following These modifications are: new questions were canvassed at the 200 I • Age at marriage was collected for males also, Census. while it was collected for only ever-married • A question on total disability was canvassed in females until the 1991 Census. the 1981 Census. In the 1991 Census, no question • The type of educational institution attended by a on disability was included. At the Census of India, person was enlarged to include school, college, 200 I, a question to elicit information on total or vocational institute, other institute and literacy partial disability was canvassed. The five types center. of disability on which information is collected are • The scope of the definition of 'work' was - in seeing, in hearing, in speech, in movement expanded in the Census of India, 2001, to include and mental.

4 A.NAL YTICAL NOTE

• A new question on 'Travel ICl place of \\orl·; i~ for reference in the llIain District Cellsll~ Handhook. canvassed mainly for \\'orker~ engaged in non­