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HIMACHAL PRADESH DISTRICT HANDBOOK I CHAMBA RAM CHANDRA PAL SING1-I of -the Indian Administrative Service Superintendent of Census Operatio'}'rs Hi-machal Pradesh, Si1nla-5 r N () J i C''''" (j, "l \. I i ( \, ,, "\, ,,,........ \,_,,1 ! • I / ,.......... \". ; .. , " r / " i. ... I i ( :r: U ............. , c./l W ~ :, o l \, 0..<1: V) <0: \. :::!On. - .J o \ ... < ; Z...J ,..;' Q<1: .J .I Zu5:r: r <1: i ~ "'. :r: . .; 76 7,· 79 u' HIMACHAL PRADESH ADMINISTRATIVE 1961 . p 3Z 0" . S • 'I _..... ExtEQNAl BOUt-..lOA,AV STArE 60UNOARY OISTRICT eOUNOARY roHS.1. aOUNO"~Y SUI-OIVISoIOf't I:IOUNOARY . 30 30 o S" .. T[ H€"OQU"~rERs. o OIST~ICT HEADQUARTERS MILES ':'0 10 o 20 '0 TEW SIL. SUB- OIV ISION HE AOQUA RTER S S ".SOLON L-~2;0=;='~0~~0======2~D======4~0-~~'L~O-M-E~T~.ES . EA~T OF G~EENWICH '17·,_ 70 i i I i i I i i I u_ ~ "';': ';; ~~~ ~ ~ " . 0 !;:~ 0 r/ lEI N f) cJ 1', "".J' r' "'l I ... ::;c i I ... j r~" . 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An introduction to Pahari Paintings and other art objects in Bhuri Singh Museum App.-V 68-72 PA.RT II-CENSUS TABLES Explanatory note to Census tables 75-92 (1) GENERAL POPULATION TABLEs-A SERIES A·I Area, houses a.nd popUlation _' 95 App.l Statement showing 1951 territorial units constituting the present set up of Cha.mba district 95 App.II Houseless and institutional population 96 A·II Variation in population during sixty years (1901-1961) . 96 A·IlI Villages classified by population 97 A.IV Towns classified by popUlation in 1961 with variation since 1941 97 (2) GENERAL ECONOMIO TABLEs-B SERIES (i) B·I Workers and non-workers classified by sex and broad agc-groups • 101-102 B-IlI Industrial Classification of workers and nOn· workers by educational levels in urban areas only • 103-104 Part A B-IlI Industrial classification of workers and non· workers by educational levels in rural areas only • • 105-106 Part B B·IV Industrial classification by sex and class of worker of persons at work at household industry • 107-l()S Part A B·IV Industrial classification by Bex and class of worker of persons at work in non-household industry, Part B trade, business, profession or service . • . .. ....; 109-113 B.IV Industrial classification by sex and divisions, major groups and minor groups of persons at work other Part C than cultivation . • 114-118 B-V Occupational classification by sex of persons at work other than cultivation. • 119-133 B·VI Occupational Division of personM at work other than cultivation classified by sex broad age. groups and eduoationallevels in Urban areas only • 134-137 B-VII Persons working principally (i) as cultivators (ii) as agricultural labourers or (iii) at household indus- Part A try classified by sex and by secondary work (i) at household industry (ii) as cultivator or (iii) as agricultural labourer 13S-139 B-VII Industrial classification by sex of persons working in non-houwhold industry, trade, business, profes- Pa.rt B sion Or service who a.re also engaged in household industry • 140-142 B-VIlI Persons unemployed aged 15 and above by sex, broad age. groups and educational levels in urbq,n Part A areas only 143 B-VIII Persons unemployed aged 15 and above by sex and educational levels in rural areas only 144 Part B B·IX Persons not at work classified by sex, broad age-groups and type of activity . • 145-146 (3) HOUSEHOLD EOONOMIC TABLEs-B SERIES (ii) B-X Sample households (i) engaged neither in cultivation nor household industry, (ii) engaged either in cultivation Or household industry but not in both, and (iii) engaged both in cultintiou and household industry for all arllaB 149 L {B(D )14HPGovt.-2a. (Ii; (3) HOUSEHOLD EOONOMIC TABLES-B SERIES (ii)-conld_ PAGES B-XI Sample households engaged in- cultivation classified by interest in land and size of land cultivated in rural and urban areas separately _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ • _ _ • - 149 B-XII Sample householda engaged in cultivation only classified by size ofland cultivated and number of family workers and hired workers in rural and urban areas separately. • . • . _ _ 150- -153 B-XIII Sample h?useholds engaged both in cultivation and household industry showing size of land cultivated cl6.ssified by'principal household industry in rural and urban areas separately . • • 154- -155 B-XIV Sample households engaged-only in household industry classified by principal household industry in all Part A areas-Households classified by maj or group B of principa1 household industry and number of persons engaged 156 157 B-XIV Sample households engaged only in household industry classified by principal houEehold industry in all Part B areas-Households classified by minor groups of principal household industry . • • 158 B-XV Sample households engaged both in cultivation and household industry classified by size ofland in rural and urban areas separately 160- -163 B-XVI Sample principal household in dustry classified by period of working and total number of worker engaged in household industry in all areas. • • . • . • . _ . 164-173 B-XVII Size and composition of sample households classified by participation in household cultivation or industry • 174- -175 (4) SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TABLES--C SERIES C-1 Family oomposition of sample households 179--180 C-II Age and marital statuB 181-185 C-III Age, sex and education in all area.s • 186 Part A C-III Age, sex and education in urban areas only 187-188 Part B C-III Age, seX and education in rural arclLs only 189 Part C C-V Mother-tongue (Alphabetical order) 190- -193 a-VII Religion. 194 C-VIII Scheduled castes and scheduled tribos-Classification by literacy and industrial category of workers Part A and non-workers among scheduled castes 195 C-VIII Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes-Classification by literacy and industrial category of workers and Part B non-workers among scheduled tribes 196 (5~ HOUSI~G TAllLES-E SERIES E-I Census houses and the uses to which they are put 199 E-II Tenure status of sample census households living in consus houses used wholly or partly as uwellings 200 E-II! Census houscs used as factories and workshops classified by industry. power and no powcr used and eize of employment _ . - . - . 201-209 E-IV Distribution of sample households living in census houses used wholly Or _partly as dwellings by predomi- nent material of wall and predominent material of roof ...• - _ _ 210 E-V Samplc households classified by number of members al\d by number of rooms occupied . 211-212 (6) SPECI.,\L TABLES FOR SCliEDULED CASTES A~D SCHEDULED TRIBES ROT SERIES ISCT·I Industrial classification of persons at work and non-workers by sex for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes 215-222 SOT.II Age and marital status for schenuled castes and scheduled tribes . 223-229 seT.IlI Education in urban areas only for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes 229-231 Part A seT.III Education in rural areas only for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes 232 PartB 8CT.IV Religion for scheduled castes and-sche!_iuled tribes 233-234 SCT·V Sample households engaged in cultivation classified by interest in land and size of land cultivated in rural areas only for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes _ . _ • . 235 SC-I PerSOns not at work classified by sex, type of activity and educational levels for scheduled castes 235-236 ST-! Mo_ther-tongue and bilingualism for scheduled tribes . 237-240 aT-II Persons not at work classified by sex and type of activity for scheduled tribes 240 (iii) PART III-ADl\[INISTRATIVE STATISTIOS SERIES I-VITAL STATISTICS 1·1 Birth registered from 1952-53 to 1960-61 243 1-2 Death registered from various causes from 1952-53 to 1960·61 243 SERIES 2-AGRICULTURE .2-1 Rainfall and rainy days (1951 through 1960) 244-253 2-2 Normals and extremes of rainfall 254 2·3 Mean ma:x:imum and highest mean minimum and lowest temperature (1951 through. 1960) 255 2-4, Normals of temperature 256 2-5 Snowfall (1958 through 1960) • 256-257 2-6 Land utiUsation statistics in 1951 and 19tH 257 2·7 Area under crops in 1951 and-1961 258 2-8 Production of different crops from 1951 to 1960 259 2-9 Gross irrigated area (crop-wise), 1951 8tud 1961 260 2-10 Irrigated area (Bource.wise), 1951 and 1961 260 2-11 Medium and minor irrigation projects 260 2-12 Yield rates of principal crops per acre fro_m 1950 to 1960 .261-263 Z·13 Wholesa.le pricee of foodstuffs 264-268 2-14 Statistics of agriculture wages 269-273 2-15 Pilot crop cutting experiments in respect of food crops 274-275 2-16 Gratuitous relief provided by the revenue department from 1951·52 to 1960·61 275 SERIES 3-ANIMAL HUSBANDRY' 3·1 Number of livestock, poultry and agricultural implements, 1951, 1956 and 1961 • 276-277 3-2 Livestock mortality from contagious diseases, 1952-53 to 1960-61 • 278 8-3 Veterinary aid provided by the verterinary