CENSUS OF INDIA 1971 SERIES 10 MADHY A PR ADESH DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK PART X (A) & (B) VILLAGB AND TOWN DIRECTORY VILLAGE AND TOWN-WISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT SHAJAPUR DISTRICT A.K.PANDYA OP THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS, MADHYA PRADESH PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMBNT OF MADHYA PRADESH 1974 CONTENTS PAGE I. Preface i·il 2. List of Abbreviations 1 3. Alphabetical List of ViUages 3·15 ( i ) Susner Tahsil 3-5 ( ii ) Agar Tahsil 5-8 ( iii) Shajapur Tahsil 8-12 ( iv) Shujalpur Tahsil 12-15 PART A 1. Explanatory Note 19-28 2. Village Directory (Amenities and Land.use) 30-79 ( i) Susner Tahsil 30-39 ( ii) Agar Tahsil 40-51 (iii) Shajapur Tahsil 52-67 (iv, Shujalpur Tahsil 68·79 3. Appendix to Village Directory 80-81 4. Town Directory 82-88 ( i) Status, Growth History and Functional Category of Towns 82 ( ii) Physical Aspects and Location Gf Towns 83 (iii) Civic Finance 84 (iv) Civic and other Amenities 85 ( v) Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities in Towns 86 (vi) Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking 87 (vii) Population by Religion and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in Town~ 88 5. Appendix (Land-use data of Non-Municipal Town) 89 PAGE PARTB 1. Explanatory Note 93-94 2. Figures at a Glance 95 96-169 3. Primary Census Abstract District Abstract 96-99 Susner Tahsil 100~111 (Rural) 100-109 (Urban) 108-111 Agar Tahsil 112-131 (Rural) 112·129 (Urban) 128-131 Shajapur Tahsil 132-153 (Rural) )32~149 (Urban) 15()'153 Shujalpur Tahsil 154-169 (Rural) 154·165 (Urban) 166-169 PREJ!AC~ Prior to the 1951 Census, there was no regular separate publication at the dislrict level regarding the data collected, although the seeds of the District Census Handbooks can be traced to the 'Village Lists brough t out for every district in 1901 and 'Village Statistics' of every district published in 1911 and 1941. No. definite answer is forthcoming as to why such publications, giving village-wise information of occupied houses, break-up of population into males/females and literates, were not brought out in 1921 and 1931 The reason could be transfer from 1921 of certain charges on Census previously met from the provincia. revenues to the Central revenues and the Government of India may not have considered it necessary to publish statistics up to the village level. 'Village Statistics' in 1941 were brought out by the Central Provinces & Berar Government and this practice of bringing out distriCl-\'\'ise publications at the cost of the State Govern­ ment has since been continuing. 2. The scope of the district-wise publications, now called the District Census Handbooks, has been under­ going change with each successive Census from 1951. In 1951, the District Census Handbooks only contained the Primary Census Abstract and the Census tables. In view of the usefulness of separate publication for each district, improvements were made at the time of the 1961 Census by including non-Census data like climate, agriculture, co-operation, industry, education, etc. An 'Introductory Note' was also added to highlight the more striking features. Unfortunately, the desire to make district-wise Census publicatiom very comprehensive resulted in late availability of the books to the users. Therefore, this time the District Census Handbooks have been divided into three parts in order to release maximum data, as and when linalised, so that the publications may have a useful life of about seven to eight years ofinter-Censal decennium. Part A will contain Primarily non-Census statistics, Part B the Primary Census Abstract and Part C various administrative statistics with a chapter titled "Introducing the district". It may be mentioned here that subsequently a decision has been taken to merge Parts A and B in one volume on grounds of ec.onomy. 3. Much of the delay in the publication of the District Census Handbooks after the 1961 Census was due to delay in collection of administrative statistics and the decision to write the Introductory Note in the head office. Separation of administrative statistics as Part C of the District Census Handbook and the kind Co­ operation of the State Government, permitting Collectors of the 1961-71 decade to write the chapter on "Introducing the District," is likely to go a long 'way in early publication of all the pans of the District Census Handbooks. Another favourable factor this time is the early decision of the State Government to permit printing in private presses as and when the work-load on the State Government Presses is heavy and likely to result in delay in the bringing out of the District Cemus Handbook of any district. It would not be out cf place to point out here that the work-load in connection with the District Census Handbooks is very much more this time, not only on account of wider coverage but largely due to the decision to bring out the District Census Handbooks in Hindi as well as English. In all, there will be 172 publications, 4 per district of which 2 will be in hindi and 2 in english. Advance action was taken this time to collect the non-Census data and it is hoped that the combined volume of Parts A and B of all the 43 distlicts would be out by the end of 1973 and Part C of all the districts by the middle of 1975. This would be a definite iml>rovement on the 1961 performance when printing of the District Census Handbooks covered the period 1964 to 1967. 4. In his Preface to the 1961 District Census Handbooks, my predecessor, Shri G. Jagathpathi, had observed thus, "It was not possible at this Census to base all Census statistics on the development block as the unit mainly because in 1961 there were many areas not till then covered by blocks. The coverage had become complete by about the middle of 1963 and it is not unlikely that the 1971 Census will recognise the bloc~ as the basic field unit as much for purposes ~f pr~sentation as ~or operational purl?oses:". It. has not been pOSSIble to adopt the development block as the baSIC umt for operatIOn and present~tlOn. III thJS Census for more than one reason. Firstly, the office of the Block Development Officer ,vas abohshed III Decem~er, 1965; its resurrection in the form of office of the Block Development Assistant from 2-10-69 had not taken firm rools up to the time field arrangements for the 1971 Census were finalised. Secondly, the tahsil as a unit of field arrangements has many more advantages, the most significant being the ready availability oftllat legendary functionary-the patwari-without whose active co-operation it would be a formidable task to determine Whether a habited structure in a cultivated field is part of village X or Y. Even, otherwise, since village­ wise figures are available, it should not be difficult for those in need of data for intermediate units between the village and the tahsil, like the develoJ:!ment block or patwari halka, to compile it by adding figures of concerned villages. The tahsil has for long been a fixed unit of administration and, to my mind, should be retained in preference to the development block whose jurisdiction may undergo a change in accordance with tne pace of future development. 2 5. In conclusion, I would like to place on record my grateful thanks to the Government of Madhya Pradesh for having so kindly agreed to undertake the publication of the Handbooks in hindi as well as english to the various government and semi-government offices for un-hesitatingly making available the nOil-Census statistics, and to the Controller, Government Press, and his staff for arr.anging early printing in the Govern­ ment and private Presses. BHOPAL: A. K. PANDYA 15 th August, 1972. GO PB-169-18-9-73-1 0,000. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS I. Civic Administration 32 Hospital H 1 Corporation C 33 T.B. Clinic lBC 2 Municipality M 34 Maternity and Child Welfare Centre MCW 35 Ayurvedic Dispensary 3 Notified Area Committee NAC AD 36 Nursing Home 4 Cantonment Board CB NH 37 Family Plauning Centre 5 Non-Municipal; Non-Town Committee, FC 38 Veterinary Hospital VH Non-Panchayat NM 6 Gram Panchayat GP V. Electricity lI. Other Amenities (Sewerage & Drainage) 39 Electricity B 7 Open Surface Drains OSD 40 Electricity for Irrigation EI 8 Box Surface Drains BSD 41 Electricity for Industry EIN 9 Sewerage S 10 Head Loads HL VI. Drinking Water Supply 11 Wheel Barrow WB 42 Tap Water T 12 Bullock Cart BC 43 River Water R 13 Tractor /Truck TR/T 44 Nala Water NW 14 Septic Tank Latrines ST 45 Tubewell Water TW 46 Well Water W III. Educational 47 Tank Water TK 15 Primary School PR 48 Fountain Water F 16 Middle School Mid.S 49 Canal "'-' Over Head Tank aHT 17 Secondary High School Sec.S 50 IS Higher Secondary School 51 Service Reservoir SR 19 Arts College A 52 Pressure Tank PT 2) Science College S 21 Commerce College C VII. Communications Arts, Science & Commerce College ASC 22 53 Pucca Road PR Basic Primary School BPR 23 54 Kutcha Road KR 24 Basic Women Sewing Centre BWSC 55 Railway R 25 Shorthand and TYping Training Institute Sh. Type VIII. Post aDd Telegraph 26 Vocational Training Institute V 56 Post Office PO 27 University U Telegraph Office TO 28 Home Science College HM 57 58 Telephone Phone IV. Medical Others 29 Primary Health Centre PRC IX. 30 Health Centre HC 59 Information not available NA 31 Dispensary D 60 Others 0 1971 CENSUS PUBLICA nONS, MADHYA PRADESH ( All the Census Publications of tbis State will bear series No.