For official use oniy CENSUS OF INDIA 1991 SERIES 22 SIKKIM PART I-A ADMINISTRATION REPORT Ef'IUMERATION DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS, SIKKIM CONTENTS PAGBS PREFACE iii·iv Chapter I Introduction 1 Chapter II Preparatory steps 2-5 Chapter III Preparation for the Census 6-12 Chapter IV Building up of the Organisation 13-15 ChapterV Touring and Training Programme 16-23 Chapter VI Census Schedules and Instructions-Translation, Printing and Distribution 24-25 Chapter VII Procurement of Maps 26 Chapter VIII Preparation of Rural and Urban Frame 27-33 Chapter IX Enumeration agency 34 Chapter X Houselisting Operations 35-36 Chapter XI Enumeration . 37-39 Chapter XII Directives issued by the State Government 40 Chapter XIII General. 41-44 Chapter XIV Post Enumeration Check 4S Chapter XV Conclusions and Acknowledgements 46-48 APPENDICES Appendix I Circulars issued by the Registrar General's Office 49-58 Appendix II Important letters, circulars and notifications issued by the Government ofSikkim 59-70 Appendix III Important letters and circulars issued by the Directorate of Census Operations, Sikkim 71-124 Appendix IV A few important appeals and messages used for publicity measures during Census of India- 1991 • 125-1.30 Appendix V Various forms and schedules used at the time of Pretests, Houselisting Operations and Actual Enumeration 131-174 Appendix VI List of Census functionaries for award of President's Census Medals and commendation certificates • 175-180 PREFACE The Administration Report has two parts one dealing with the enumeration and the other re­ lated to tabulation. This report deals with the Enumeration. The Administration Report on Tabu­ lation will be published in due course. In this report an attempt has been made to present a fairly detailed account of census taking in Sikkim alongwith its various'phases and organisational aspects. The personal experience and views of the then Director of Census Operations, Sikkim on the important aspects are also recorded in this publication with a view to making it more useful which may serve as a guide for future censuses. Be­ sides instructions for canvassing census schedules for the enumerators and formats of various census schedules, the present report incorporates all important letters/circulars issued by the office of the Registrar General, India, Directorate of Census Operations, Sikkim and the State Government at various stages of the 1991 census. The Director of Census Operations, Sikkim Shri R. S. Shresta under whose guidance the entire operations were carried out deserve all credit for the success of this herculean tasks. But he had to leave the organisation for taking up an important assignment in the Government of Sikkim before the volume in question could be made ready for the press. Shri A. R. Nanda, Ex-Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, Dr. M. Vijayanunni the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India and Shri S. P. Sharma, Deputy Registrar General (C & T) have given valuable help and guidance at every stage of the operations. I am deeply indebted to them. I am also thankful to the officers and staff of the various divisions of the office of the Registrar General, India associated with this task. T must acknowledge the asc;istance received from Shri Lakpa Tamang, Investigator in drafting this report. I am also thankful to Shri P. K. Chhetri, Statistical Assistant who ably typed the manu­ script on computer. GANGTOK 29-10-1996 R·K.iRAM Assistant Director ([W.iv) CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Writing of Administration Report at each census has Administration Sectitln been the tradition of the Census Organisation. It is :Qot always possible to foresee the rapidly changing cir­ Name of Post cumstances ten years later. However, it is' 'not written SI.No. Position with the aim that my successor must follow up similat footsteps. I have tried here to record all my experiences that I gained, gathered and encountered at several AccOuntant 1 points in steering this mammoth task of Census. All my Upper Division Clerk observations on conducting census have been presented 2 3 below in chronological order. I would, however, be 3 Lower l>i~iSion Clerk 3 satisfied if this Report could be of some reference to my ,. successor. 4 Staff Car Driver 1 (a) Joining Census Organisation: It was the month of S Jr. Gestetner Operator 1 March 1990 when I took charge as Director of Census Operations, Sikkim. The offer was both as challenge 6 DaftarY 1 and an opportunity to eam an experience in the new field of work since the field that I was engaged hitherto 7 Pe6n 4 was completely of different nature. Though aware of the 8 Chowk!dar. utility of the statistics collected and analysed by the Cen­ 2. sus Organisation, this was the first opportunity for me to 9 Farash; , 1 come closer to it personally by involving myself into its depth and width. 1991 Census happened to be the 10 Sweeper 1 second to be conducted independently in this state as per the Census act of India, 1948 by the Directorate of Census Operations Sikkim. Earlier censuses were (c) Jracklog of 1981 C~oSus : Aplirt ,from the '~gage .. conducted under the supervision of Directorate of ment with the eJl$uing te~us, the Director was a,lso',x); Census Operations, West Bengal. The preparatory steps clear the backlog ,of the previous Census specially t4e i.e. the I and II Pretests were already completed by the printing' of the' census PUblications. In my, case the time of my joining the Organisation. However, I found Directorate had already cleared almost all of the 1981 a set of experienced staff with the whole unfa,tigabW Ce:ns\lS . publications. The following three p:ublications,' efforts and dedication we could .accomplish one 01 the however, were published in my tenure of office. largest statistical national exercise successfully. (1) Survey Report of Village D~ling (b) Existing Census office and staif : The Directorate of Census Operations, Sikkim wag established in two (2) Portrait of P~pwation rented accomMOdations at the capital·town ofOangtok, Tadong with an area measuring approximately 431. 72 sq. (3) ·ICtnsus' Atlas of Sikkim metres plinth area with the census family that comprised· as follows :- Th~ following two publication~ ha? to ~ dropped in Technical Section the mtd course due to some technicallmpedime1'lts ! (i) Studies on the Rural based Handicrafts of SI. No. Name of Post Position Sikkimand Deputy Director 1 (ii) Gangtok Town Studies 2 Statistical' Assistant 4 3 Computor S Silice t11e Director has to engage himself both with the 4 Assistant Compiler 4 prepa:ratory work for the ensuing Census and also deal Map Section wi~. thp:,backlog assignments of the previous Census, 1 Geographer 1 it is felt that it would be much helpful if the appointment 2 Draftsman 1 of the Ditector is made alteast three years in advance'of the actuah:numeration. CHAPTER II PREPARATORY STEPS (a) Circulars regarding preparatory works : We had~' - Fonowing report gives details about the organisatio­ with us the copies of maps, lists of revenue blocks and nal and operational problems faced in the conduct of I towns and other information of 1981 census for reference pretest in Sikkim. purpose. We gathered information on all kinds of (a) Organisational Aspect: Ten blo~ks .(four u~ban changes in jurisdictions that have taken plac~ after the and six rural) were s(!lected as per the gwdebnes receIved 1981 census through the concerned departments and from the Registrar General of India for the purpose prepared the updated list of district, sub-divisions, reve­ of I Pretest in Sikkim. Selection of the blocks was made nue blocks, towns, forests blocks and special areas as the on the basis ·of 1981 population figures of the block. basic step in the process of the preparation for the 1991 The urban units were selected in such a manner as would census. Some of the important circulars issued by the ensure sufficient influence of urbanisation for the gene­ Registrar General, India, New Delhi and Directorate of ration of tables based on each topic canvassed. Follow­ Census Operations, Sikkim in connection with the pre­ ings were the blocks selected for I Pretest in Sikkim (21st paratory work are given in Appendices I and III. Novembedo 12th December, 1988). (b) Pretests: The development of questionnaires was ._--- District Name of Revenue Blocks/Urban Number of necessarily the first step in the organisation of the 1991 Wards/Enumeration Block No. Enumera­ Census. The draft questionnaires were prepared on the tion Block basis of the past experiences, current needs and United Natiott recommendations. These questionnaires 2 3 were finalised through discussions ~n the two successive conferences of the data user in New Delhi during 18th RURAL to 20th April, 1988 and March 2-3, 1990 and tested in the East Rawatey Rumtek 1 field during the I and II Pretests in the month of Novem­ Sherwani 1 ber/December, 1988 and May/June, 1989 respectively. Penlong 1 The field agencies were composed of the regular staff Burluk 1 Abo 1 of the Directorate of Census Operations for the 1 1 Pretest while for the II Pretest, primary school teachers Namli were selected to work as enumerators under the super­ URBAN vision of the trained technical staff of this Organisation. The conduct of I and II Pretests proved very helpful East Gangtok Town (Ward IV EIB No. 18 of 1981 Census) 2 for making ourselves· ready to face the situations that Singtam Town (E/B No. 1 of 1981 are likely to arise at the time of the main Census. Census) Rangpo Town (EIB No. 1 of 1981 The schedules canvassed during I and II Pretests can 1 be seen at Appendix V.