Village and Townwise Primary Census Abstract, Saharsa District
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CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-11 BIHAR DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part - A & B SAHARSA DISTRICT VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY -¢- . VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE, . PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Sudhir Kumar Rakesh of the. Indian Administrative Service Director, of Census Operations, Bihar Total Rural Urban Area (Sq.Km) 168700 166587 2113 PopulalJon 1508182 13&lO15 1~167 No of VIllage 468 Nool Towns 01 * DISTRICT MADHUBANI Distance 01 Dlslrlct Headquarters to Sldte Headquarters 200 Km RIVER AND SI'REAM HEADQUARTERS D1STRIC'J' BOUNDARY D1S'fRIC'J' C D BLOCK C D BLOCK I!i!!!! SH DEGREE COLLEGE STATE HIGHWAY Telw& VILLAGES HAVING 10000 AND ABOVE • POPULATION WITH NAME IMPORTANT METALLED ROAD RS URBAN AREA WITH POPULATlON SIZE RAILWAY LINE WITH STATION METRE GAUGE CLASS I !lased UPO" Survev of India map wllh the perrnlS'SlDn 01 the Surveyor \'"nerdl 01 ,TIdld l Government 01 lndlB cOPY' ghl 'O(b KANDAHA SUN TEMPLE The sun temple at Kandaha village is an important religious and historical place which has been duly recognized by the Archaeological Survey of India. The idol of sun God riding seven horsed charlot carved on a single granite slab was built during the period of king Narsimha Deo of Karnata dynasty who ruled over Mlthila in the 12th century. Contents Pages Foreword Xl Preface XIII Acknowledgements xv District Highlights - 2001 Census XVII Important Statistics in the District XIX Ranking of C.D. Blocks in the District XXI Statement - 1 to 9 Statement-l Name of the headc;t::;rters of district/tehsils, their rural-urban status and distance from district headquarters, 2001 XXIII Statement-2 Name of the headquarters of district/C.D. block, their rural urban status and distance from district headquarters, 2001 XXlU Statement-3 Population of the district at each census from 1901 to 2001 XXIV Statement-4 Area, number of villages/towns and population in the district and C.D. Blocks, 2001 xxv Statement-5 C.D. Block wise number of villages and rural population, 2001 xxvi Statement-6 Population of Urban Agglomerations (including constituent units)/ Towns XXVI Statement-7 Villages with population of 5,000 and above at C.D. Block level as per 2001 census and am"enities available XXVII Statement-8 Statutory towns wit~ population less .than 5000 as per 2001 census and amenities avail~l)le XXXI Statement-9 Houseless and Institutional population of C.D. Blocks, rural and urban, 2001 XXXI Diagrams XXXlll Analytical Note (i) History and the scope of the District Census Hand Book 3 (ii) Brief History of the District 5 (iii) Administrative Set-up 7 (iv) Physical features 7 (v) Census Concepts 10 (vi) Non-Census Concepts 17 (vii) 2001 Census findings - Population, its distribution 21 Pages (a) Brief analysis of PCA data based on inset tables 1 to 36 22 (b) Brief analysis of the Village Directory and Town Directory data based on inset tables 37 to 47 45 (c) Brief analysis of the data on houses and household amenities ( Houselisting Operations, Census of India 2001) based on inset tables 48 to 52 52 (viii) Major social and cultural events, natural and administrative developments and significant activities during the decade 59 (ix) Brief description of places of religious. historical or archaeological importance in villages and places of tourist interest in the towns of the district 59 (x) Major characteristics of the district, contribution of the district in the form of any historical figure associated with the district 60 (xi) Scope of Village Directory and Town Directory - column heading wise explanation and coverage of data 60 PART-A : VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY Section-I: Village Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in Village Directory 67 (b) List of villages merged in towns and outgrowths at 2001 Census 70 Cc) C.D. Blockwise presentation of Village Directory Data (i) C.D.Block Map showing C.D.Block boundary (ii) Alphabetical list of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory Data in prescribed format I. C. D. Block Nauhatta 71 2. C. D. Block Satar Kataiya 89 3. C. D. Block Mahishi 103 4. C. D. Block Kahara 123 5. C. D. Block Saur Bazar 135 6. C. D. Block Patarghat 153 7. C. D. Block Sonbarsa 161 8. C. D. Block Simri Bakhtiarpur 179 9. C. D. Block Salkhua 199 10. C. D. Block Banma Itahri 213 (d) Appendixes to Village Directory Appendix-I : Abstract of Educational, Medical & other amenities in villages - C.D. Block level 222 Appendix IA: Villages by number of primary schools 226 Appe!ldix IB: Villages by primary, middle and s_eyondary schools 226 Pages Appendix IC Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities availabte- 227 Appendix II Villages with 5,000 and above population which do not have one or more amenities 227 Appendix IIA Census Towns which do not have one or more amenities 229 Appendix III Land utilization data in respect of census towns/non- municipal towns 229 Appendix IV C.D. Blockwise list of inhabited villages ',,:lere no amenity other than drinking water facility is available 230 Appendix V Summary showing number of villages not having Scheduled Castes population 231 Appendix VI Summary showing number of villages n6t having Scheduled Tribes population 232 Appendix VIlA: List of villages according to the proportion of Scheduled Castes to the total population by ranges 232 Appendix VIIB: List of villages according to the proportion of Scheduled Tribes to the total popu lation by ranges 244 Appendix VIII Number of Villages under each Gram Panchayat (C.D. block wise) 248 Appendix IX Statement showing number of girls schools in the villages 248 Section-II: Town Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in Town Directory 251 Town Directory Statements (I to VII) (b) Statement I Status and growth history 256 (c) Statement II Physical aspects and location of towns 258 (d) Statement III : Municipal finance 260 (e) Statement IV : Civic and other Amenities 262 (f) Statement V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural facilities 264 (g) Statement VI : Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking 266 (h) Statement VII: -Civic and other amenities in slums 268 (i) Appendix to Town Directory - Towns showing their outgrowth with popUlation 272 PART-B : PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (a) Brief note on Primary Census Abstract 275 (b) District Primary Census Abstraet CQeneral) 278 (c) Appendix to District Primary Census Abstract i.e., Urban blockwise figures of tat,al, SC and ST population 284 Pages Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes 290 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 296 C.D. Blockwise Village Primary Census Abstract 1. C. D. Block Nauhatta 302 2. C. D. Block Satar Kataiya 308 3. C. D, Block Mahishi 314 4. C. D. Block Kahara 326 5. C. D. Block Saur Bazar 332 6. C. D. Block Patarghat 344 7. C. D. Block Sonbarsa 350 8. C. D. Block Simri Bakhtiarpur 362 9. C. D. Block Salkhua 374 10. C. v·... Block Banma Itahri 380 Urban Primary Census Abstract 386 -Annexure I Number of Villages under each Gram Panchayat 395 Annexure II Estimates of child mortality, 1981 and 1991 Census 398 Annexure III Various measures of fertility and mean age at marriage 1991 Census 399 Annexure IV Percentage distribution of migrants by place of birth/place of last residence, 1991 & 2001 Censuses 400 Annexure V Brief account of main religions in the District/C.D. Blocks as per 1991 & 2001 Censuses 403 Annexure VI : Marital status of population as per 1991 & 2001 Censuses 409 Annexure VII: Age, Sex and Education in the district, 1991 & 2001 Censuses 420 Annexure VIII: Distribution of different mother tongues returned in 2001 Census 427 Foreword "rhe District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Organization since 1951 census, is one 1 of the important publication in the context of planning and development at grass-root level. The publication, which is brought out.fot:.each district, contains severaf demographic and socio-economic characteristics village wise and town-wise of the district along with the status of availability of civic amenities, infrastructure facilities, etc. The scope of the DCHB was initially confined to a few Census Table 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 account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and a village and town directory including PCA. The 1971 census DCHB series was in three parts: Part-A related to village and town directory, Part-B to village ancl town peA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, district census tables and certain an .. :, tical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. The 1981 census DCHB was in two parts: Part A contained village and towJt.cJirectory and Part-B the PCA of village and town including the SCs and STs peA up to tahsil/ town levels. New features along with restructuring of the formats of villages and town dire rectory 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 adults literacy centers, primary health sub-centers and community health workers in the villages 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 given the details on number of inaccessible villages in each district. In 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 ClassII towns.