Handicrafts Survey on Woollen Blanket, Part X-D, Series-5
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CENSUS OF INDIA 1981 PART iX-D SERIES--5 GUJARAT HANDICRAFTS SURVEY ON WOOLLEN BLANKET .J.K. PATEL Deputy Diredor of Census Operations, Gujarat~ Ahmadabad. tIST OF CENTRES WHERE WOOLLEN BLANKET CRAFT IS PRACTISED SL. NO. VILLAGE DISTRICT TALUKA 4 1 2 3 1 Kalavadsimani .MNAGAR Khambhaliya 2 Khambhaliya (Urban) Jamjodhpur 3 Balva 4 Narmana Jamna.ga.r 5 (Urban) Kalavad 6 Pata Meghpar Jodiya 7 Meghpar 8 Madhapar 9 Pithad 10 Lakhtat 11 Kunad 12 Anada 13 Dudhai 14 Keshia Lalipur Dhrol 15 16 Dhrol (Urban) 17 Khakhar " Olhamandal 18 Khatumba 19 Vasai 20 Rajpura 21 Varavala 22 BhiDlrana Kalyanpur 23 Patelka 24 Haripar 25 Rampara SURENDRANAGAR. Wadhwan 26 Dudhrej 27 Kothariya 28 Munjpur 29 Surendranagat(lJrban) 30 Baldana 31 Vadod 32 Memka 33 Vastadi 34 Gundiyala 35 Dedadara 36 Wadhwan (Urb,m) 37 Karangadh 38 Kholadiad Dasada 39 Kathada 40 Savias 41 BaJana KHP' lJmbdi 42 Ankewaliya 43 Parnala 44 Zobala 45 Chuda (i) (U) 1 2 3 4 SURENDRANAGAR Limbdi 46 Boma 47 Panshina 48 Limbdi (Urb_a) 49 Tokarala 50 Shiani Muli 51 Cilanpar 52 Tikar Dhrangadhra 53 Je!llda 54 Jive 55 Dhrangadhra (Urban) Sayala 56 Sayala (Urban) 57 Sudamda Lakhtar 58 Vadla 59 Devalia 60 Dervala RAJKOT Rajkot 61 Rajkot (Urban) Jasdan 62 Parewala Lodhika 63 Pardi Morvi 64 Morvi (Urban) 65 Tankara (Urban) 66 Barwala Lathi 67 Damnagar (Urban) AMRELI 68 Lathi (U rban) Dhari 69 Chalala (Urban) 70 Gopalgram Annli 71 Rangpur 72 Jalla 73 Chita} 74 Am:teli (Urban) Lilia 75 Krankach Kunkavav 76 Bagosara (Urban) 77 Hamapur Porbandar 78 Porbandar (Urban) lUNAGADH 79 Chhaya (Urban) 80 Ratiya 81 Gorsar 82 Kadachb 83 Chingariya 84 Simani Porbandar 85 Bulej (Cantonment) 86 Kucbhdi Kutiyana 81 Roghada 88 Dharsan Ranavav 89 Nerana 90 Aniali Mangrol 91 Sharma 92 Bagasara Ghed 93 Divasa 94 Miti 95 Sangavada Masva<iar 96 Sitana Patan Veraval 97 Navapara 98 Mandor (iii) 1 2 :3 4 BHAVNAGAR Kundla 99 Sayar Kuudla (Urban) 100 Yanda Ghogha 101 Chhaya 102 Kukad 103 Nana Khokhra 104 Padva Umrala 105 Dhola (Urban) Gadhada 106 Timba 107 Gadhada (Urban) Palitana 108 Randola Talaja 109 Paniyali Vallabhipur 110 Rangpur 111 Kantharia Botad 112 Paliyad (Urban) Bhavnagar 113 Akwada KACHCHH Bhuj 114 Bkr40di 115 Kukma 116 Sarli 117 Varnora Mota 118 Sumarasar Shekhva]i 119 Dhaneti 120 Vadva 121 Mankuva 122 Bhandhara Mota Aojar 123 Dudhai 124 Bhadroi 125 Chandiya 126 Bhimasar 127 Ningal Bhachau 128 Bhachau (Urban) 129 Adhoi (Pasakay"a) 130 Chirai Moti 131 Khodasar Rapar 132 palansva 133 Gagodar 134 Rapar (Urban) Mandvi 135 Durgapor 136 Mandvi (Urban.) Nakhatrana 137 Sangnara f" AHMADABAD. 1-. Dholka 138 Bwla (Urban) 139 Kanotar 140 Dholka Dhandhuka 141 Aniyali (Bhimji) 142 Barvala (Urban) Yiramgam 143 Viramgarn (Urban) 144 Viramgam (Rural) KHBDA Khambhat 145 Chitarwada Petlad 146 Sansej 147 Demol Kapadvanj 148 l(apadvanj (Urban) Borsad 149 Kantharia PANCH MAHALS Jha!od 150 Limdi CONTENTS PAGIlS FOREWORD ix PREFACE xi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . xii PART-I REPORT CHAPTER I: HISTORY OF ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CRAFT 1-9 SECTION I: HISTORY 1.1 Origin and Development of Craft 1 State level information 1.2 Important Craft Centres 2 1.3 Community associated with the craft 3 1.4 Number of hous(}holds and workers engaged in the craft by sex (for three centres) 3 1.5 Handicraft objects produced by centres and purpose 3 1.6 Disposal of Finished Products 3 1. 7 Marketing 3 1.8 Different agencies engaged in the development of the craft 3 1.9 Co-operative Societies 4 1.10 Organisational and Administrative aspects of Co-operative Society 5 1.11 Training-cum-Production centres . 9 CHAPTER II : CRAFTSMEN IN THEIR RURAL SETTING 10-29 SECTION II : GENERAL PARTICULARS 2.1 Location, Amenities and Service available in selected villages 10 2.2 Demographic particulars of the solected villages. 10 2.3 Particulars of craftsmen Traditional Artisans-Vankar 15 2.4 Demographic profile of the craftsmen Household and Population etc. 15 2.5 History of growth ,md development of the craft. 26 2.6 Services available to craftsmen in the village or nearly villages 28 CHAPTER III : PROCESS OF LEARNING 30-38 SECTION HI : PROCESS OF LEARNING 3.1 Process of learning 30 3.2 Training received . 35 3.3 Biographical sketche; of the craftsmen 37 CHAPTER IV : MANUFACTURiNG PROCESSES 39-120 SECTION IV : MANUF \CTURNING PROCESS 4.1 Place of work 39 (iv) 1-337 R. G, India/ND/88 (v) 4.2 Purity and pollution associated with the craft 46 4.3 Description of various items manufactured 4.4 Raw material used 75 4.5 Process and technique 9i 4.6 Details of Designs 103 CHAPTER V : MARKETING 121-131 SECTION V : MARKETING 5.1 Marketing 121 5.2 Type of handicraft items, average yearly production, use of item, etc. 121 5.3 Method of Disposal of Furnished Products 124 5.4 Approximate margin of profit earned 127 5.5 Disposal of finishtld products locally/tlxporttld 130 5.6 Demand and Supply of finished Goods 130 5.7 Problems of disposing off finished Products 131 CHAPTER VI : CRAFT AND EMPLOYMENT 132-136 SECTION VI : CRAFT AND EMPLOYMENT 6.1 Period of Origin of the craft 132 CHAPTER Vll : CONCLUSION 137-139 2--337 R. G. India/NDJ88 LIST OF STATEMENT IN TEXT ----------- ---- Statement Title Page No. No. 1 2 3 I 1 Details of Hand weavers' cooperative societies for ye~rs 1983-84 and 1984-85, District Kachchh. 7 2 Details of Hand weavers' cooperative societies for ye:!r 1983-84 and 1984-85 ,Dj strict Kheda. 8 3 Details about manufactures, craftsmen engaged and annual production in districts where the crafts in practise 9 II Survey data on Demographic particulars of the selected villages 11 2 Number of households engaged as traditional and non-traditional occupation in the handicrafts 15 3 Demographic particulars of craftsmen and their average household size in the selected village., 16 4 Population by age-group in relation to marital status 16 5 Literacy according to the educational level among the craftsmen residing in the selected villages. 17 I) Distribution of size of Households by Age and sex of Head of household. 17 7 Distribution of households by nature of relation of members to Head of Household 18 'l Distribution of households by migration status with reference to place of birth and reasons of migration in relation to head of household. • I 8 ! Distribution of households classified by migration status and duration of stay in the village with reference to head of household. 19 1) Distribution of households \ lassified by nun'tber of worke~s and by main occupational divers: ty . 19 II Hous'3hold ~lassifuJd by 3ex, broad age-group and subsidiary occupation in relation to head of househ'1ld 20 12 Distribution of workers and Non-workers in the selected village. 21 13 Number of illiterates and literates among workers and non-workers by sex in the selected villages 22 14 Distribution of workers classified by traditional and present occupation by sex 22-23 15 Distribution of workers by main activity and subsidiary occupation 24 16 Distribution of non-workers by sex, age and type of activity 25 11 Distribution of workers and non-workers in the selected households who left the craft 26 18 Shri Bhujodi cotton and woollen cooperative ;;ociety-B1mjodi . 28-29 rn Details regal ding source training received by the craftsmen in Chitarwada village }O 2 Details of training received by the craftsmen of Ratiya village. 31 3 Details of training re.:eived by the craftsmen of Bhujodi village 31 4(a) Saliving and Spinning . 32 4(b) Warp making 33 4(c) Weaving 34 5 Total number of persons engaged in the craft who received necessary training from "'Ie various persons for spe :ified. • • . 35 6 Details regarding period engaged in the craft availability of bet'er facility and intcl'lltioll to receive te~jer 36 training.• 1 Persons engaged in the craft and their place of work 39 2 Details about the period of years engaged in the craft by broad age-group and he:lll of household and other than head of household. '. 40 Distance from place of work and mode of transport 41 .~ Place of work and no. of persons occupy the working area 41 lea) Pt.rsons occupy:ng the working space and problems faced 42 Households oNlling the place of wo,k and working area occupied 46 (vi) (vii) 1 2 3 IV 6 Details about the number of households manufacturing the items, purpose for it is manufactured and use by 67--69 7 Distribution of households manufacturing different objects by number of items manufactured in a month, 71--72 average monthly produrtion and seasonal variation in the production of the items Chitarwada. 8 Distribution of households manufucturing different objects by number of items manufactured in a month, 73 average monthly production and slJlsonal variation in the production of the items-Ratiya. 9 Distribution of households manufacturing different objects by number of items manufactured in a month, 74 average monthly production and seasonal variation in the production of the items-Bhujodi.. • 10 Raw material used in a each item-Chitarwada 77-78, 11 Raw material used in e 'ch item-Ratiya 80 12 Raw material used in each item--Bhujodi 82 13 Average monthly consumption of raw material by seasonal variation for manufacturing different items of 84-85 handicraft produced- -Chitarwada. 14 Average monthly consumption of raw material by seasonal variatio n for manufacturing different items of handicraft produced-Ratiya. 87 15 Average monthly consumption of raw material by seasonal variation for manufacturing different items of handicraft produced-Bhujodi.