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·CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK NAGPUR Compiled by THE MAHARASHTRA CENSUS OFFICE BOMBAY Printed in India by the Manager, Government Press and Book Depot, Nagpur, and Published by the Director, Government Printing and Stationery, Maharashtra State, Bombay-,. 1965 rPrice - Rs. Ei~ht] CENSUS OF INDIA 196 t Central Government Publications Census Report, Volume X-Maharashtra, is published in the folk>wing Parts I-A and B General Report I-C Subsidiary Tables II-A General Popuiation Tables JI-B (i) General Economic Tables-Industrial Classification II-]} (ii) General Economic Tables-Occupational Classification II-C (i) Social and Cultural Tables II-C (ii) Migration Tables III Household Economic Tables IV Report on Housing and Establishments V-A Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Maharashtra-Tables V·B ... Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes i.n Maharashtra-Ethnographic Notes VI (1-35) Village Surveys (35 monographs on 35 selected villages) VII·A Handicrafts in Maharashtra VII-B Fairs and Festivals in Maharashtra VIII-A Administration Report-Enumeration (For official use only) VIII·B Administration Report-Tabulation (For official use only) IX Census Atlas of Maharashtra X (1-12) Cities of Maharashtra (15 Volumes-Four volumes on Greater Bombay and One each on other eleven Cities) State Government Publications 25 Volumes of District Census Handbooks in English 25 Volumes of District Census Handbooks in Marathi Alphabetical List of Villages in Maharashtra J-1977-i.3-(Nagpur.} ' . .. : « Drs ~ A r I? I l (r.. 0 D l c .. O c t- % I ~ " 0 III , It! 0 0 l- I- " ' ~ \ c:r . '" .(, ... ~'" ,..~ • A,lIAr q. ~ 06- 0\ ~ >- " \ i ., :I: "'S \ ~ " , ~ (:J II.. ~ IJI '"~ .do )- t 1'" 0 :l • U x " i" ,0 - !? it: I (j)- 1- o ~ :J 0 0. 0 \oj ~ (.9 '"J u• ( III U rl « Z PREFACE On the suggestion of the Census Commissioner, India, the Government of Maharashtra -decided to publish the District Census Handbooks on the basis of the material collected during the 1961 Census for all the districts in Maharashtra. A Committee consisting of the Executive Editor and Secretary of the District Gazetteers (Revision) Editorial Board, the Superintendent of Census Operations, Maharashtra, and the Director, Bureau of Economics and Statistics, Maharashtra, was appointed to determine the contents and review the drafts of each volume. This is one of the twenty-five volumes compiled in the Maharashtra Census Office and published under that scheme. District Handbooks had been published from the 1951 Census data also. As in the past, the present volume contains a set of 1961 Census Tables for the district and also presents basic demographic and economic information for each village separately. The following improve ments have, however, been made in the 1961 series:- (i) The addition of a comprehensive note introducing the district; (ii) The four-coloured map of the district; (iii) Taluka maps showing the location of each village in the district supplemented by alphabetical lists of villages; (iv) Supplementary information showing basic amenities available for each village; and (v) Addition of Part III containing 33 Tables on other official statistics. These new features will make the volume a valuable reference for the Central and State Governments, District Administrators, departments engaged in planning and development work, legislators, private trade and business. Need for such material is far greater today as the functions of planning and implementation of development schemes have now percolated to district, taluka and village levels. Marathi version of this volume is also being issued separately. Part I of the volume presents village wise statistics, Part II contains the 1961 Census Tables prepared for the district and Part III contains official statistics on Climate, Rainfall, Agri culture, Industry, Education, Health and a few other aspects. An explanatory note is added at the beginning of each part to describe the layout of the Tables and the terms or concepts used. Parts I and II are based entirely on the data collected at the 1961 Census. Part III is based on the material furnished by the District Statistical Officer and the officers of the depart ments concerned. Villagewise populations shown in Part I are valid for Sunrise of 1st March 1961 and are not adjusted for seasonal migration to or from other areas. The introductory note at the beginning of the volume describes the present administrative set-up and some of the socio-economic facets of life in the district. It will illustrate how the statistics presented in the volume could be used for economic accounting or as controls of plan achievements in the district. For this note, we have duwn heavily on the District Gazetteers, \11 PREFACE Survey and Settlement Reports, Annual Administration Reports and other Government publications. Some Heads of Departments also supplied the latest available material for the volume. We are indebted to them all. Any views expressed in the introductory note or elsewhere in the volume are personal and the Government is not responsible for them. In the Census Office, every one has done something for this stupendous task of compila tion and collation of statistics, preparation of notes and reading of proofs. I should specially mention Shri N. Y. Gore, Tabulation Officer, for his sincere and thorough work on compilation and proof-reading of Part I, Shri G. S. Gokarn, Tabulation Officer, for his painstaking work on MSS and proofs of Parts II and III, Shri S. K. Deshpande, Shri D. G. Pansare and Shri R. E. Chowdhary for assistance in preparing the introductory note, Shri S. Y. Pradhan and Shri B. M. Nagarkar, Draughtsmen, for Maps, Charts and Diagrams. Shri S. G. Deshpande of our office at Nagpur looked after the layout of the Tables and printing of the volume. Shri R. G. Phadke and Shri D. V. Rangnekar, Deputy Superintendents of Census Operations, and Shri G. M. Rajadhyaksha, Tabulation Officer, made valuable contributions at all stages and specially in the preparation of notes. Acknowledgments are due to Shri S. R. Desai, Manager, Government Press and Book Depot, Nagpur, and Shri J. D. Gandhi, Manager, Government Photozincographic Press, Poona. In spite of heavy pressure of work on their presses they did their best to print this volume speedily. I am obliged to Shri Asok Mitra, I.C.S., Census Commissioner, India, for valuable suggestions for improving this volume. I am also indebted to Shri Setu Madhava Rao and Shri M. A. Telang, Members of the District Census Handbook Committee, who not only supplied useful material from their departments but also read through the MSS and encouraged 'Us through this venture. BOMBAY: B. A. KULKARNI The 30th May 1965. CONTENTS PAGKS INTR.ODUCING THE DISTRICT (1)-(55) Physical Features (I); Administrative Set-up (3); Zilla Parish ad and Panchayat Samitis (6); Village Panchayats (9); Population (9); Languages (18); Religions (19); Scheduled Castes (19); Welfare of Backward Classes (21); Education (22); Health and Medical Amenities (27); Housing (28); Agriculture and Irrigation (29) ; Agrarian Structure and Land Reforms (38); Co-operation (39): Forests (42); Fisheries(43); Mining and Quarrying (43); Industries (45); Power (47): Trade and Commerce (47); Communications and Transport (49): Construction (50): Other Services (5 J); Broad Aspects of Economy (5 J), PART I-Village Directory 1-83 PART II-Census Tables 85-195 PART III-Other Official Statistics 197-228 (Subjectwise Contents for Parts I, II and III may be seen at pages 2, 87 and 198, respectively) LIST OF l\IAPS, CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS N agpur District . , " Frontispiece The District in l\1aharashtra :: }FaCing p1gt (I) Percentages by Area and Popula;ion Population, 1901-1961 " (9) Variation in Population, 1951-196 I (10) Density of Population, 1961 ( 11) Distribution by Age-groups, 1961 (13) Sex Ratio, 1901-1961 (14) Marital Status, 1961 (IS} Literacy, 1901-1961 (22) Literacy, 1961 (23) Literacy and Educational Leyels, 1961 " (26) Land Utilisation (31) Crop Pattern (34) Distribution of Workers, 1961 (53) Katol Tahsil Facing page 5 Saoner Tahsil Facing page 2f Ramtek Tahsil Facing page 31 N agpur Tahsil Facing page 41' Umrer Tahsil Facing page 65· Weekly Markets Facing page 226. Fairs Facing pag~ 227 THE DISTRICT IN MAHARASHTRA FIG. 2 72° 7." eo" A o Y ICS It 'i~ ~----~-------------------r~~O-------P-------+---' .,.1- 11.,. • It A -l' JAGOALPUR N .. :c <) HYOERABAO t- .. I If ,. IEFEItENCE DISTRICT HQ. • •••••• •. 0 z DISTRICT BOUNDARY •• MAJOR ROADS •••••••• 01 --- RAILWAYS. • • • • • • •• ++-t-+- RIVERS •••••• til 70 140 MILE" ., 7.- 7. PERCENTAGES BY PERCENTAGES BY AREA POPULATION 0·'4 MAHARASHTRA CENSUS BOMBAY INTRODUCING THE DISTRICT PHYSICAL FEATURES One-third of the district lies in the Wardha basin The third main range runs northwards through and two-thirds in the Wainganga basin. The the Katol tahsil from Kondhali to Kelod, separating Wardha flows along the part of the w(stern border and the Wardha and Wainganga valleys. The highest the Wainganga flows along the part of the eastern part of it is at Pilkpar. border. The general slope of the district except in Katol Katol tahsil on the west is drained by Jam river tahsil is towards east or south-east. The slope in which is a tributary of the Wardha. About half Katol is, however, towards the west. of Nagpur tahsil and part of Umrer tahsil in the western zone are drained by Wunna and its tribu Important Rivers taries. Wunna itself is a tributary of the Wardha. The central and eastern portions of the district The Wardha and the Wainganga are the chief comprising parts of Nagpur and Umrer tahsils and rivers of the district. The Wardha flows along the Saoner and Ramtek tahsils are drained by Kanhan part of the Western border and controls the drainage and its tributaries Tundia, Sur and Amb, all of system of the W'estern part of the district.