CENSUS OF INDIA 1981 SERIES-23 WEST BENGAL Part II-A GENERAL POPULATION TABLES S.N. GHOSH of the Indian Administrative Service DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS WEST BENGAL PREFACE This is the first Table Volume brought out as part of the 1981 Census publications. The data contained in this Volume Part II-A-'General Population Tables' are of vital importance to the Primary Census data-users, interested in the basic demo­ graphic trends in growth for different decades in the State. The present Volume containing Tables A-I to A-V has been prepared on the basis of the data available in the Primary Census Abstracts as also collected from other sources like different departments of the State Government. The instant publication is a glowing testimony to the competent leadership and personalinvolvement ofShri S.N. Ghosh, former Director of Census Operations, West Bengal who had conducted the 1981 Census very ably. This Volume is in fact the product of his labour of love, dedication and sincerity. Shri Ghosh had to resume his duties under the State Government in public interest, before this Volume could be finalised and printed. The credit for the successful operation of 1981 Census goes entirely to Shri Ghosh. One should not forget the innumerable officials right from the level of Enumerators to tbat of the Principal Census Officers in making the field operation a success. Nor can one lose sight of the fixed-pay employees in the various Regional Tabulation Offices who have prepared the tables, knowing fully well that one day they would all be thrown out into the street as retrenched Census-employees. No word of praise is enough to pay a tribute to their hard labour and dedication. In bringing out the Volume we are extremely grateful and indebted to Shri P. Padmanabha, former Registrar General, India, Shri V. S. Verma, present Registrar General, India, Shri V.P. Pandey, Joint Registrar General, India, Shri K. K. Chakraborty, Deputy Registrar General, (C&T), Dr. N.G. Nag, Deputy Registrar General, (S.S.), Dr. B.K. Roy, Deputy Registrar General (Map), Shri N. Rama Rao. Assistant Registrar General, (C&T), Shri Madan Singh, Senior Research Officer and Shri S. C. Srivastava, Assistant Central Tabulation Officer in the Census Division of Registrar General's Office for various assistance and suggestions offered to us in different stages of the work. In thanks-giving one often faces the difficulty as to which name one should specially mention among a band or ded~ca~ed officials. Even the~, a word or two of gratitude for the excellent efforts m bnngmg out the Volume WIll not be out of place. Shri. M.N. Sarkar, Assistant Director of Census Operations, West Bengal (since retired) and Shri Swapan Guha, Investigator who had worked under Shri A.K. Dutta Deputy Director of Census Operations, in preparing the manuscripts, writing analytical notes, fly leaves etc., did an excellent job. Shri M.N. Sarkar had, however, shared the major burden of the work in preparing the analytical notes. Shri Dutta had overseen the work ably assisted by Shri Swapan Guha. Both of them did excellent jobs in their own spheres. Shri Guba was assisted remarkably well in his work by Smt. Anjali Das, Statistical Assistant, Smt. Sucheta Dutta, Statistical Assistant, Smt. Nira Chakraborty Com­ putor, Sm!. Mira Banerjee, Computor, Sm~. Kalpa!1a Chowdhury, Co~putor, Smt. Banam Ghosh, Computor, Smt. PravatI Munshl, Computor, Smt. Nandita Dutta, Computor and Sri Prasanta Kr. Burman, Proof Reader. Whatever is said in the preceding paragraphs relates to the preparation of tbe manus­ cript only. Another phase of the work starts with printing. Here too, Shri A.K. Dutta. Deputy Director of Census Operati<?ns, West Bengal came forward energeti­ cally to take up the challenge. He was prOVIded excellent support by Shri Guha Investigator and Sri Himangshu Saba Chowdhury, Printing Inspector. We are gratefui to all of them. We believe this Volume will be of interest to one and all. SUKUMAR SINHA Calcutta, Joint Director of Census Operations, Datod : 1 st January. 1986 West Bengal j CONTENTS PAa. 1- General Note Table A-I Area, Houses and Population 89 Fly Leaf 75 General Note 81 Table A-I 89 Appendix-! : Statement showing 1981 territorial units and changes daring 1971-81 132 Appendix-2 : Number and Population of ..iIlages with population of 5,000 and ever and of towns 137 with population under 5,000 Appendix-3 : Houseless and Institutional Population Table A-2 Decadal variation in population since 1901 193-199 Fly Leaf General Note 193 TableA-2 195 Appendix State and Districts at the 1981 Census showing 1971 area and population acx:ording to territorial jurisdiction in 1971, change in population of 1971 adjusted to jurisdiction of 1981 199 Table A-3 Villages classified by population size 101-117 Fly Leaf 201 General Note 203 Table A-3 204 TabJeA-4 Towns and urban Agglomerations classified by population in 1981 with variation since 1901 219 Alphabeticalliat of towns 239 General Note 243 Table A-4 245 Appendix -1 : New towns added in 1981 and towns in 1971 declassified in 1981 31S Explanatory Notes on Appendix-l 317 Sub-Appendix to Appendix-l 320 Appendix-2 : Places with a population of under 5,000 classified as towns for the first time in 1981 322 Appendix-3 : Places with a population of under 5,000 in 1971 which were towns in 1971 but have been declassified in 1981 323 Appendix-4 Changes between 1971 and 1981 in area and population of towns and reasons for change in area 324 Table A-5 Standard Urban Areas 317-395 A-5 General Note 321 Fly Leaf and Explanatory Note 338 Note 339 Table A-S 340 Annexe-A Schedule of 1981 Census (i) Housclist 13 (ii) Individual Slip (Universal and Sample) 14 (iii) Household Schedule (part I and Part II, important Instructions) 16 (iv) Degree Holder$ and Technical Personnel Survey (with Instructions) 20 (ii) iii PAGII AlUlexe-B : lnstructions to Enumeratori for filling up the Household Schedule and Individual Slip 22 Appendix'! Principles of House-numbering S9 Appendix-II List of a few typical industries that can be conducted on a household industry basis. 62 Appendix-III Classified list of economic activities 64 Appendix-IV : Classified list of occupations i.e., description of work. 67 Annexe-C : The Census Act, 1948 68 Annexe·D : Post Enumeration Check 71 MAPS 1. Admini~ative.Di.visians. West ~n&al, 1981 2. Position of West Bengal in India, 1981 3. Koch Bihar Standard Urban Area 4. Jalpaiguri Standard Urban Area 5. Siliguri Standard Urban Area 6. Rayganj Standard Urban Area 7. Balurghat Standard Urban Area 8. Maldah-English Bazar Standard Urban Area 9. Baharampur Standard Urban Area 10. Krishnanagar-Nabadwip Standard Urban Area 11. Santipur Standrad Urban Area 12. Ranaghat Standard Urban Are::! 13. Bongaon Standard Grban Area 14. Ashoknagar-Habra 3tary.,dard Urban Area 15. Basirhat Standard Uro" A,'ea 16. Calcutta Metropolitan Standard Urban Area 17. Kharagpur Standard Urban Area 18. Medinipur Standard Urban Area 19. Bankura Standar~ Urban Area 20. Puruliya Standard Urb~!1 Area 21. Asansol Standard Urban Area 22. Durgapur Standard Urban Area 23. Barddhaman Standard Urban An:a GENERAL NOTE deployed as Enumerator and Supervisor and all of them conducted the Pilot Study in this State very This publication contains all A-series tables, I.e., successfully. Tables A-I to A-5 and several appendices. These are basic population data compiled manually and based The experiences and results gathered from the Pilot on full count. Study led the Registrar General, India, to have another field survey which was calleg the First Pre-Test con­ Although this volume does not contain the Primary ducted between 15-9-78 and 3-10-78 all over tOO Census Abstract (PCA) , it is necessary to explain country, but in West Bengal for some compelling rea­ in brief what the P.C.A. is as the PCA is an adjunct sons the First Pre-Test was conducted between 19-9-78 of "A" series Tables. The Primary Census Abstract and 3-10-78. The First Pre-Test called for going is an important general population table which gives through all the stages required in the 1981 Census i.e., oasic informa,ion relating to area, occupied residential preparauon of Notional Maps, House-numbering, nouses, number of households, total population, sche­ House-listing, canvassing of the Household Establish­ duled castes and scheduled tribes population, main ment schedule, canvassing of the Individual slip-both workers (sub-divided into four broad categories of universal and sample and filling up of the population workers, i.e., cultivators agricultural labourers, workers Record form. In addItion to these, a Degree Holder in household industry, and other workers), marginal and Technical Personnel Schedule designed by the workers and non-workers by sex in respect of each Council of Scientific and IndustrIal Research was also area unit down to the Police Station and town levels. to be distributed among eligible individuals of the Households which were to be covered in the First The 1981 Censu'i Enumeration was conducted during Pre-Test. Once again the First Pre-Test was conducted February-March 1981. The enumeration commenced by the employees of this directorate under the super­ on 9th February 1981 and ended on 28th February, vlsion of the Senior Technical personnel of this Direc­ 1981 with a revisional round from 1st March to torate. Unfortunately, the First Pre-Test held in West 5th March, 1981 to bring the data up-to-date with Bengal did not reach its logical culmination due to reference the Census moment, i.e., the sunrise of 1st the devastating flood that submerged almost the entire March, 1981.