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CENSUS OF INDIA,1991 SERIES 19 ORISSA PART XII DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK PART A - VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY PHULABANI R.N. SENAPATI OF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE Director of Census Operations, Orissa. CENSUS OF INDIA. 1991 DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK PART A -- VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY PHULABANI FOREWORD Publication of the District Census Handbooks (OCHs) was initiated after the 1951 Census and is con­ tinuing since then with some innovations/modifications after each decennial Census. This is the most valu­ able district level publication brought out by the Census Organisation on behalf of each State Govt./Union Territory administration. It inter-alia provides data/information on some of the basic demographic and socio­ economic characteristics and on the availability of certain important civic amenities/facilities in each village and town of the respective districts. This publication has thus proved to be of immense utility to the plan­ ners, administrators, academicians and researchers. The scope of the DCH was initially confined to certain important census tables on population, economic and socia-cultural aspects as also the Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of each village and town (ward-wise) of the drstrict. The DCHs published after the 1961 Census contained a descriptive account of the district administrative statistics, census tables and Village and Town Directories including f-'CA. After the 1971 Census, two parts of the District Census Handbooks (Part-A comprising Village and Town Directories and Part-B comprising Village and Town PCA) were released in all the States and Union Territories. The third part (Part-C) of the District Census Handbooks comprising administrative statistics and district census tables which was also to be brought out could not be published in many States/UTs due to considerable delay in compilation of relevant material. In 1981, some new features along with the restructuring of the formats of Village and Town Directory were Introduced in the DCHs.These were published in two parts for each district after the 1981 Census. While Part-A comprised Village and Town Directories, the PCA of v'illages and towns (ward-wise) including Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe PCA up to tehsil/town level were provided in Part-B. To illustrate, all the amenities except electricity were brought together in the Village Directory and if an amenity was not available in the referrent village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place having such amenity was given. Information on some new items such as adult literacy centres, primary health sub-centres and community health workers in the village were provided so as to meet some of the requirements of the Revised Minimum Needs Programme. Similarly, information on approach to the Village was also provided for the first time in the Village Directory so as to give an idea about the number of inaccessible villages in each district. In case of Town Directories also, keeping in view the reqUirements of the Minimum Needs Programme, a Statement IV - A on slums was provided so as to enable the planners to chalk out the programmes for providing better civic and other amenities in the slums. I n this statement details on civic and other amenities were reported for the slums of class I and II towns. Apart from this, one column on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population and another on adult literacy classes/centres were added in Statements IV and V respectively. The manner of presentation of the DCHs for the 1991 Census is by and large the same as followed in 1981. However, the format of PCA has been restructured slightly in the 1991 Census for the benefit of data users. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers has been given as against four-fold industrial classification presented in the 1981 Census. In addition to this, the sex-wise population in the 0-6 age-group has also been included in PCA for the first time with a view to enabling data users to compute more realistic literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age have been treated as illiterate at the time of the 1991 Census. It is expected that the above mentioned modifications will help the planners in chalking out more effective development programmes. One of the most important innovations in the 1991 Census is the Community Development Block-level presentation of data in the Village Directory and PCA instead of the traditional Tahsilrraluk/PS level presen­ tation. It is expected that the presentation of Village Directory and PCA data at C.D. Block level will help the planners in formulation of micro-level developmental plans, as the C.D. Block is the lowest administrative unit for developmental planning. In order to facilitate the task of administrators, planners and researchers intending to use Village Direc­ tory/PCA data, either from the magnetic tapes/floppies or from the published records, both the computer and manual codes for each village have been provided for the 1991 Census along with the corresponding codes of 1981. ( i ) ( ii ) This publication is a jOint venT' ore of the Slate C:ovt./U.T administration and the Census Organisation. The data have been collected and compiled under the direction of Shri R.N. Senapati, Director of Census Operations, Orissa on behalf of the State Govt. which has borne the cost of printing. The task of planning, designing and coordination of the publication was initiated by Dr. K.P. Ittaman, former Deputy Registrar General (Social Studies) and Shri M.M. Dua, Joint Director. For the sake of uniformity in presentation of information/data and for preparation of analytical note depicting the salient features emerging from a micro­ level analysis of Census/non-Census data, a model District Census Handbook from each State and Union Territory was thoroughly scrutinised in the Social Studies Division under the guidance of Shri M.K. Jain, the present Deputy Registrar General (8.S.). This task was carried out by 8hri A.K. Singh, Deputy Director who was assisted by Shri N.S. Soam, Assistant Director and his staff. Technical guidance in the preparation of the maps was initially provided by Dr. B.K. Roy, former Deputy Registrar General (Map) and later by Mrs. Minati Ghosh, the present Deputy Registrar General (Map). I am thankful to all those who have contributed to this project. New Delhi A.R. NANDA June 11,1992 Registrar General, India PREFACE The District Census Handbooks constitute an important set of Census Publications brought out by the Census Organisation immediately after each census indicating demographic profile in as detailed manner as possible. These publications are widely used by the State Government functionaries at the district level as well as other levels for planning, development and administrative purposes in addition to a large cross-section of data users, academicians, scholars, researchers and other non-governmental agencies who derive maximum utility of these publications. As per the existing instructions the Director of Census Operations has the responsibility for providing data whereas its publication is the responsibility of the State Govt. In 1951 and 1961 it was published in one volume and in 1971 it was presented in three volumes for each district. But in 1981 two volumes for each district were presented. During 1991 census it has been proposed to publish the District Census Handbooks in two parts: Part - A -- Village and Town Directory; Part - B -- Village and Town Primary Census Abstract. Taking into account of the increasing need of developmental and other welfare measures undertaken by the government in rE)cent years, the scope and the content of the data in these publications have been considerably enlarged and improved to meet the r~quirements of the planners and various data users. In particular, the persons engaged in nine-fold industrial categories have again been reintroduced though it was limited to four categories during 1981 census. One of the most important aspects during 1991 census is the Community Development Block level presen­ tation of data in the Village Directory and Primary Census Abstracts instead of the traditional Tahasil/P.S. presen­ tation. It is hoped that it will help the planners in formulating Micro Level Developmental Planning as the C.D. Block is the lowest administrative unit for developmental planning. District, Police Station and C.D.Block maps, presented in this volume give the administrative units up to the village level and town level. Besides, certain inset tables have been presented in this volume for facilitating the use of the planners and administrators. Part A of this volume gives the statistical information relating to each town and an array of statistical data relating to land use and various other amenities available in each village. Part B of this volume consists of district level village/townwise Primary Census Abstract followed by Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Information on amenities for village directory has been collected from the Tahsildars and Block Develop­ ment Officers. The Executive Officers of the Municipalities and Notified Area Councils have provided the informa­ tion on towns. The collection and compilation of such a huge data was a formidable task. Though all possible care has been taken through check and re-check for removal of discrepancies in the figures, the possibility of error still cripping into them cannot be altogether ruled out. It is hoped, the mass of the statistical information presented in the District Cen~us Handbooks come handy and prove useful to the government, local bodies, scholars and other data users. I specially owe my depth of gratitude to Shri A. R. Nanda, I.A.S., Registrar General, India, Shri K. P. Ittaman, the former Deputy Registrar General (8.8.), 8hri M.K.

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