CENSUS OF

VOL VIII 1941

CENTRAL PltOVlNCES ' &. BERAR TABLIW

S. I. S.: CENSUS OF I~DIA, 1941

VOLUME VIII

CEN-TRAL PROVINCES & BERAR

TABLES by

R. K. RAMADHY ANI, I.C.S. Superintendent of Census Operations, Central Provinces and Berar

PuBLISRED BY TilE ~IANAGER oF Pt.:m.IeAnc,NI", DELHI PRINTED BY THE MANAGER, GovERNMENT oF INDIA PREss, Sun.A 1942

00. 1. vm. 41. Prlu : B•. 3-4-0 or 5•. 3d. toG List of Agents In India and Burma from whom Government of India Publications are available.

KARACHI- ABBOITABAD-Engllih Book Store. Aero Stores. AGRA- English Bookstall English Book Depot, Taj Road. Standard Bookstall Indian Army Book Depo~, Dayalbagb. KARACHI (SADAR)-Manager, Sind Gover.nment .AIDIEDABAD-H. L. College of Commerce Co·ope"" Book Depot and Reoord Office• tive Store, Ltd. . LAHORE-· Kansil & Co., Messra. N. C., 9, Commercial Buildings, AJME&--Banthiya & Co., Ltd., Station Road. Tho.Mall. . AKOLA-Bakshl, Mr. M.G. Malliotm & Co., Messra. U. P., Post. Box No. 94.: Minerva Book Shop, Anarkali Street. ALLAHABAD- Pmnja.b Rdigioua Book Society. Central Book Depot, 44, Johnetonganj. Ram& Krishna & Sons, Anarkali. Kitabiatan 17 -A, City Road. . • Superintendent, Govt. Printing. Punjab, Ram Narain Lal, 1, Book Road. University Book Agency, Kacheri Road. Superintendent, Printing and Stationery, U. P. Wheeler & Co., :MC881'8. A. H. LUCKNOW-Upper India Publisbi:ng House, Ltd., Literature Palace, Aminudd&ula Pa.rk. BOMBAY- LYALLPORE-Lynil Book Depot. Co-opcratora' Book Depot, 9 Bakebouae Lane, Fort. Jnternational Book Honae, Aab Lane, Esplanade Road. MADRAS-. Joahi, Mr. V. G., News Agent, Devgad Baria, Via Higginbotha.ms. . Piplod. Superintendent, Govt. PreBB, Mount Road. Kotbn.ri Book Depot. V aradaobn.ry & Co., Messra. P. Lakba.n.i Book Depot, Bombay, 4. MHOW-British Book Depot. New Book Co, Kitab Mobn.l, 188-90, Hornby Road. MOGA-Army Musketry Stores. l'opulor Book Depot. Grant Road. NAGAPATAM-Venkatamman, ll{r. B. Superintendent, Govt. Printing & Stationery, Queen's l.toad. NAGPUR- TamporovaM. Sona & Co., Messra. D. B. Kbote & Sons., Measrs. G. G., . Sit& Burdi, 3rd Modi Thacker & Co., Ltd. Lane. . · Tripathi & Co., Messra. N. M., PrinoeBB Street, Kalba­ Superintendent, Govt. Printing, Central Provinces. dovi Road. ~"EW DELffi- ., Wheeler & Co., MeBBra. A. H. Ba.wa Harkisben Das Bedi, Ferozesbah Road. Bha=ani & Sons. CALCUTTA­ Deihl a.nd U. P. Flying Club, Ltd:t Book Cdmpany. Chatterjee & Co., 3, Bachamm Chatterjee Lane. Jain& & Bros., Mell!rs.· J. M., Connaught Place. Chukcrvertty, Chatterjee & Co., Ltd., 13, Co11ege Ramesh Book Depot and Stationary Mart, Cannaught Plaoe. · · Square. Das Gupta & Co., 54/3, College Street. Saraawa.ti Book Depo~ 15, Lady Hardinge Road. Hindu Library, 137.F, Balamm Do Street. PATNA-Superintendent, Government Printing Biha.Y Lahiri & Co., Ltd., Me8Bra. S. K. P. 0. Gulzarbagh. ' ' Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 294, Bow Bazar Street. PATNACITY- Newman & Co., Ltd., MeSBrB. W. Lakshmi Trading Co., Padri-Ki-IfuveU. Roy Chowdhury & Co., Mcssra. N. M., 72, Ifurriacn Raghunath Praaad & Sons. Road. Sinha & Bros. Messrs. R. P ~ Guzri Bazar. B&roar & Sona., Mcssra. M. C., 15, Co11ege Square. PESHAW Allr- Sarkar & Sona, Ltd., Messra. S. C., l/1/1-C, College British Stationery Mort. Squara. ' London Book Co. (India), Arbab Road. Sfun:ID.rd Law Book Society, 79/1, Ifurriaon Road. Manager, Govt. Printing & Stationary, N •• w. F. P. Thacltcr, Spink, & Co. (1933), Ltd. PESHAWAR C~.-FaqirCband Marwab. Wheeler & Co., MeSSrB. A. H. POONA- CAWNPORE- Deccan Bookstall, Fergusson College Road. Advani & Co., P. 0. Box No. 100. Dastanoe Bros., Home Servioe, 456, Rawiwar Petb Indian Army Depot, Jubi. lntoma.tional Book Servioe. ' CU'ITACK-PreBB Officer, Orissa Seoretariat. Ram Krishna Bros., Opposite Bishram Bagb. DEHRADUN- QUEITA-Standard BookstalL Jugal K.ishore & Co. RAJKOT-Mohanlal Dossabba.i Shah. )deal Book Depot, Rajpur Road. RANGOON- DELID- Burma Book Club, Ltd. lmpcrial Book Depot and Press, Near Jam& M&ajid Curator, Govt. Book Depot, Burma. (Machhliwalnn). . RAWALPINDI-Ray & Sons, Mesars.J.,43, K. & L~ Income-tax Lnw Pnblisblng House, Chnildni Cbowk.* Edwardes Road. · Indian Army Book Depot, Dnryagnnj. SHILLONG-Superintendent, Assam Secretariat. Press Jaina & Bros., Me..,rs. J. M., Mori Gate. SIALKOT CANIT.-Modorn Book Depot Bazar Road. Oxford Book and Stationerv Co. SIALKOT CITY- ' ' Shardn. Mnndir, Ltd .• Nai ~nrak. Buckingham & Co., Bookaelleni & Stationers, Green· Young Man & Co., (Rcgd.), Egerton Rand. wood Street. nuM Dilll CANTT.-'Jlcnb"'l Flying Club.t Clifton & Co. FEROZEPORE-Engli'h Book Depot. TRMIClL."WsPOLY FORT-Krisbnaswamy & Co., essra. ., Teppakulum. GW ALIOR-Jaia & Bros.. Mos.•rs. M. B., Sarnf& Road. TRIVANDRUM­ I!YDERABAD (DECCAK)-Hydcrabad Book Depot. Booklovers' Resort, Taikad. ChadcJ'!!bat. P.R. Bros., Main Road. JAIPUR-Garg Book Co .• Tripolia Bazar. VELLORE-Venkat&aubban, Mr. A., Law Bookseller.

• Ag•Hts for Income·t&x, Law ani nllied Publications only. t~nts for Publications on Aviation only. NOT£,.

Thll census ehtllneration \\Til.!'! tlarried out in fun acconllng to plan but the Governtnent of India decided to restrict the tabulation for British India: Consequently ,the tables in this volume cover less than half the contemplated ran~ and offer in. effect only the distribution of the population by community and by province or state, district, tehsil and town. , . · . Opportunity has been taken however ro sort ,wherever possible the 1/50 random aample taken in every area. · . · · . 2. The· slips in which the remaining unsorted information is to be found are stored ·in each province sgainst a possible reopening of tabulation .in happier.. circumstances. · CON:t'ENTS

IMPERIAL TABLES

PAOB

' I-Area, houses and population •• •• ...... •• 1 n-variation in population during fifty years •• •• .. .. •• •• •• '1 ID-Towns and villages classilied. by population .. •• .. • • •• "' 15 IV-Cities classified by population with variations since 1891 •• •• .. .. •• 21 · V-Towns arranged territorially with popu'Wjon by communities ...... 25

Xill-Community •• •• •• • • •• •• •• • • .. •• 81

·:xrv-Variation in population of selected tribes •• ' •• •• .. 41 .. •• - PROVINCIAL, TABLES

I-Area and population of tehsils •• •• .. •• • • •• •• .. 45 ll-Population of districte and tehsils by communities~and literaoy •• .. •• - 49

SAMPLE TABI·ES VI-Birthplace ... - - -- ...... - - ri6 l[-lJneDlployrnent .. CiS •• - - .. -- -- XU-Mother-tongue •• ...... eo ' - - - - - I-AREA, HOUSES AND POPULATION

. 1. This table sh9ws for each district its area, the number of towns and villages, the number of occupie

Occupied houses District or State Areaiu Towns Villages sq miles Total In Towns In Villages 1 II .a 6 6 'I CENTRAL PROVINCES and " BERAR (Including States) 118,710 130 44,992 3,813,861 517,027 3,296,834 Central Provinces and Berar .. .. 98,575 ll9 38,985 3,474,861 495,410 2,979,451 0 entral Proviru:es .. 80,766 76 33,280 2,710,640 373,219 2,337,421

J ubbulpore Division 25,730 27 11,027 . 789,242 96,625 692,617 Bangor .. 6,761 7 3,273 207,911 25,770 182,141 Jubbulpore ... 3,919 4 2,247 194,245 26,331 167,914 6,115 1 2,007 99,085 3,212 95,873 Hoshangabad 6,707 13 2,397 181,512 23,909 157,603 Nimar 4,228 2 1,103 106,489 17,403 89,086 .. .'

Nagpur Divisio~ 27,294 34 9,872 810,816 221,902 588,914 .. . . .

Betul I • .. ~ . 3,885 3 1,206 86,092 4,790 81,302 Cbhindwara .. 7,933 4 3,546 219,070 . 12,565 206,505 . ( Wardha 2,435 7 1,05T 107,733 . 19,987 87,746 Nagptlf .. 3,836 13 1,678 224,477 167,647 56,830 Chanda 9,205 7 2,385 173,444 . 16,913 156,531

Cjlhattisgarh Divi:Jio~ 27,742 15 . 12,381 1,110,582 54,692 1,055,8SO

/"Bhandara 3,580 4, 1,419 185,086 12,679 172,407 3,614 2 ·1,301 127,739 3,837 123,902 ltaipllf 8,205 4 3,653 309,873 20,546 289,327 Bilaspur . ' 7,613 4 3,418 292,813 13,814 278,999 :prug *,83Q l 2,590 195,071 3,816 191,255

Berar. .. ' . J7,8011. 4;J 5,70!J 764,221 .122,191 642,030 umraoti 4,715 15 ~,592 210,774 47,476 163,298 kola 4,093 w 1,416 191i,3!2 32,926 162,416 uldana 3,763 9 1,118 J70,882 23,552 147,330 eotmal 5,238 8 1,579 187,223 18,237 168,986

~tates " Z6,13S ll 6,00? ~39,000 21,617 317,383 150 7Q 3,151$ .. 3,151 Bastar 13,701 i 1!,563 p.9,750 2,360 117,390 Kanker J,413 1 "545 !),7,634 1~0 26,384 Nandgaon 872 1 523 42,496 1,601 37,895 Ehairagarh ~31 ~ ~89 84,273 2~47 31,326 Chhuikbadan 153 1 104 6,968 155 6,213 Kawardha 794 1 877 16,836 1,519 15,317 Sakti · 137 1 124 10,289 836 9,453 Raig~h 1,444 2 7_96 56,3£9 5,62[, 50,704 @a~h .. 540 1 '· . ~ 416 21,269 1,721 19 ·~ ...... ' ...... • I •• . ,,P 3 POPULATION

Persons Moles Femalrs ,- ../' ~ Total Urban Rural , Total Urban R11ral Total llrlxm Rural 8 9 10 11 IS ]J II 15 16

18,605,946 2,188,905 16,416,141 9,313,794 1,144,824 8,168,970 9,292,152 1,044,981 8,247,171

16,813,584 2,093,767 14,719,817 8,430,282 1,096,948 7,333,334 8,383,302 996,819 7,386,483 1.3,208,718 1,480,393 11,728,325 6,593,376 777,291 5,816,082 6,615,342 703,099 5,912,2.J3. ; 3,691,112 543,462 3,147,850 1,878,995 293,320 ·1,583,875 1,814,117 250,142 1,1183,9711

939,068 123,015 816,053 474,394 63,654 410,740 464,6i4 59,31J1 405,313 910,603 209,995 . ' 700,{)08 469,550 119,099 350,451 441.053 • 90,890 350,157 504,580 12,209 492,371 251,188 6,248 244,940 253,392 6,961 247,4.1[ 823,585 105,763' 717,822 417,994 /j.),795 362,199 405,591 49,908 355,003 513,276 92,480 420,796 263,869 48,524 215,345 249,407 43,956 205,451

3,924,985 682,267 3,242,718 1,976,649 354,448 1,622,203 1,949,336 327,821 1,820,515 I • 438,342 22,421 415,921 218,801 11,398 207,403 219,541 11.023 208,J18 1,034,040 61,877 972,163 514,242 31,577 482,665 519,798 30,300 489,498 519,330 100,392 . 418,938 262,617 51,990 210,627 256,713 48,402 208,31l 1,059,989 418,181 641,808 542,132 218,964 323,168 617,857 19.?,217 318,640 873,284 79,396 793,888 438,857 !10,517 398,340 434,427 38,879 J!J5,M8

5,592,621 254,664. 5,337,957 . 2,739,732 129,528 2,610,204 2,852,889 125,136 2,727,753

963,225 66,985. 896,240 479,216 34,432 444,784 ·184,009 32,.553 451,4S6 634,350 18,089 616,261 313,856 9,210 304,646 320,494 8,1179 311,615 1,516,686 94,229 1,422,457 737,279 .47,679 6119,600 779,407 41i,550 732,857 1,549,509 58,595 1,490,914 761,005 21,704 731.301 788,504 28,8.41 759,61.1 928,851 16,766 912,085 448,376 . 8,503 . 439,873 480,475 8,263 .472,212

3,604,866 613,374 2,991,!92 1,836,906 319,654 1,517,252 1,767,960 293,720 . 1,474,240

988,524 231,447 757,077 507,920 120,669 387 ,2.Jl 480,604 110,778 369,820 907,742 171,933 735,809 463,948 90,079 373,869 443,794 81.854 .•16],.?10 820,862 ·118,571 702,291 416,314 61,364 354,950 404,548 67,207 J47,341 887,738 .. 91,423 796,315 448,724 47,542 401,182 439,014 4.J,S81 3!15,133

1,792,362 96,038 1,696,324 883,512 47,876 835,636 908,850 48,162 860,68S 7,297 7,297 7,060 .. 7,060 14,357 . ." 14,357 .. 633,888 11,304 62Z;584 . 316,731 6,670 311,061 317,157 5,6.14 31l,fi2.J 149,471 5,173 144,298 73,848 2,515 71333 75,623 2.658 72,905 202,973 19,039 183,934 98,132 9,.539 88,.593 104,811 9,500 !J!j,.341 173,713 14,906 158,807 84,199 7,401 76,798 89,514 7,.505 82,00!1

32,731 3,190 29,541 15,SOO 1,5·'36 14,264 16,931 1,654 J!j,277 77,284 6,210 71,074 37,410 3,011 34,399 39,874 3,199 36,675 54,517 4,187 50,330 26,690 2,113 24,577 27,827 2,074 21i,75.1 312,643 23,984 288,659 154,575 12,220 J4~ •.155 158,068 11,764 146,301 140,785 . 8,045 132,740 68,830 3,871 • 64,959 ' 71,955 4,174 . 67,781 M250Census I i'

. ·suBSIDIARY TABLCS

(i) Density, Water Supply and Grop1

Percentage of l

.CENTRAL PROVINCES and· BERAR (in- eluding States) 157 66 38 58 7 4 21 12 15 16 36

.Nerbudda Valley Division 154 68 37 54 3 1·11 8 30 8 10 44 Bangor 139 69 33 48 2 1·1 44·95 7 45 9 39 Jubbulpore 23~ 76 39 51 7 1·7 51Hl 19 28 3 50 Hosha.nga.bad 1H 7~ .2 fi7 1 0·4 .a·S3 3 33 5 6 53 Nimar 1~l li4 ~5 64 2 1·3 29·63 3 6 35 26 30 Markai 96 51 «. 86 ..• 0·2 61·6 2 37 11 1 49 ~latean Division ll,7 (!5 30 4ll 4 lH'i . ' Q 20 8 14 54 Ma.ndla .. 99 52 22 6 0·2 55·36 20 15 65 Betul .I .. .. 113 63 32 QO 4 2·9 ~3·:U 3 20. 2 !11 54 130. 75 35 ~7 ~ 2·6 41·55 8 22 4 17 ·. 49 j:llaratha Plain Divis~

UnderlOO 100-150 15().-200 200-300 Natural Division ,-----A-- r- • \ Area Popula- Area Po pula- Area Pc ull\- · Aroa Populo· tion tion lion tion 1 It .I 6 II , 8 9 C.I!NTRAL PROVINCES and ' B.ERAR (inclnding States) ·•. 35,230 2,203 21,031 2,861 34,319 11,953 19,262 usa 29·7 11·8 17·7 14·3 . 28·9 31·9 16·2 21·6 Nerbudda Valley Diviaon .• 1,368 113 10,690 1.329 6,607 1,190 1,064 216 '6·5 3·5 51·8 41-5 31·8 37·1 . 6·1 6·8 Plnte!lu Division .. 7,753 685 5,166 669 3,842 624 .. 46·3 34·6 30·8. 33·8 22·9 31·6 .. • It·, Maratha Plain Div,ision 9,061 444 16,277 2,840 10,067 2,460 22·3 5·8 40·1 31·1 24·8 3:J.J Chhattisgarh Plain Division 17,048 . 961 5,175. 663 7,593 1,299 8,131 1,907 42·1 16·6 12·8 11·6 .. 18·7 22·6 20·1 82·9

Tehsils with d ~r.aity-ocmtcl

ll-VARiA.TION iN POPULATION DURING FIFTY YEARS

· This table compares the population as ascertained at the census of 1941, of each district in the Central Provinces and Berar and the States of the Chhattisgarh and Bhopal A~encies (nine of ChhattiRgarh and ono .QfBhopal) with that of the 5 previous censuses. The figures of the previous censuaes differ from those shown in the previous census reports owing to subsequent transfers of territory from one district or stafjj to ;another, wi~hin and wi~ho~t the province and also to the recalculation of area. The effec~ of these changes on ;the populat:on of the districts or states concerned has been calculated and tbe figures adJusted accordingly. ' . The following are the districts and states'for which transfers of territory have taken plao.e :- . Between 1881 and 1891.-Mandla, Balaghat and Seoni. Between 1891 and 1901.~Nagpur, Seoni, Hoshangabad, Nimar, Betul, 1\landla and Balllghnt. Between 1901.and 1911.-Saugor, Na.rsingpur, Mandla, Balaghat, Hoshangabad, Nimnr, Betu), ; Chhindwara, Chanda, Drug, Raipur, Bilaspur, Amraoti, Akola, Buldana. and Yeotmal. Between 1911 and 1921.-Da.moh, Seoni, Hoshangabad, Chhindwara, Wardha, Nag~ur, Bh;ndara, - Balaghat, Raipur, Amraoti, Akola, Buldana, Yeotmal and Kanker State. Between 1921 and 1931.-Drug, Raipur, Amr.l.oti, A kola, Buldana, and Chhuikhadan State. Between 1931 and 1941.-Raipur, Bilaspur, Saugor, Damoh, Hoshangabad, , Chhindwara andSeoni. An area 1 432 square miles from Raipur district and an area of 80 square miles from Bilaspur di11trict were transferr~d to the new province of Orissa. T~e old districts ~f Damoh, Narsingpur and.l:!.e~ni weru amalgamat3d with Saugor, Hoshangabad an~ ~hhu~;dwa.~a. ~espect1vely and the Nerbudda diVIsion WM

3bolished thus reducina0 the namber of the admm1strative diVISions from. five to four. . The following were the transfers of districts from one administrative division to another due to tho :abolition of the Nerbudda division. · - Nimar i.e. new diBtrict } · Narsinghpur J of . From Nerbuuda to Jubbulpore Hoshangabad . Hoshangabad Betul • , . From Nerbuida to 'Nagpur Chhindwara ·. i.e. ~ew district of } From Jubbulpore to Nagpur Seoni } Chhindwara. .

.Bhandara· } From Nagpur to Chhattisgarh .Balaghat 8 H-VARB.TION IN POPULATION DURING FIFTY YEARS Net Year Per&>ns Var:~~ion vari .. tion MalJB Variation Females Variati.Oa (1891-l£41) 1 2 3 4 :;· 6 1 8 ,CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR- .(including States)- 1891 14,128,394 .. 7,113,9# 7./}11,4,50 1901 12,891,202 -1,237,192 6,379,815 -734,129 6,511,387 -j03,063 1911 15,121,1303 +2,230,401 7,524,1211 +1,144,301} 7,597,479 +1,086,092 1921 .. 15,104,878 -16,725 7,538,960 +14,836 7,565,918 --31,561. 1931 16,898,689 +1,793,811 .. 8,446,028 +9<>7,D68 8,452,661 +886,74.3 1941 18,605,946 + 1,707,257 +4,477,552 9,313,794 +867,766 9,292,152 +839,491 cCENTRAL PROVINCJS AND BERAR- 1891 12,916,195 .. 6,521,3{}.5 .. 6,424,830 1901 11,843,ll5 -1,103,080 5,853,44'7 -657,918 5,9'79$68 -445,162 1911 .. 13,758,993 +1,915,878 6,853,280 +989,833 6,905,'713 +926,0~5 1921 .. 13,741,952 -17,041 6,867,708 +14,426 6,874,246 -'-'!1,467 1931 15,323,058 +1,581,106 'l$71,142 +803,436. 7,651,91() +777,'37(} 1941 .. 16,813,584 +1,490,526 +3,867,389 8,4.30,282 +759,140 8,383,302 +731,386 CENTRAL PROVINCES- 1891 10,048,701 .. 5,029,539 . 5,019,165 1901 9,089,099 --959,600. 4,469,1b -660,392 4,619,952 --399,213 1911 10,701,831 +1,612,732 5.,302,666 +S33,5Ul 5,399,165 +779,013 1921 10,666,638 -35,195 5,301,832 . -834 5,3{}.4,804 --34,361 1931 ll,881,220 +1,214,584 5,911,563 +609,731 5 ,96{} ,65'7 +604,85~ 1941 13,208,718 +1,327,498 +3,160,01!1 6,593,376 +681,813 8,615,342 +646,685· ,roBBULPORE DIVISION- 1891 3,153,088 1,605,147 .. 1,547,941 1901 3,843,107 ~09,981 1,419,643 -185,504 1,423,464 -124,471' 1911 3,199,726 +3,56,619 1,611,530 +HJI,887 '1,588,196 +164,732. 1921 3,105,086 -£4,64() 1,fJl8,675 -32,855 1,526,411 -61,785 1931 3,344,776 +239,690 .. 1,699,869 +121,194 1,644,907 +ll8,496 1941 3;691,112 +346,336 +538,0';!1 1,tfl6,995 +117,126 1,814,177 +169,21() ;SAUGOR- 1891 915,450 472,066 443,384 1901 754,805 -160,645 381,460 -90,606 3'73,345 -70,039 1911 874,457 +ll9,652 444,293 +62,833 430,164 +56,819 1921 815,506 --{)8,951 419,212 -25,081 396,294 -33,670· 1931 850,157 +31,651 435,176 414,981 +18,687 1941 +15,~64 939,068 +88,911 +23,618 474,394 +39,218 464,674 +49,693 JUBBULPORE- 1891 748,146 375,964 372,182 1901 •• 680,585 -67,5()1 3.35,552 -40,412 34.5,033 -27,149 1911 745,892 +65,307 373,173 +27,686 1921 +37,621 ' 372,'719 745,685 -207 376,959 +3,786 368,726 --3,993 1931 773,8ll +28,125 3}1,649 1941 +14,690 382,162 +13,436' 910,603 +136,7~2 +162,457 4CI,550 +77,901 441,053 +58,891 ?.lAND LA- 1891 340,443 1901 .. 171,822 168,621 318,381 -2'2,0G2 157,050 .-14,712 161,331 -7,29(} 1911 405,234 +86,853 1921 200,872 +43,822 204,362 +43,031 386,446 -18,783 192,083 --8,7811 194,363 -9,999· 1931 445,766 +59,320 19U 221,359 +29,276 224,407 +30,044 604,580 +58,814 +164,137 251,188 +29,829 253,392 +28,985· ~OSHANGABAD- 1891 862,873 1901 4J'l,080 425,793 .. 762,163 -100,710 377,5tfl -ri9,493 384,.576 -41,217 1911 783,072 +20,909 392,427 +14,840 390,645 +6,069 1921 760,895 -22,177 384,977 -7,450 -14,727 1931 808,lll 375,918 +47,216 .. 409,643 +24,666 +22,55() 1941 823,585 398,468 +15,474 --39,288 417,994 +8,351 405,591 +7,12:} 9.

ll-:..VARIATION IN POPULATION DlTRING FIFTY YEARS-ootllJ

Net Year Persons Variation variativn Jfalu Variation F.:malu Varilll iuu. (1~~1-1941) 1 ' ll J 4 ? ~BBULPORE DIVISION-contd • • 8 .NIMAR- l891 286,176 . . 19J1 .. 14~,215 .. 137,961 .. 321,173 +40,997 1S7,99l +19,779 1911 391,071 1-59,179 +21.218: +63,8)8 209,765 +32,771 1921 396,554 190,306 +Sl,ll!7 +5,483 .. 205,444 +4,679 191,110 1931 466,931 +.70,377 +804 .. 242,012 +36,598 224,889 +33,77\l 1941 513,278 +46,3!5 +227,10(1 263,869 +21,8:17 2J9,407 +24,1W3 .NAGPUR DIVISION- , . .1891 ·2,889,812 .. . . ·us2,386 il.901 .. 1,437,426 2,894,921 -194,891 1,3.J4,19.'i -118.19l .1911 1,360,726 -76,700 3,250,€01 +555,980 1,6~1.359 +.87,164 192.1 1,62.9,542 +268,816 3,121,29J -12~,611 1,559,jii -51,482 l931 ·1,.561,413 -68,129oo 3,58~.266 +467,976 .. 1,802.433 +H2.559 ·1,786,830 +2211,417 194il. 3,924,985 +335,719 +1,035,173 1,916,649 +174,213 1,9-18,336 +1Gl,51J6. il!ETUL-- .18)1 . 323,5!!1 ... . Jal,2f1! 162,29'1 IB:.Jl .. .. lB1,807 -38,TH 141.111 -23,174 146,6.94 -15,6!» Hll 3~0.3!!6 +102,579 19.1,161 +53,050 196,22.1 +49,5~9· 192L .. 363,737 -26,6!9 179,591 -14,572 184,146 193L -1~,077 4~3;252 +42,515 .. 2?1,111 -21,523 205,138 +20,!Hl2 lH1 438,3.42 . +32,0JJ +lll,7o1 218,801 +17,687 219,541 +1<1,40:1 CHHINDWARA- 1891 779,020 .. .. 387.345 .. 391,67/i .. 1931 ·'·· 736,28D --42,740 358,093 -29,252 878,167• -13,4813 1911 913,274 +176,994 418,942 +:lLI,849 464,332 +BO,l4r,_ 1921 .. 840,706 -72,568 413,379 -35,563 427,327 -37,0111) 193! .. 967,001 +126,298 .. 477,478 +64,099 489,.526 +62,191) 1941 1,034,010 +67,03G +25j,020 514,242 +36,7tli 619,798 +30,:!72 WARDHA.- 1891 401,770 .. .. 203,73) .. I98,o.u .. 1~01 .. 388,012 .,-15,758 191,258 -9,47i 191,754 -6,21:11 1911 460,775 +74,763 232,351 +38,093 228,124 +36,1li(} 1921 463,696 +2,921 235,074 +2,723 228,622 +l!Ji! 1931 516,286 +52,570 .. 281,394 +26,'320 2fj4,872 +26.2!il} 1941 519,330 . +3,064 +117,560 262,617 +1,223 2fj6,713 +I,tHL NAGPUR- 1891 756,946 .. 382,411 .. 374,5-1Z .. 1901 750,335 -6,0ll .377,169 -5,245 . 373,766 -7flll 1911 808,922 +57,987 408,363 +31,194 400,/i;j9 +26,7!1:~ l921 792,521 -16,401 402,869 -5,494 389,6!j2 -10,!)07 1931 910,049 +147,528 .. 481,24/i +78,377 458,80.3 +69,l!il 1941 l.Q59,939 +119,940 +303,043 542,132 +60,886 ol7,857 +59,1154 CHANDA- 1891 625,495 .. .. 314,60.5 .. 310,890 .. 1901 .. 583,887 -91,608 .. 263,5(;2 -51.,04S 270,.12-5 -40,Ufi5 1911 677,544 +143,657 .. .337,540 +73.978 340,004 +69,fi79 1921 660,63!1 -16,914 328,964 -15,576 331,666 -8,3~8 1931 759,695 +99,065 381,20: +52,!40 378,491 -46,82iJ 438,857 1941 813,2&1 +113,589 +247,789. +57,653 434,427 +M,!I3fl. CBHA'l'TISGARH DIVISION- 1891 4,006,80& 1,972,006 .. 2,0.33,798 .. 1901 ~.551,071 -454,733 1,715,309 -256,697 1,8.15,762 -198,036 1911 4,25l,ll04 +700,133 2,069,777 +354,41i8 2,181,427 +345,6fj~ 1!!21 4.440,261 +189,056 2,163,280 +93,503 2,276,980 +95,!i!i:; 1931 t,K7,1'M +506,918 .. 2,409,258 +~.!45,978 2,537,920 +26o,a.J~ 1941 6,:Hl!,621 +6~M3 +1,586,817 :,739,7-12 +33f•,474 ~.852,889 +314,9G~ 10 . II-VARIATION IN POPULATION DURING FIFTY YEARS-contd

Net Year Persons Variation variat:on Males Variation Fem~les va~iatioo (1891-1941) 6 1 $ 1 $ 3 4 6 CHHATl'ISGARH DIVISION~ntcl BHANDARA- 3-33,917 ·. 1891 658,519 .. 3ZJ,'j!J1 1901 587,812 -70,71JT 283,823 -40,777 303,939 -'l9,93() 1911 685,828 +98,016 336,124 +52,601 319,404 +45,415 1921 717,747 +31,919 354,509 +18,035 . 353,2.38 +13,83! 1931 824,496 +106,749 .. 4?8,799 +5!,290 415,69( +52,459 1941. 963,225 +138,729 +3<»,706 479,216 +70,417 434,009 +68,312 BALAGIIA.T- 1891 465,762 .. . 231,762 234,000 1901 399,934 ---05,828 .. . 193,653 -33,109 208,281 -27,719 1911 475,924 +75,990 233,643 +39,990 242,281 +36,000 1921 511,634 +35,710 2.51,803 +18,160 259,831 +17,550 1931 561,602 +49,968 .. 278,898 +25,095 284,704 +24,873 1941 834,350 +72,748 +168,588 313,858 +36,958 320,494 +35,790 RAlPUR- . 1891 1,028,836 505,927 520,709 1901 974,953 -51,683 473,114 . -32,813 501,839 -18,870 1911 1,171,976 +197,023 570,4.37 +97,323 601,539 +99,700 1921 1,243,185 +71,189 604,467 •+34,030. 638,698 +37,159' 1931 1,366,681 +123,516 680,831 +56,364 705,850 +67,152 r 1941 . 1,516,686 +150,005 +490,050 737,279 +76,448 779,40( +73,557 BILASP~ 1891 1,028,330 .. 505,.m 520,999 1901 897,758 -128,572 438,243 -69,088 461,515 -59,48-1 1911 .. 1,127,666 +229,908 549,386 +113,143 578,280 +116,765 1921 1,210,560 +82,894 {)91,.373 +41,987 619,187 +40,907 1931 1,376,475 +165,915 672,363 +80,990 704,112 +84,925 1941 l,Ii49,509 +173,034 +523,179 • 761,005 +88,642 .. 788,504 +84,392 DRUG- 1891 828,557 . 401,388 .. 424,171 1901 690,614 -137,943 328,476 -75,910 362,138 -62,033 1911 789,810 +99,196 . 379,887 +51,411· 409,923 +47,785 1921 757,154 -32,656 361,128 -18,759 396,026 -13,897 1931 817,924 +60,770 .. 390,.367 -29,239 . . 427,5.57 +31,531 1941 928,851 +110,927. +Iq0,294 448,376 . +58,009 480,475 +52,918 BERAR- 1891 2,897,491 .. .. 1,491,826 1,405,665 l.901 2,754,016 -143,475 1,394,300 -97,526 1,359,716 -45,949 1911 3,057,162 +303,146 1,550,614 +156,314 / 1,506,548 +146,832 1921 3,075,316 +18,154 1,565,8i4 +15,260 1,509,442 +2,894 1931 3,441,838 +366,522 .. 1,759,579 +193,705 1,682,259 +172,817 . 1941 3,604,866- +163,023 +707,375 1,8-36,906 +77,327 1,767,9(J() +85,701 AMRAOTI- 1891 847,187 .. 438,566 408,621 .. 1901 806,859 •-40,328 411,663 -26,903 395,198 -13,425 1911 873,012 +66,153 44-5,739 +34,076 427,273 +32,077 1921 827,867 -45,145 423,802 -21,937 404,065 -23,208 1931 941,604 +113,737 .. 48-7,593 +61,791 456,011. +51,946 1941 998,524 +46,920 +141,337 507,920 +22,327 480,604 +24,593 AKOLA- 1891 756,555 .. 390,.570 365,985 1901 752,066 -4,489 3S2,070 -8,500 369,9.96 +4,011 1911 786,042 +33,976 3[.9,.504 -17,434 386,538 +16,542 1921 794.847 +8,805 405,923 +6,419 388,924 . +:!,386 1931 876,362 +81,515 .. 448,896 +42,973 42i,466 +38,542 '1941 907,742 +31,380 +151,181 4G.J,948 +15,052 4.J3,i94 +16,323 11

II-VARIATION IN POPVLATION DURING FIFTY YEARS---oo11ld Net Year Persons Variation variation Malu Variation Fenwlu Variation (1891-1941) 1 ll 6 , BULDANA- ' • ' ' I 1891 682,501 .. •• 349,605 332,896 1901 . 617,990 .. .. --64,511 .. 310,300 -89,305 307,690 -2~.206 1911 673,698 +55,708 .. 339,459 +29.159. 334,239 +~6,549 _1921 703,643 +29,945 355,604 +16,145 348,039 +13,800 _1931 .. 766,584 +62,941 . .. 388,966 +33,362 377,618. +29,579 - 1941 820,862 +54,278 +138,361 416,314 +27,348 404,548 +26,930 YEOTM.AL- 1891 .. 611,248 .. 313,085 298,163 .. 1901 577,101 -34,147 .. 290,267 -22,818 286,834 -11,329 1911 724,410 +147,309 .. 365,912 +75,645 358,498 +71,66, .1921 .. 748,959 +24,549 380,545 +14,633 368,414 +9,916 .1931 •• 857,288 +108,329 .. 436,124 +5~,ri79 421,164 +52,7M 1941 .. 887,7as +30,450 +276,490 448,724 +12,600 439,01:1 +17,8UO STATEs- 1891 1,182,199 ... •• 592,579 .. .689,620 .. 1901 1,048,087 -134,112 .. 616,368 -76,211 -531,719 -ri7,901 1911 1,362,610 +314,523 •• 670,844 +154,476 691,766 +160,047 1921 1,362,926 +316 671,254 +410 691,672 -9~ 1931 1,575,631 . +212,705 .. 774,886 +103,632 800,74.5 +109,073 1941 1,792,362 +216,731 +610,163. .883,512 +108,626 908,8.50 +108,105 MAKRAI- 1891 18,549 .. 9,339 .. 9,210 .. 1901- .. 13,035 --5,514 .. 6,492 -2,847 6,543 -2,667 1911 .. 15,021 +1,986 7,530 +1,038 7,491 +948 192\ 12,803 '-2,218 .. 6,573 -957 6,230 -1,261 1931 15,516 +2,713 ... 7,900 +1,327 7,618 +1,386 14,357 -~1,159. 1941 .. ~.192_. . 7,297' -603 7,060 -1556 liASTAB- 1891 .. ;no,884 ... •• 159,658 .. 151,228 ! · · r .. 1901 .. 306,501 --4-,383 .. 155,683 -3,973 150,818 J : -410 1911 433,310 +126,809 •• 218,016 +62,332 215,295 -1-64,477 1921. 464,407 +31,097 234,824 +16,809 229,.583 +14.288 1931 .. 524,721 +60,314 .. 263,248 +28,424 261,473 +31,89(1 1941 •• 633,888 +109,167 +323,0Q4 316,731 +53,483 J17,151 +1111,684 XANKER- 1891 82,506 .. •• 42,372 .. 40,134 .. 1901 103,660 +21,154 •• 51,860 +9,288 52,000 +11,866 1911 127,164 +23,504 •• 83,087 +11,427 84,071 +12,077 1921 _124,928 -2,236 .. 61,513 -1,574 63,415 -6fiZ 1931 136,101 +11,173 .. 67,132 +5,619 68,989 +5,115~ 1941 149,471 +13,370 +66,965 13,848 +6,716 15,823 +6,654 HA.'tiDGAON- 1391 183,866 .. • • 90,558 .. 93,308 .. 190! .. 126,365 -57,501 •• 60,110 -30,448 68,2-55 -27,063 1911 •• 167,362 +40,997 80,293 +20,183 87,069 +20,814 1921 ' . 147,906 -19,456 70,881 -9,632 77,24.5 -9,824 1931 182,360 +34,474 .. 87,886 +17,225 94,494 +17,249 1941 202,973 +20,593 +19,107 98,132 +10,246 104,841 +10,347 JmAmAGARH- 1891 181,184 •• 89,076 -. ()2,108 .. 1901 137,554 -43,630 .. 65,699 -23,377 71,8-55 -20,25:J 1911 155,471 +17,917 .. 74,742 +9,043 80,729 +B,87ol 1921 124,008 -31,463 58,970 -15,772 65,038 -15,691 1931 .. 151,400 +27,392 .. 75,647 +16,677 81,753 -i-16,7U'i 1941 .. 173,713 +22,313 -7,471 84,1.99 +8,552 89,51~ +7,761 M25()CollBUIJ i2 n..:....vARIATION iN POPULATION· DURING FIFTY YEARS-concld Net Year Persons Variation Variation · Males Variation Females Varia.t: on (1891-1941). 1 z a • 6 8 '1 8 CBHOIKHADAN- . •18,616 1891 36,288 .. • • 17,672 .. .. 1901 26,368 -9,920 '12p96 -5,076 . ·13,772 -4,844 1911 31,150 +4,782 15,117 +2,5~1 ·16,033 +2,261 1921 26,122 -5,028 12,452 -2,665 . ·13,670 -2,363 1931 81,668 +5,546 15,238 +2,786 ·.·16,430 +2,760 1941 82,731 '+1,063 -'3,3571 15,800. +562 • ·16,931 -j-501 KAWARDHA- 1891 91,813 .. . 46,063 .. ..• 45,750 .. 1901 . 57,474 -34,339 27,962 -18,101 . ·29,512 ~16,238 1911 77,654 +20,180 37,488. +9,526 "40,166 +10,654 1921 61,783 -15,871 .. 29,454 -8,034 • ·32,329 -7,8:!7 1931 72,820 +n,o37 35,098' +5,644 "37,722 +5,393 1941 .. 77,264 +4,464 -14,529: . 37,410 .+2,312 "39,874 +2,152 SAKTI- 1891 .. .. 25,374 .. ... ·12,582 .. .. 12,792 .. 1901 22,301 -3,073 10,885- ;._1,697 . .. ·11,416 -1,376 1911 .. 34,547 +12,246 16,87L· +5,986 . ·17,676 +6,260 1921 .. 41,554 +7,007 .. 20,250 .+3,379 .. 21,304 +3,628 1931 48,489 +6,935 2-3,571· +3,321. .. 24,918 +3,614 1~41 .. 54,517. +6,028 +29,143: 26,690.. +3,119-· . ·27,827 +2,909 RAIGARH- 1891 -168,525 .. .. ··84,227 .. "84,298 .. 1901 .. 174,929 +6,404 . .. 86,543 +2,316 • ·88,386 +4,088 1911 .. 218,860 +43,931 107,850 +21,307 ·111,010 +22,624 . 1921 241.634 +22,774 .. 119,454 . +11,604 ·122,180 +11,170 1931 .. 277,569 +35,935 .. 136,723 +17,269 ·140,846 . +18,666 1941 312,643 -'f-35,074 +144,118 15~,575 +·17,852 ·158,068 . +17,222 SARAN GARB- I -·· ·, .. 1891 •• .. 83,210 .. •• 41,034 ' . •• 42,176 : .. 1901 .. . 79,900 -3,310 38,738 -2,296 .. 41,162 : -1,014 1911 .. 102,071 +22,171 . 49,851 +11,113 . ·52,220 . +11,058 1921 117,781 +15,710 57,103 +7,252 .• 60,678 . +8,458 1931 . .. 126,967 +ll,186 .. 62,443 +5,340 ·66,524 +5.846 1941 ... 140,785 +ll,818 +57,575 68,8-30.· +6,387 . ·71,955 -+5,431 Subsidiary\Ti.,bles

I (z}JVariation and D¥u

:Percentage variation . Density l Naturai and . 1931 : '19~1 .--1.l)lt 1901 . di~ion dis~ricf I 1 ' to" •to to to 1941 1931 1921 1911 1901 1941 1931 1921 1911 ', 1 1 I I 'II . I , B , 10 11 j I .. CENTRAL PROVINCES .a,nd BE_~~ finclul}ing . _ · :tates) , . · · \. +10·1 +11·8 157 143 128 128 111

Nerbmlda !a\eyDivisio~ .\\ +9-~ +8·7 -2·.8. +1~·7 1M 141 132 139 122 Saugor ...... +10·5 +4·3 -7·2 +15·9 +24·4 139 126 120 129 111 Jubbulp(,re• .. '\. +17·7 · +3·8 ....,:0·03 +9·6 +33·8· 232·. 198 . . 191 191 174 Hoshangabad .. · ..• +1·8 +6·2 ' 2·9 +2·7 · +8·1· 144·· 142 .. J33 139 129 Nimar · .:.,, +9·9 +17·7 1·4 +19·5 .+56·9· 121-- 110 .. 94 93 77 1 96-. 100 • . 83 Makrai · ' .t\ \7·_4 +21·2. 14·8 +15·2 +10+ 97 84 . \ · . . . , f I;· Plateau Division . . . • \. 8· 6 +14·S 1~-9 +27·3 I +47·p , 117 109 95 102 80 Mandla. - r_ ::. +l;t~J5·a J:-4-~: +~N ) +~~~( 99 88 76 ,80 63 Betul • ' ,, +7·8 , +IH•. -6·8 +35:6 I +62·3· 113·. 104 • • 94 : 101 74 130-- 122 .• 106 115 92 Chhindwara , -~· tG·I! +15_'0 · -;-8·~ +~:o ),+4H 1 ' . - I i -' I. Maratha Plain Division 189 174. ' 154 152 1M r •. +8·~-. +13·~ 'l +O~s.. ~ +1([9, . +41-4 Wardha . . +0·5 . +11·3 \,, +34·5 213 212 191 289 loll +O:~ . .f.~~-4 196 Nagpur' · +41·2· 276 .. 245 .. 207 211 +12·7 '! +18·6 ~ • ...... 2·0 +'1·7 82 .. 71 67 Chanda . . +14·9 +15·0: ; -:-2·5 +26·9. +61·7· 915 .. 73 228 .. 198 189 lf\2 Bhandara +16·9 • +14·8' ' +4·7 +iN +63·9· 269·. 176-- lii8 .. 144. 134 112 Balagha~ · · ... -tii8·6. +22·5 211 201 176 186 172 Amraoti , ... 214 .. 194 . 192 • 11!4 Akola '" +3·5 +10 '+1·1 -f4·5 +20·7. 222-- 218 .. 204 .. 187 179 1114 Buldana( .. ·• +7·0 +8 .. +4·6 +9·0 +32·8. 170-- 164 .. 144 . 139 Ill Yeotmal +3•5 I +14 5 ' +3·4 25·5 +53·8. . . ~. 1 l . . . I 143 128 114 lll 90 Clhbattisgarb Plain Division +12-~ { +12 1 +3·0 . +!!3·3 . +80·4 ~. 1 ~ ; 11!6 167 lD2 143 119 Raipur +10·9 +90 +5·7 +16·8 +55·6 .' - +12·6' +120 .· +6·8 +20·4 +72·6. 206 .. 183 .. 161 'L'50 119 · Bilaspur' ·· 146 +13·5 -4•1 +14·4 +34·5· 192.. 173 .. 161 167 · Drug .. ' -HlO 46-- 4<1 •• 36 33 23 . Ba.star : +20·1- +12·9 +7·2 +41·4 +106·4' +44·2- 100.. 95 .. 87 . 89 '12 Kanker ' ..• +9·~ -tf•9 -1·8 +22·7 I 192 14.5 +ll·3 ·+23·3 -11·6 +32·4 +60·6 . 233 '209 170 Nandgaon 187 . • 169 .. 133 167 148 Khairagarh .. +14·1 '+26·9 '-20=2 +13·0 . +26·3 • +21·2 -16·1 +18·1 +24·5. 214" 207 .. 170. 204 172 Chhuikhadan .• +3·3 !17 72 +6·1 I +17·9 -20·4 +35·1 +34·5. 97.. 91 • . '17 ;Kawardlia . l 398.. 351 .. 301. 250 162 Sahi +12·4 '+16·7 +20•3 +54·9 +114·8. • l18 Raigarh +12·7 +14·9 +10·4 +25·1 +78·7 217 187 163 147 ' . . - ' +9·.2 +9·5 +15•4 +27·7 +76·2' 261.. 239 . 218 . 189 148 Saranga~ •• I ' ·{Census (ii) Populdion varl:tion accwding to I Vital Statistics

Number per 1,000 of Columns 1941 1931--41 · 1931 Population 2-3 Minus (000 omitted) 1931 I ,· lirtks " Deaths Births Deaths (Census) District (000 omitted)

8 7 1 s a 6

CENTRAL PROVINCES and, 1 BE~AR (Including States) • • r,238,468 5,548,550 428 828 1,690 ~.716

Nerbudda Va.lle:v Division •• .. 1,380,714 1,139,852 4'74 391 241 286 I 71 88 Saugor : .. 405,209 834,379 47'1 393 J ubbulpore •• .. 390,191 291,665 504 (377 99 136 Hoshangaba.d, •• .. 857,614 314,6i2 443 389 43 15 Nima.r ' . 222,080 193,9!\l 476 . ~15 28 46 Makra.i .. '6,620 6,Sl3 362 •.342 . .. 1 .·\I Plateau Division. .. '782,578. 596,9ill /~ 1328 188 151 I ' Manilla •• \ 181,678 120,789 407 271 61 58 Betul . . •• : 200,119 162,503 493 ,375 48 32 Chhindwa.ra •• ,. ~ 4~,881 823,699 415 335. 77 67 ~ ~ \ \ Ma.ratha. Pla.in Division .. .. 2,963.~· 2,311,057 420 328 652 606 -....wardha .. 211,37 172,6411 409 334 39 3 -,Nagpur .. .. 424,15 339,253 451 361 85 120 ""'\Chanda 835,94 !239,2641· 442 315 96 113 ~ Bha.nda.ra .. .. 350,5 230,294 425 279 120 139 203,6 ~45,601 363 Bala.ghat .. 1 259 58 73 ' 'Ammoti •• 390,363 327,661 415 348 63 41 ....._Akola 365,269 I 316,484. . 417 361. 49 31 Buldana 332,517 261,760 434 341 71' 54 --...._Yeotmal .. 849,425 2'18,099 408 324 71 3()

Chhsttisgarh Plain Division 2,Il1,880 1.500,65() 413 293 611 665

Raipur 607,589 439,225 445 321 168 159 Bilaspur .. 583,278 414,569 424 301 169 17~ Drug 377,766 278,061 462 340 10() 111 Bastar 157,274 97,481 300 . 186 6() 10~ Kanker .. 50,960 . 26,23() 375 I9a 25 1~ Nandgaon .. 78,140 58,994 429 a23 19 2] Kha.iragarh 60,206 46,389 398 306 14 22: Chhuikhadan 12,203 8,502 385 268 4 1 "Kawardha. .. :n,846 2li,Ol3 43'Z 343; 'Z 4; Sakti .. 19,068 13,802 393 285 G &

Raigarh .. 91,702 62,249 330 224 29 3S. Sa.rangarh .. 41,848 :\0,129 w 234 11 u ' m-·':J.'OWNS AND VILI.4GES CLASSIFIED BY ,'fOPULATION ...... , I In this table, cantonments have been 1;relilited. a.s separate towns. • • • . I f • I . . · 2. For the purposes of~~ table th~ ' ~~tmg popuiation is shown separately . from the populutioD gathered under columns 5, 7, 9 etc. This e lp.8Dt however is included in town populations for the :purposes­ 1 ' pf Imperial Tabl~ IV ~ndY, and henc.e ~ ~t di.f!.erence& in totals. > ' " 16

Ill-TOWNS Al\TD VILLAGES

Total number 500-1,000 1,000-2,000 District or State of inha- ~~ ~ bited Population . \ N P ' ~ N p towns and villages

IJ 7 ' 8 9 1 . 3 \~ 6

CENTRAL PROVINCES and BERAR (lnclu- . . ~ ding States) .. 45,12218,605,946 85,26~ ~,868,784 7,146 4,875,644 2,098 2,787,419

Central Provinces and \ r. . Berar · .. 39,104 16,813,584 30,096 6,345,834 6,453 4,402,760 1,969 2,619,319 I :. Central Provinces 33,356 13,208,718 r·454,430 5,109 3,469,456 1,438 1,909,206

Jubblllpore Division • • 11.05~ 3,691,112 . ' 1,786,701 1,203 . 7~351 297 396,570 ' .. Saugor •• 3,280 939,068 460.016 318 198,639 89 117,367 Jubbulpore •• 2,251 910,603 382,875 266 179,371 74 95,435 Mandla .. 2,008 60~,580 . 388,3~. 112 '74,166 11 . 16,605 2,410 823,585 \ 369 085 305 206,447 77 103,272 Hoshangabad \' . Nimar ..·• 1,105 513,276 f:,18S,328 ·202 135,723, '46 • 63,891

• : f :'' ~ ! · :'\ Nagpur Division 9,908 3,921,935 ' 8,131 i 1,630,759 l,W3 '893,511 345 . - 467,314 · : I 1 Betul 1,209 438,342 973 ' 213,148 183 123,013 45 63,951 Chhindwara .• 3,550 1,034,040 3,139 ' 598,864 321 221,352 64 82,980 Wardha 1,064 519,330 776 145,932 204 142,614 60 79,678 Nagpur 1,691 1,059,989 1,326 28~180635 248 166,681 76 103,268. Chanda .. 2,392. 873,284 1,917 32CI.• 337 239,851 100 137,437

' . Chhattisgarh Division • • 12,398 5,592,621 8,827 2,108,970 2,613 1,781,594 796 1,045,322 I Bhandam • • 1,423 963,225 759 ~.703 389 . 276,392 227 304,745 Bula.ghat 1,303 634,350 873 203,415 291 205,614 117 153,293 Ra.ipur 3,657 1,516,686 2,753 &82,245 737 492,140 137 178,409 Bi.ln.spur 3,422 1,549,509 2,450 669,901 677 464,315 241 317,090 Drug 2,59\ 928,851 1,992 461,706 519 343.133 . 74 93,785

Berar •.• .. '),748 3,604.866 3,672 891,404 1,344 933,304 531 710,113

Amraoti 1,608 988,524 1,108 219,534 294 208,564 133 168,824 Akola .. 1,426 1107,742 943 . 239,013 303 208,300 136 189,813 Buldana .. 1,127 820,862 611 171,053 337 231,297 134 181,825 Yeotmal .. •• 1,587 887,738 1,010 261,804 410 285,1.43 128 169,651 I - CLASSIFIED BY POPULATION

I 100,000 IUl~ Flo11ting i over)· populntiull I~ unol8&1cd "111' p

·,, - .. \ . "' 10 ' . ll ,za " . u,. . ' ·16 •16 .J.1 u \ ·L.o Ill• . I .. 1111

.- - ~ ... "1 ' " .. ' ' ... l ~. .: '• .. I . .. ' . I .. 4761,385,865 ·'16 .518,887 37J 529,536 : 16 •tf54,681 5 ,720 ~ 442,184 5,226

~ 3 ; . ~ 458 -1,287,855 r7l (484~553 ' 35 499,189 15 ) 434,354: 5 4,816 ...... 305 . 858,963 146 :108,852 19! 289,041 10 : 306,859 ' 3 2 442,J.B4 1,5J2 . : . ;! ...... 64: .1~5,884 .10 ~.~96 ;1.· 4 '.~12~9~-- s ..1 141!.~7 493 II J_ I 17 39,953 4 13,200 26,795 1 ,733 48 32,287 II . t .. 14 42,464 1 7,026 ~l . . ' ' t 62,760 •• 1 140,227 ' I 1 .. 445 4 13,233 , . 12,209 .. .. 19 51,345 4 27,123' 15 66,313.'., •• ' ...... 10 28,889 1 5,960 n~ : • I f 1 38,493 1 53.987 •• .. ..

99 295,380 f!1 108,335 4 121,134 •• 301,957 ?30 175,865 . lj\_'. 5. 15,809 2 10,580 11,841 .. .. 20 58,382 3 16,898 13,078 2 .. 18 50,553 4 27,765 1 16,228 1 161 27 83,194 10 66,547 31,458 1 301,95'1 .. 29 87,442 8' 52,075 35,730 •• .. .. 569 I • 142 387,699 9 80,591 \.. ' - 88,9r' fi'1,87'1 1 63,465 •• .. 319 43 119,509 1 . 5,845 ~ 46,1185 1 20,320 •• .. 46 19 45,809 2 14,737 1 11,482 •• .. 26 72,863 2 15,493 1 14,071 •• 1 83,465 .. 49 136,096 4 24,518 .. 1 37,35'1 •• .. 234 5 13,422 .. .. 1 16,768 •• .. .. 39

I 153 428,892 25 175,701 !.6 210,148 5 127,495 2/ 124,535 .. 3,'274 65 152,076 9 56;124 ''1 39,958 1 31,475 ~· . 61,971 •• .. .. 33 .Jl0,163 5 33,460 4 58,930 1 22,465 ~ 62,584 '34 !b7,603 6 42,705 3 39,185 2 47,000 .,. .. 31 79,050 5 43,412 2 22,07'1 1 26,555 1:. .. •• _I 18 .ill-TOWNS AND VILLAGES

' Total Under 500 500-l,OQO 1,000-2,000 number District or State of inha- bited Population N p N p ·~ p towns and I villagea s a • 6 6 'I 8 9 STATES ...• - ••• 6,01 1,792,362 5,170 1,017,950 693 472,884 129 168,100 Makral .. 14,357 64 9,010 5 3,530 1 1,817 Bastar •• 633,888 2,295 379,542 200 150,098 61 73,998 Kanker .. 149,471 488 104,296 52 34,320 5 5,682 Nandgaon .. ..• 5 202,973 414 103,913 96 61,409 11 13,215 Khairagarh .. .. l9 173,713 398 86,155 85 54,689 5 15,324 I Chhuikhadan •• •• lO 32,731 . 98 24,866 5 3,639 l 1,036 ·Kawardha •• .. 77,284 354 53,623 20 13,556 3 3,895 Saldi •• .. .. ~ 64,517 87 20,579 28 18,238 9 11,513 Raigarh .. .. 798 312,643 613 151,557 16Z 107,626 17 21,249 Sarangarh •• .. 11.7 140,785 359 84,409 40 25,779 16 20,371 1 19 CLASSIFIED BY POPULATION-coned

2,000--!i,OOO 5,000-10,000 10,000-20,000 20,()()()-.(i(),OOO 159,000-100,000 100,000 and over Floating r,.._N__ •.._ __p...... ,, ~ ,.-----"---~,,.----J4~---,~r--~--~ ,.----"--~populetion N P N P N p N P unclassod

10 11 ,12 18 14 16 16 11 18 lQ 80 il "

18 48,010 5 34,334 2 30,347 I 20,327 •• • • • • 410 . ' - . .. .. •• 7 18,942 1 11,308 ...... 1 5,173 .. .. •...... 2 4,987 1 19,039 ...... 410. 1 2,639 2 14,906 ...... 1 3,190 .. .. •• 1 8,210 .. . .. • • .. 1 4,18'F .. •• 5 11,884 .. 1 20,327 .. •• ~ 2,181 1 8,045 .. .. • • .. !20

SUBSIDIARY TABlE

Distribution of the PoPulation betw~en. towns and v~tlages . ~----·--··- ·------

Population per Number per 1,000 in Natural division Town Village__ Towna Villages '. \ 1 z a 4 6 CENTRAL PROVINCES and L · · - · · BERAR' (including States)·. . . .. 16,845 '- ' ·· 365 117 883 •· "N'erbudda Valley Division 20,~33.. (_ 294: '. 165 835 'Plateau Divlsiin · ·•• 12,0631 218 .48 952 "l(Iaratha Plam DiVision ri ,058 .. 469.' 169 831 'Chhattisgar~ DiviSion 13,281 358 ., 45 .• 965 •

Number per 1,000 of mban population in townS . . . . with a popii!atiOJi of . . '

Under 5,000

9

17

24 18 7 58

Nulllber per 1,000 of rural population in villages with a population of

5,000. 2,000 500 Under and to to 500 over 5,000 2,000

10 11 IZ za CENTRAL PROVINC:ES and BERAR (including States) 6 79 467 448 :Nerbuddu. Valley Division .. 2 57· Plateau Division 414 521 .. 6 46 1laratha Plain Division 310 638 10 127 Chhattisgarh Division 543 320 1 47 458 494 IV-CITIES CtAssmtn\ ~f :POPULATION WrtH, VARIATIONS SINCE 1891

The figures of Railway· ll.real'!. no~ lyin~ .wit~ Municipa.l!inlits. but clearly :forming part of the plo.oos have been included in those bf the two cit1es. The population of Cantonment and Gun Carriage Factory have also .been included in the figures of Jubbulpore city. . . • ' L · As the. table is intended to show purely urban populations the figures have ~o(been adjusted so as to allow. for:' changes of areas. '. · · • • · · · ·

1 11 D 22

l IV-CITIES ?LASSIFIED BY POPULATION

Town, Municipality or City ~istrict or State Cantonment Persons

I a \ , 4

NAG PUR- ' ! l 1891 . •·· -~agpur · .. Municipality· 117,014 • • I I 1901 ... '. 127,734 1911 .. i 101,415 1921 .. I 145,193 1931 .. 215,165 l941 - 301,957 .. JlffiBULPORE- 1891 Jubbulpore .. · Municipality · and 84,682 1901 -'" Cantonment 90,533 1911 ... 100,651 ·1921 -· 108,793 1931 '" 124,382 1941 - 178,339 23

WITH VARIATIONS SINCE 1891

Net varia- . 1 Variation tion 1891-1941 Males Variation Females Variation ·

6 6 1 .· 8 9 10

•• .. 60,640 56,374 .. +10,720 .. 66,255 +5,615 ~ -•+5,105 -26,319 53,696 -12,559 ' 9 -13,760 +43,778 77,906 +24,210 67,287 +19,568 +69,972 .. 118,403 +38,497 98,762 +31,475 +86,792 +184,943 159,352 +42,949 142,605 +43,843

.. .. 45,045 .. 39,837 .. +5,851' 46,989 +1,944 43,544 +3,907 +1o,u8 56,035 +9,046 44,618 +1,079· +8,142 81,754. +5,719 47,039 +2,423 +15,589 69,258 +7,504 55,124 +8,08~ +53,957 +93,657 102,959. +33,701 75,380 +20,256 24

.·SUBSIDIARY TABL&

Cities-Chief Figures

Females Foreign Literates per 1,000 PopuJa. per born per City tion Density! . 1,000 1,000 M F 1941 . ' :inalea

l ' a 6 6 1

Nagpur 301,957 895 243 127 .. .. 14,37~ ·-Not. { } available J' ubbulpore •• .. 178,339 9,90~ 217 113

' ..

. I .1 Percentage variation 1931-41 lfl21-31 1911-21 1901-11 1891-1901 1881-91 1881-1941

8 9 10 1l n IiJ u 1 J • Nagpur •• • ' I +45 +4a '+43 - -21: +9 ·+~9 +207: ( Jubbul~re ., ' ' +4;3 +l~ +r~_ +1\:. ~+r +U +l3.li. :I ~ i ' ... - . ·. .. ·-· .·. . '.. ' - ' .. V-:'_fOWNS ARRANGED TERRITORIALLY WITH JlOPULATION BY COMMUNITIES '' I . . : 1. fu ~ table, ·the B.?ating I!op~tion, s~ownm column 2~ oitable in, has beeQ. included in the figures .of ;population of the town, m the VlCilllty of WhiCh it was enumezrted. :: 2. The following commuriities have been included under the head "·others" jpolum!U 17 and 18) :- . (i) Anglo-Indians (iv) ,Parsees :: · · ·· (ii) Other Christians (v) J e:~Ys (iii) Buddhists (w) Tribes. :: 3. The following are the additions ilo. the 193llist of towns :....:.:- District or State Towns Hoshangabad 1' -· . .. ' .. T4narni ~nd Kareliganj Betul •• ... Multai . · Chanda Batlarpur Balaghat .. . .. •• .. Wamseoni Bilaspur .. .. Kota Am.raoti ...... Chandur Railway and Shendurjana Akola . ... Telhara · Chhuikhadan State •• .. Chhuikhadan \ . These have been included in the list of towns on aooount of definite urban characteristics noticed such as a large proportion of the population following non-agricultural occupations, the existence of urban tradt• muriiqipal organizations etc. ' · . · 4. The followin~ two towns have been omitted from the 193llist as they have no urban characteristic~ and are mostly inhabited by agriculturists :- .. · Akola District . . • . • • W~Adegaon and Hiwarkhed

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V-TOWNS ARRANGED TERRITOR~Y WITH M=Municlpal Committee C=Cantonment NAC=NotiJied Area Committee Population Hindus Town, Municipality, Suburb, .. Diatrict or Stata Cantonment, eto . Bchednled castes Others Males Female& Males Females Males Femalee 1 • a 4 6 6 1 8 CENTRAL PROVINCES and B~ 130towns 1,144,824 1,044,981 140,71.2 140,180 746,217 680,0ll (including States) CENTRAL PROVINCES and BERAB •• 119 towns 1,096,948 996,819 133,g63 132,998 711.104. 644,685 Central Provinces 761oum8 711,294 703,099 99,146 98,~40 611.,928 464,146 Jubbulpore Division •• .. 'Zllowns 298,320 250,142 ' 29,842 28,479 174,550,- 150,171 S.l.UOOB Saugor M 26,220 24,518 5,184 5,318 14,217 13,010 Saugor c 7,164 6,036 1,374 1,314 3,405 2,723 Deori ?rl 8,682 3,879 584 844 2,277 2,082 Kburai ·M 4,347 4,162 885 861 2,242 2,177 Garbakota ,, T 8,991 8,897 974 1,032 2,073 1,988 Damoh M 13,754 13,041 2,196 2,262 8,109 7,562 Bina-Etawab M 4,646 4,3311 969 958 2,209 2,064 JUBBUL'l'OBB Jubbulporo City M 75,588 64,689 6,694 6,123 45,353 37,819 Jubbulpore .. c 27,421 10,691 -989 790 12,376 6,340 Murw&r& .. M 12,572 12,058 1,276 1,276 9,108 8,445 .. .' ··r· M 3,568 3,458 ~0$ 235',. 2,76~ 2,6fM! lliNDL4 Mandla •• .. .. M 8,248 5,961 ~32 842 4,989 4,69~ fJOSW.NOABAO Hosbaoga.bad .. 11! 7,034 6,258 493 472 5,129 4,62~ ltarsi •• M 7,660 6,609 ?3: 6113 4,888 4,1!38 Hanla M 7,810 '1;310 36 375 6,626 5,Z72 Sobagpor 1' M ~0 4,269 190 ISO 2,954 2,820 Seoni- H 3,858 8,089 302 284 '' 2,499 2,242 llachmarbi M sm 225 65 62 ll1 80 Pachmarbi .. g 8,7611 2,434 sos 768 1,721 974 Pipari• .. ..NAC 8,108 2,771 153 153 2,G3~ 2,267 Narsinghpu~ • , ~I 6,878 6,025 437 395 4,774 :',234 Cbbota Chbindwana M 2,315 2,146 309 306 1,548 1,457 ' Ga.darWata M 6,189 6,007 '550 595 4,016 3,624 Timarai .• T 2,548 2,408 J29 149 2,199 2,076 Kareliganj •• N~C 1,66~ 1,429 81 88 1,211 I, HI) NwAB Kbandwa M 20,568 17,925 1,649 1,517 l1,868' 10,057 Burbanpur M 27,958' 26,081 1;403 1,:!27 14,352 13,53~

~agpur Division ~ toWJll! 351,446 827,321 52,863 52,495 244,460 225,19, llEtUL,. llQtnl .. M 6,158 5,688 526 531- 4,211 3,862: Botul Ba:ar. .. NAC 2,805 2,779 139 161 2;301 2,418 Multai .. I!!AC 2,685 2,581 194 214 1~995 1,917

CH~I>WABA. Chbiudwara M 11,351 10,565 ~68 171 7,453 6,929 M 8,2191 8,094 241 254 2,737 2,597 P.andburoa. )f 6,636 6,442 522 523 5,415 5,310 ~oni M 10,37i 10,199 59t 62? 6,691 JJ,GO!> ,WAKDRA Wardba .. M 14,985 18,87' 1,780 1,64Q 11,089 9,9Q5 Hingangbat M 14,298 18,742 2,661 2;686 9,529 9,036 &,474 7,754 1,072 959 6,285 5,787 tra'ti ~ 3",325 8,821 . 431 44~ 2,674 2,691 Pulgaort M 4,611 4,195 1,181 1,194 2,883 2,502 Sindi .. :t,;AC 2,968 2,688 327 3t8 2,33~ 2,289 Aobti T 8,334 8,123 200 202 2;341 2,173 ~~Alll'UR NallJ"tr Cjty M 159,352 142,805 26,915 26,548 104,087 92,096 Kamptee •• · M 11,218 11,031 2,207 2,394 ' 4,782 4,761 Kamptee, .. c 8,212 1,469 311 288 1,831 657 Umror M 9;722 .M 9,689 856 968 8,273 8,140 Ramt~ :: .. .. 4;544 41494 687 p72 3,589 3,563 Kbapa M 4,718 4,662 ~62 541 3,877 3,878 Narkhed .. T 4,535 4;240 610 555 3,5U 3,315 Saoner .. :II 4,420 4,107 567 Koled ~27 3,510 3,321 T 2,794 2,302 306 )1,287 Mobapa •• 343 2,265 l' 2,722 2,749 354 373 2,~/3 2,232 Kalmf"l}hwar M 2,819 2,801 189 211 )1,467 2,438 Mowar -~· .. ~i 2,783 2,649 236 Katol 226 2,314 2,207 .. M 6,121! 5,96~ 791 840 4,55S pn.uDJ. 1<.709 Chanda. •• M 18,291 17,439 3,267' '\Yaroni. •M 3,126 13,196 12,531 "'. ' 4;857 4,685 599 597 3",453 3,258 " Brabm"11uri T 8,285 8,102 663 609 2,351 2,245 Chimur •. · T 8,048 2,985 Armori 387 392 2,36Q 2,279 . .. T 3,686 8,68~ 853 902 2,712 2,639 No.wa.rguon T 2,304 2,9~ 516 ll.Uarpnr.. .. 547 2,201 2,295 ,, , .. ..NA~ 4,801 4,111. 1,351 .... 1,278 2,779 2,3~ . ' .. . ~ ' .. ... 27

POPULATION BY C0i'JMTJ},"1:TIES NTC=Nominated Town ~mmin~

Muslims Indian Chriati&Do E:ikbo ou .... ----"----""' Males Females Males Females Malee Femalea F'em•l,. Alaleo 9 10 11 lB 1J 14 lB Jr 213,430 186,963 12,782 12,926 18,620 16,763 5,180 1,822 7,883 6,316

209,630 183.335 12.061 12.063 17.989 16.229 15.152 1.801 '7.049 6.708 131,421 111,481 10,826 10,{)45 12,446 11,154 4,S68 1,.511/J 6,6ij9 4,2JS 70,500 57,601 4,826 4,462 7,417 6,656 . 3,728 8W 2,967 1,080 5,114 4,648 255 278 1,4.."0 1,245 18 7 12 1 1,986 1,747 99 55 6 113 64 IH~ H3 417 424 225 209 .. 19 ~0 750 661 12 10 4fi8 463 722 668 3 3 211 192 ' 6 2,558 2,463 267 158 612 680 12 7 ' .. 985 878 56 64 408 3il3 8 6 ll ll 19,007 16,441 1,470 1,630 1,539 1,359 6>l6 405 7h0 012 8,552 2,179 1,319 519 98 92 2,fl!6 240 I,Oul IIJI 1,684 1,590 134 408 347 306 23 ~3 486 458 4 9 103 81 8 2 a 7 772 787 49 35 63 05 14 15 29 20 1,200 1,015 101 54 110 04. 1 1,289 ' 262 272 151 122 16 10 22 1,585 42 1,615 1,491 44 40 101 93 20 11 1,044 58 175 28 33 20 10 7 1,103 8 429 446 31 20 50 63 44 9 20 60 43 19 16 2 1 23 527 67 36 13 7 IH8 sa ~ llfl 878 6 8 352 298 7 9 51 36 .. 1,143 74 58 216 186 26 18 3 l 1,344 10 ll 174 149 3 8 271 215 8 361 592 4 3 204 188 !52 3 4 24 23 11 '1 176 . 3 4 131 124 3 133 104 ' .. 442 554 377 sal u - ll 87 8G 6,131 5,369 39 1 1 11,928 10,975 40 41 199 IIG sa 3,460 838 608 8,148 1,717 45,793 89,942 3,615 . 3,505. 8,733 ' 85 66" 121 115 40 lll 55 :J5 1,120 1,053 16 .2.1 !50 1 24 26 126 11 7 I 364 345 2 4 69 73 49 I~ 1114 2,090 314 316 262 256 69 2,310 19 16 1 221 2'27 I 584 8 4 18 11 6'12 400 411 13 7 78 2,415 2,322 180 159 13 12 21 1,286 118 89 438 407 1,626 248 263 7 6 22 1,788 1,686 43 39 183 I~ 932 822 2 2 2 4 35 34 183 144 Ioo 1 7 396 332 8 7 135 227 28 29 .. 270 23 24 770 724 2,506 2,1JOO 2,180 ],240 978 4H8 359 21,892 18,354 2,224 I 1 I 3 46 50 43 41 4,138 3,781 1ijlj ~6 43 127 148 154 12 9 685 198 31 40 00 417 26 23 29 498 23 14 247 245 4 6 10 12 260 226 33 3&. ... 380 332 10 6 242 12 11 321 1 33 35 168 158 1 I 139 143 ·'6 8 16 .. 149 131 6 2:J2 216 1 1 2 7 2 2 53 50 5115 513 100 267 97 87 10 8 1,358 1,303 263 125 M 19 17 122 2 609 635 7 6 I I 2ll 238 296 264 ll 8 1 1 116 135 J 1 84 . 11 8 87 9'1 7 349 325 100 }!250Census 2S V-TOWNS ARRANGED TERRITORIALLY WITH Population Hindus Town municipality, Suburb, Scheduled c88tes Others Di•trict or State Cantonment, etc. · Males Females :Males Females Males Fema.les 1 2 8 5 6. 7 8 Chhottlsgarh Dlvlslon 15 towns 129,628 125,13Q" - 16,941 17,966 92,918 . 88,780 M 9,997 9,711 1,566 1,421 7,140 7,099 ;B~NDAU .. Bhimdara. Gondia,. M 10,764, 9,566 1,894 l,9QO 7,231 6,257 Pa.uni li 6,985 6,706 1,797 1,750 4,601 4,406 Tumsa.r •. M 6,696 6,670 . 1,188 1,293 6,015 4,827 BAUOH.A.T Balagbot M 6,888 6,694 272 263 4,5g& 4,214 Wa.ra.seoni .. NAC 8,822 3,285 298 338 2,477 2,42S RAIPVB Raipur M 32,488 80,977 3,758 4,089 22,587 21,246 Dhamtari M 6,988 7,188 609 721 4,919 5,241 Bhatapora M 4,961 6,018 944 1,086 3,390 3,388 Arong T 8,282 8,427 221 .248 2,939 3,057 BILASI'Ull Bilaapur. , • M 19,289 t8,171 2,428 2,562 • 13,324 l2,11:J Champa .. .. NAC 4,876 4,998 870 961 3,500 3,351> Mungeli .• ·' .. NAC 8,408 3,612 249 275 2,645 2,68& Kota ,. T 2,137 2,215 300 342 1,707 1,760 DBUQ Drug M 8,508 8,288 5~7 627 6,857 6,702 Berar 43 towns 319,654 293,720 34,817 34,058 199,176 180,540 Amu.OTI Amraiitl·.. M 88,015 ,28,956 2,866 2,763 . 22,091 18,950 Amra.oti Camp M 6,628 6,815 638' 641 4,210 3,642 Bo.dnfllr& •• M 8,205 7,832 2.570 2,605 3,481 3,108 Aniangaon )i 9,172 8,625. 926 880 6,631 6,368 Ellichpur M 16,169 16,816 . 1,589 1,520 9,299 8,695 Ellichpnr C•IDP (Poratwada) M 6,793 6,868 \ 611 503 3,711 3,369 Datt&pur·Dhal\l&ngaun M 4,178 3.724 640 668 3,053 2,714 :Morsi M 5,488 6,092 427 430 4,094 3,791) Warud M 5,424 4,999 518 511 4,053 3,707 Karaaga.otJ T 8,660 8,469 . 356 392 2,615 2,482 Shir88gann-Kaaba T 8,808. 8,548. 382 398 2,646 2,392 Chandur-.Bazar .. NAC 3,099 2,842 537 640 1,653 1,494 Pathrot T 2,725 2,636 325 314 2,047 1,962 Daryu.pur-Ba.nma M 6,060 5,665 . 1,017 961 . 3,631 3,218 Chandtll'-Railway .. ..N.!.C 8,750 8,455 331 299 2,898 2,7~2 Shondutjona .. NAC 8,605 8,647 30 40 3,021 2,99'7 AltO LA .j\.kola :MT 33,399 29,186 4,198 4,143. 20,400 17,36S Ako& M 11,648 10,817 1,163 1,128 7,168 6,586 :SBS.im M 9,805 8.623 830 800 6,517 5,024 Murtizapnr M 6,696 1 5,940 714, 688 -4,246 3,77(} TelhaJ;a , • ..NAC 8,196 2,855 314 323 2.,583 2,236, Kartlnja. •. ll 9,509 8,617 927 898 4,391 3,980 Barsi-l'aldi T 2,769 2,710 373 385 1,046 1,056 Balapur •• M 6,361 6,151 o64 608 1,959 1,813 Patur · .. NAC 8,689 8,618 343 334 1,660 1,592· Mangrulpir .. T 8,507 8,358 253 243 1.500 1,435- lJULDAt!I.A. Buldana. ·.. M 4,671 4,178. 376 307 3,139 • 2,793 Chikhn.li .. M 4,381 4,099 619 653 2,502 2,32~. Mohekar· .. M 4,289 8,96!1 691 726 2,727 2,500 Maika pur M 10,684 9,914 804 75S 6,632 5,088 Na.ndum .• M 6,756 6,5341 752 7711 4,472 4,323. Khamgaon · ){ "· 18,770 12,632 1,094 l,OS:t 9,250 8,453 Sheogaon li 7,886 7,408 1,196 1,225 Jalg:aon .. 5,220 4,818 M 6,413 6,186 527 515 3,643 3,44~ Deolgn.on-Raja .. NAC 8,512 3,288 264 213 2,319 2,288 YBO'ni.AL Yeotmal,. .. :1<1 14,006 12,649 . 1,708 1,656 10,089 8,965. Digraa .. M 5,607 6,098 693 Pusad 667 3,144 2,846 M 5,891 5,481 . 672 649 3,588 3,309• Darwba. •• M 4,654 4,222 Wuo 236 220 2,sg8 2,476 ., !1 6,254 5,971 790 758 4, 8 4,457: Uma.rkhcd ~~ 4,606 4,378 Pandharka.wada 478 519 2,735 2,640 M 4,352 4,034 464. 406 2,976 2,744 Gbantanji .. NAC 2,278 2,168 221 224 1,799 1,707 States 11 towns 47,878 48,182 8.74~ 7,182 . 35,1.13 35,326: Rastar Jagadalpnr .. NTC 6,670 5,634 .. Kanker Kan.kcr .. 641 618 3,415 3,562· M 2,516 2,858. 135 134 NanrlS(aon 0. Raj-na.odgaon ){ 2,184 2,333 9,539 9.500 1,256 1,436 Khaif&garh 0. Dongrrgn.rh 6;842 6,705- M 4,870 6,021 643 Khairagurh •. T 604 3,488 3,577' 2,681 2,484 84 66 2,215. 2,181 Cllbuikharlao Chhuikhadan T 1,636 Kawardha. Kawardha. 1,664 89 85 1,3rT l,44r T 8,011 3,199 &kti. Sakti ){ 276 340 2,395 2,4R5 Raii!Orh 2,118 2,074 251 249 1,724 1,67S Ra.iWt-rh •. M 10,822 Kharsia .• 10,005 2,304 2,444 7,163 6,88S ~I 1,898 1,769 488 487 1,353 1,211) Sa.ra.ngarh Ss.rangarh M 8,871 4,174. 6~ 719. 3,037. 3,266; . 29

POPULATION BY COMMU11:TIES--t~»ltd

MUBlima Indian Christiana Jainto Sikho Otbi'N

Males Females Malee Females Malee Fomaloo Malee Jo~cnutiOI Maloo 1;,ualoo 9 10 11 12 13 J4 I~ 16 17 18 15,12S 13,948 3,385 2,578 t.M 1,129 8f1l 1e4 &liS 6U · 1,232 1,129 19 22 12 17 17 12 II II 1,427 1,148 47 00 74 98 20 23 37 ~" 583 i43 2 2 .. I /j 476 436 18 14 .. 787 877 55 60 IM 168 II 7 ~3 13 338 323 13 6 169 163 8 6 10 21 6,078 4.709 M9 661 334 272 1311 611 47 30 761 6118 445 3U 189 190 7 7 8 6 - il2. 463 4'14 125 2i 2f 5 7 8 \24 109 5 9 a "4 .. 2,6::.7 2,341 666 710 8 71 46 3711 3UT 24l 219 258 450 1 j 6 7 .. 253 266 195 226 61 82 84 24 19 1 .. \ 23 10 767 692 64 56 242 162 2 2' liO '18,209 '11,854 1,235 . 1,518 5,513 5,07$ 284 205" J90 470 7,400 6,652 58 64 553 497 24 14 23 18 1,405 1,169 122 222 15 17 26 201 1117 202 1.873 1,843 74. 80 97 93 7 6 lf13 98 2,4.56 2,210 18 7 130 146 u I~ 6,143 4,991 3 4 125 106 .. 1,357 1,302 109 107 86 72 6 1 13 0 482 376 78 62 16 2 6 3 955 861 4 8 7 804 727 .. 49 54 .. 657 653 " 32 42 728 696 4 3 42 62 6 1 1 881 771 7 12 20 23 1 :! 350 347 1· 1 5 5 .. 7 4 1,347 1,325 8 10 57 50 381 289 l1 12 128 141 l :.1 432 400 122 110 7,972 6,965 138 14.5 567 449 77 60 47 3ll 3,241 3,037 ·u OG 61 19 5 2,668 2,624 9~ 60 187 181 4 "' 3 8' 1,495 1,277 68" 64 166 134 10 12 7 6 285 277 4 3 10 16 .. '3,463 3,017 4 3 724 719 1,331 1,255 19 14 .. .3,582 3,4.49 '3 6 261 274 2 I .. .. 1,686 ),692 .-. 1,697 1.632 10 7 46 39 2 2 973 lHO 71 78 112 00 .. 1.206 1,091 27 109 27 22 .. : : I~ 829 706 .27 24 9 9 3 2 3 'i 3,834 3,9IJ Ill 17 885 336 6 )I II tl 1,476 1,384. 6 4 47 40 ' 41 1 3,014 2,817 59 188 311 248 2li 24 ·\ 17 19 1,366 1,266 10 15 92 81 2 .. 1,230 1.,205 1 4 12 13 613 566 1 l 244, 220 1,744 1,530 177 149 248 223 22 10 18 14 1,683 1,511 13 13 71 68 8 3 1,420 . 1,324 17 16 191 177 ll 0 1,575 1,4.49 38 27 47 / 00 .. 737 647 23 22 83 74. ~ 1.1 1,357 1,281 6 4 29 29 836 809 4 1 41 34 28 31 3 0 245 212 4 8 6 3,800 3,628 721' ~~ 631 634 28 21 834 008 430 416 430 50S 104 79 1 1 lUll 450 176 175 6 6 16 11 Jj 2 950 879 187 234 298 244 1 172 152 606 602 43 44 34 38 173 182 12 12 47 43 ' ' 79 91 ., 61 37 .. 24.8 272 7 15 81 -1!2 3 , 1 .. 131 144 3 I 2 : 12 11 )6 7 7 3 821. 652 1 46. 46 ll 16 ... - Ul !7q II 17 ll ll .. - 30

flUBSIDIARY TABLES

(~) Number per 1,000 of the total population and of each main community who live in towns Number per 1,000 who live in town

Others· Natural division Population Hindus Muslims Christians Jains Sikhs

1 II 3 4 6 6. 7 8 Central Provinces and Berar (including States) 118 123. 500 491 410. 458 4 N erbudda Valley Division 167 155 610 666 325. 469 9 Plateau Division 48 73 264 337 311 408 1 Maratha Plain Division 170 163 490 604 525. 465 8 Chhattiagarh Plain Division .. 46 (i5 421 • 313 509 870 1

(it) Communities of W.ban and rural popuzation •

Per 10,000 of urban population

Natural division Hindus Muslims . Chriatiims kina. Sikhs Others. 1 2 3 .. 6 6. 7, Central Provinces and Berar (including States) 7,79$ 1,828. 117 162 32. 65· Ncrbudda Valley Division .. '1,00~ 2,382. 173 2.60 87 9~ Plateau Division •• 7,9641" 1,613. 127 • 202 25 69 Maratha Plain Division 7,993 1,747 69· 129 13 49 Chhattisgarh Plain Division .• 8,532 1,024 235 103 17. 89·

Per 10,090 of rural population.·

Hindus Muslims Christians Jains Sikhs Others.' 8 9 10 11 12 13· Central Provinces and Berar (including States) 8,885 243. 23 31 5 813 Nerbudda Valley 9,164 302 34 108 20 372 Plateau Division .. 6,945 232 13 23 2 2,785 Maratha Plain Division 9,!04 391 10 25 3 367 Chhattisgarh Plain Division ... 8,852.. 68. 2S 5. l 1,046, Xlll-COMMUNITY

1. Changes in administrative units since 1931 census have been expluined in tho fly-hmf of t~.Llc I.' ·· 2. "Brahmos" and" Axyas" have been included among" other Hindu!.'", d('tails for t.hom o.ro-

Persons :Mnlca Fcum!Cll BRABMOS- Central Provinces and Berar, including States 91 45 411 Central Provinces and 'Berar • • • • 91 4lS 4G Central Provinces ... 91 45 46 ARYAS- Central Provinces and Bero.r, including States 31,680 16,334 l!'i;MG Central Provinces and Berar • • • . 31,653 16,319 15,!'i:i4 Central Provinces 17,114 8,819 8,2\1/). 3. "Europeans" and" allied races'' have been included under " other Christians", their popnlatioa . being as under ;- Persons M:olca ll'omnlca Central Provinces and Berar, including States 4,739 2.661 2,078 Central Provinces and Berar •• 4,899 2,636 2,063 Central Provinces . 4,437 2,404 1,983 4, Figures for " Harijans" have been included in the " Scheduled caste " figures.

5. The tab~e below gives the religion returned fly the tribes :- Pel'80ns MaleR Females HINDU_; Central Provinces and Berar including States 2,379,853 1,173,860 1,201:1,7(13 f'.entral Provinces and Berar ., 2,068,248 1,018,546 l,049,7U2· States 311,40li Hi5,314 lUfJ,O!Jl MUSLIM- Central Provinces and Berar including States 2,141. l,tJ52 1,0~;9 Central PrO\'inces and Berar 2,141 1,052 1,0!!9 States .. . .. CHRISTIAN- Central Provinces and Berar including States 211 115 ll6 Central Provinces and Berar .• 148 78 7B States 83 37 28 JAIN- Central Provinces and Berar includfug Statea. 3 3 .. Central Provinces and Berar 3 3 .. Statea .. '.l'BJBAL-- 669,864; Central Provinces and Berar including States· . 1,326,884 657,020 427,123 439,701 Oentral Provinces and Berar .. 866,824' 460,060 229,891 200,163; States. •• ..

( 31 ,, 32 XIII-

Hindus -. Others ~opulatioa Bchodukd C88tes a-ovinoe, State ar Agoncy Persona Males Females Pc1'11008 Femalea 1'1l1'8008 Maleo Females

6 7 8 9 10 1 z -& 4 6

CENTRAL PRO- VINCES and BERAR (inclnd- 5,307,345 ing States) 18,605,946 9,313,791 9,292,152 3,265,453 1,616,420. 1.649,033 10,887,1.24 5,359,779 •,

Central PrminctJII andBerar 16,813,584 8,430,282 8_383,302 3,().51,413 1,-510,424 1,540,989 9,880,583 4,fll'7,743 4,902,840

Central Provinces .. 13,208,718 8,593,376 8,615,342 2,359,836 U64.922 . 1.194.914 '7,607,268 3,812,826 3,'794,442

Jubbulporo Division 8,691,112 1,876,995 1,814,117 540,986 211,628 269,468 2,111'4,.220 1,058,909 '1,015,811

~1\0g'Of' • • 989,068 474,394 464;674 234,729 117,656 ll7,173 M8,70Z 278,051 270,641 Jubbulporo 910,608 469,000 441 .osa 108,360' 64,499• 63.868 548,146 281,201 234,945 Mandla 604,580 2Ul,I~S 2.';3,392 19,333 9,i66 9,5&7 172,324 8&,46S 85,856 H Ollhangabnd 828,586 417,994 405,591 1eo,602 .. 60,048 60,064 635;9111 272,717 203,190 .)iima.r 618,276 263,8U9 249,407 li7,91!2 ' • 29,166 28.79ti. 271,141 140,.462 130,67~

llagpur Division 8,924,986 1,976,649 1,948,336 636,097 818,112 817,986 2,250,130 !,139,624 1,110,506 '

Botul 439,842 218,301 219,5t1 50,906 25,148 25,757 208,466 104,551 108,916 Chhindwara 1,084,040 614,242 519,70S 112,286 55,859 56,4:.>7 476,865 239,157. 237,70S Wo.rdha 619,390 262,617 256,713 ' 101,020 50,676 50,344 842,203 - 173,884 158,369 Na.gpur 1,059,989 642,132 517,857 213,181 106,841 1011,290 698,758 . 358,300 340,4.58 Chanda 876~ ~8&7 434,W t60,701i 79,588 ' - 19,167' 628,888 ·263,78~ "260,058

Chha!tlsgarb Dlvl,slQQ 5,592,621 9,789,783 2.862,399 1,182,768 6?5,l!83 607,471 8,282,918 1,.614,293. 1,668,625

Bhandarn. 968,225 479,216 41!4,009 259,444 127,947 ' 131,497 569,281 284,652 284,629 Balaghat 684,850 313,8S6 32Q,494 77,578 38,166 39,407 403,263 200,065 203,198 Rnipur ... 1.516,686 737,279 779,407 808,139 . 149,013 159,125 901,909 438,906 463,003 llilaapur 1,549,509 761,005 'l8H,504 878,289 ·184,198 ·194,101· - 855,5'78 422,841 432,737 . Drug 928,851 «8.376 480,415 ~59,289 75,958 83,341 662,891 . 2o7,S:l9 205,058

llerar .. 3,604,866 1,836,906 1.'787,960 691.57'7 345,502 • -846.075 2,278,315 1,164,91'7 1,108,398

Amrao11 988,524 507,920 430.604 196,517 98,302 98~15 620,763 321,686 299,077 A kola .. 907,742 41\3,948 443,794 198,914 99,054 89,860 566,469 291,485 274,984 l!uldana 820,81!2 416,314 404,048 157,059 78,464 . 78,575 . 667,969 283,451 274,518 \'BO!mal 887,739 448,724 439,014 189,087' 69,662 69,425 628,114 .. 268,295 2139,819

States :/,792,362 883,512 '908,850 214,040 '105,996 '. 108,044" 786,541 382,036 404,505

Makrai 14.357 7,297 7,060· 2.481 1,245 1,236 '7,835 3,949 3,88& Bas tar 633,888 316,731 317,1~7 46,114 23,156 22,959 103.846 51,905 51,941 Kanker ..,. 149,471 73,848 75,623 4,981 2,467 2,514 46,11'1 22,788 2.1,329 Nandgaon .. .. 202,973 98,132 104,841 18,920 9,139 9,781· . 140,397 67,1)8(} 72,417 ~!\ifagarh .. .. 173,713 84,199 89,514 8.112 3,966 4,147 140,096 64,958 75,138

Chhuikhadan 82.731 15,800 16,931 . 3,533 1,726 1,801 24,18Y 11,674 12,513 Kawardha 77.284 37,410 39,874 5,513 2,620 Sakli 2,893 56,949 27,594 29,553: 54,517 26,690 27,827 14,418 7,067 7,351 25,743 12,673 13,070 Railrarh 312.643 164.575 158,068 73,388 36,446 Saraogarh 36.942 137.997 68,267 69,731) .. .. l4Q,7lll! 1!8,830 71,9Q5 36,58Q \8,166 18,414, :1,03,374 50,246 ·13,126 33

COMMUNITY

!luslima Ollt"'ra

Pen!ODB lllalee Femalee P8l!lona Malee Fem&les

11 12 13 u 15 16 11 18

?97,772 417,612 380,160 5~133 26,068 26,065 4,821 2,460 2,374 11,819 8,118 11,373 \

783,697 410,531 . 373,166 48,260 24,156 24,104 4,538 2,303 2,235 6,7'11 3,416. 2,355

448,52a 236,682 211,846 42,135 20,991,. 21.,144 4,335 2.218 2.U7 11,278 SJ.92 2,084

218,442 114,918 88,529 1&,824 7,583 7,042 2,184 1,148 1,021 a,w 1.708 s:ri

~ 43,044 22,38( 20,660 2,128 • 1,145 983 288 14Z 141 1!95 1115 110 . 67,158 88,447 28,71! 6,989 3.226 3,763 1,634 824 710 1,960 1,8103 077 7,066 3,627 3,4311" 816 439 377 109 M M 8 0 ll 85,868 18,984 16,SS4 1,878 948 928 200 101 99 226 lOS 117 17 . 60,808 31:,471 • _28,836 8,816 1,824 1,991 38 21 46 lU" 21

. . 1,386 1181 1,448 1,832 1,111 . i63,501 80,"482 78,019 9,998 &,005 4,991 ... es• 28 8,280 4,277 4,003 850 395 455 &:1 24 88 2' - 917 96 58' 43 115 47 3li 42,652 21;871 20,681 1,880. 913 • 6 " 10,817 9,89'1" 845 188 157 1 5 18 6 u 20,714 2,278 1,251" . 1,022 35,781 30,7114" 6,4U· 2,744 .. 2,667 1,19t 51K 1198 66,545 19. II •• 10 40 lfl 21 15,410 . 7,736 7,1174 1,560 765-- 7115

808 411 800 154 148 ' "81,685 41.287 40;oo& 17,)116 8,4ll4 9,111 3M

234 310 38 .Ill 15 25 13 Ill 17,755 9,253 8,502 644 7 967 478. 489 9 6 3 14 7 12,470 8,230 6,240 24 11,499 . 11,135 8,168 4,110 4,053 48 21 25 59 as· 22,627 179 02 87 10,304 6,552 2,534 3,018 707 341 866 20,695 10,391 li 1 111 . 8,038 3,9lll 4,117 2,2119 1,048 !,241 a a aa

I 495 224 271' 335.169 173,849 161,320 6,125 3,185 2,960 203 85 us

131. 811 827 .. 137 100 . 98,885 51,486 47,379 3,184" 1,661 1,503 42 534 14 9 6 88 46 42 101,886 52,889 48,997 1,185· 851 26 20 1,083: 470 592 65 32 23 46 78.629 40,677 37,952 1 3& ., 16. 10 l:i5,789 28,797 . 26,992 714 383 331 a a 139 48 30 1& 14,076 7,081 6;994 3,87~ 1,912 .. 1,961· 286 147 .. .. 851 438 -lUI. 2 .. 8' 4 . ·2,082 . 1,022 1,010 2,681 1.>,331= 1,31i0 7 . 376 . 384 83 18 IIi .. .. 760 II ••• I . ·2.837 1,443 1,394 538 240 29S 28S' 147. 138 85 2=. Ja ' 2,608 1,278 1,330 139 66 74

883 402 \ 481 4 3 I ...... • • 8 15 •• •• .. ··1,W3 515 ·578 -23 z •• 448 221 227 I! 1 1 .. 'i·- . 2,110 1,1!26 il85 101 46• 65 1 .. 161 . .. Bi& 163 .. 190 344 193 •• .. .. 34 ·XTII-

Sikhs Jaina p ...... Ptovinoe, State or Agoney r- Persons Msloo Femsloo Persons M&loo Fem&les Persons M&les Fem,.les

%3 14 zs 26 27 88 u 30 31

CENTRAL PRO- VINCES and BERAR (inclnd- ing States) 15,283 9,717 5,566 86,254 44,928 41,323 2,029 1,101 •928

Central Prcwinces and Bc'1'ar 14,996 9,565 5,431 84,593 44,036 40,/jfj'f 2,014 1,090 924 I .

Central Provinces 12,766 8,380 4.386 62,546 32,613 ' 29,933 1,730 931 799

Jubbulpore DlvWon 9,918 8,648 8,268 43,214 22,554. 20,660 495 ll84 ~1 • Saugor •• 822 2!3 109 27;889 14,194 13,195 67 27 30 Jubbulpore 8,876 3,218 857 8,228 4,312 3,911 289 146 123 Mandl& .• 125 68 57 700 358 342 • . .. HO"hangabad 510 389 121 4,700 2,469 2,231 66 NiJlll\r •• 37 29 5,084 2,76() 2,32-l 2,202 1,221 981 108 M 49

Nagpur Division 1,692 1,045 647 18,490 6,99'1 6,498 1,163 624 589.

l!ctul 142 91 51 1,277 685 692 8 6 ll Cbhindwa.:.: 814 176 138 Wardha 4,184 2,139 2,045 42 26 16 41 24 17 • 8,109 1,557 1,5i2 25 Nagpur 1,082 13 1% .. 681 ~1 8,916 2,101. 1,SI2 561 492 Chond& 118 (() 1~ .. 73 904 61ll 392 8li -18 17 • Cbaltlsgarh Division •• 1,158 687 47t 5,840 3,062 2,780 72 43 29 Bhandara 144 81 63 820 427 393 . B•lagbat .. 96 68 1 1 ltaipur 38 1,259 625 634 .16 10 6 588 34S 235 1,858 965 Bil ..pur •• 811 893 89 26 13 188 125 492 254 238 15 llrug 24 14 6 9 10 1,418 791 622 1 1

Berar 2,230 1,185 1,045 22,047 U,42S 10,624 284 159 125 Amraoll .. 181 110 71 5,222. Akola 1,041 2,687 2,535 189 79 60 M3 498 7,586 3,969 Buldana 610 3!8 . 292 3.616 95 64 41 Y~otmal 5,550 2,873 2,677 84 .. 898 214 184 8,690 17 17 1,894 1,796 16. 9 7

Stat.?s I 287 152 135 1,658 892 766 15 11 4 Makrai 49 '24 Bastar 97 25 1 1 Ka.'lker 00 47 132 7() . 62 78 40 Na!ldgaon 3 3 38 Khai.ragarh ' 765 426 339 8 4 4 262 2 1 1 137 125 2 2 Chhulkhadan Kawardha. .. 128 70 58 I 29 . 13 1& Saktl 163 81 82 4 2 2 1 1 RaiKarh 142 78 64 8l 4,4, Sarangarh z 37 9 6 3 • = .. •• .. .. 31 ~

COMMUNITY...... cot1td

I llllddbis~ Jowa Trlboe

Pei'IODI Hal eo P'omaleo p • ...,., llaleo P'omaloo Poroono Mnloo :t'emaloo Jl 33 84 ·~ 31 17 .J! "' 10

.. 79 68 18 287 1117 180 3,708,892 1.832,050 1,878,842 •

' 70 60. JO... 285 •t56 ZZ9 2,937 ,361. .. 1,118,802 1,490,562 ). I 63 63 10 2'16 151) 128 . ll,66ll.95a 1,810,418 1,853.Ml

'189,856. 891,864 897,701 '" 88 8. ' u• 156 ell 18 9 ll 82,107 40,478 f1,1121 118 . 23 1011 . Sl K 1t6,i68 82,227 114,731 804,01111 160,~11 lG3,011H • #4 . 61,930 8 8 .. .. . J s 128,821 81,6H3 10 I 7 112,&70 66,11t13 116,707

432,198 15 1ll . ' 1P' ··as 8~ BM,989 W,648 ...... 188,229 83.015 84,61' 6 ·3 J 896,781 193,99~ 201,7H:l 7 I s 61,848 26,4liD 26,:HD ' :J3,2ltG 12 I 148 87 16 88,471 33,176 15 172,810 86,365 I:W,6tl,)4

• a t a I 1 . . 1,019,885 ~98,121 G23,M4 .. B 1 1 115,1'13 GR,Sij8 G8,SH7 .. - ; . .. 188,698 61i,:l:!l 711,472 l~l,llUO I 1 1 1 27ll,280 13~,360 a 287,880 140,161 l47,SIU 1 1 804,869 8g,798 106,066

136.384 187,021 7 7 ·u 6 8 273.405 .. 83,210 31,72S 31,414J! & II • ·~ > )6.214 •.. "9 6 3 80,468 )5,242 .. 19,849 D,Ufl7 9,HH2 169,880 ?9,411!1 80,440 2 2 ..

771,528 385,248 386,280 9 6 &: 2 .1 - 1

3,138 1,1140 1,498 239,781 .. It· .. 478.970 l!.'III,IS~ 9 8 97.602 48,159 49,143 39Ji06 IM,HOO 20,810 .. 8,1144 l! 1 1 22,164 13,620

3.996 1,926 2,071 ...... 13.613 8,671! 8,93G .. ... 13,896 8,721 7,176 98,713 48,462 60,251 .. .. ~ 6~ 7; M250C'~n,ous 36 (i) General distribution o

Proportion per 10,000 of population in Community and locality 1941 1931 1921 r 1911 1901 1 ll - a 6 I HINDUS " Central Provinces and Berar 7,488 8,362 8,286 8,117 8,646 Nerbudda Valley Di'fision .. 7,604 8,587 8,666 ·8,488 8,59i Plateau Division .. 5,261 5,928 5,676 5,489 5,594 Maratha Plain Division . . .. 8,246 8,887 8,540 8,586 8,514 Cbhattisgarh Plain Division· .. 7,1~ 8,691 8,609 8,214 8,488 MUSLIMS Central Provinces and Berar 429 407 376 ·~-ma 846 Nerbudda Valley Division .. 647 586 539 534 543 Plateau Division .. .. 293 289 273 282 275 Maratha Plain Division .., 611 ' 589 538 535 550 Cbhattisgarh Plain Division .. 112 109 104 106 111 CBRJSTIANS Central Provinces and Berar 34 • 31 28 24 24 Nerbudda Valley Division 57 60 58 53 38 Pia teau Division .' 20 18 15 14 12 Maratha Plain Division .. 211 23 20 17 18 Cbhattisgarh Plain Division 37 31 26 19 18

TRIBES Central Provinces and :Berar 1,993 1,050 1,261 1,430 '1,433 Nerbudda Valley Division 1,526 625 605 788 684 Plateau Division .. 4,391 3,730 4,001 4,179 4,088 Maratha Plain Division •• 1,069 453 857 815 865 Cbhattisgarh Plain Division 2,658 1,157 1,251 1,653 1,377

lAINS Central Provinces and Berar 46 46 46 47 - 48 Nerbudda Valley Division 133 131 127 128 140 Plateau Division .. 32 33 33 34 31 Maratha Plain Division .. 42 .43 41 43 48 Cbhattisgarh 1'lain Division 9 10 9 7 5 BUDDHISTS Central Provinces and Berar Nerbudda Valley Division • • .. Plateau Division .. . . Maratha Plain Division ...... Chhattisgarh Plain Division . •' .. PARSEES Central Provinces and Berar 1 1 1 1 1 Nerbudda Valley Division 1 2 2 2 1 Plateau Division .. Maratha Plain Division .. 2 2 2 ! I Chhattisgarh Plain Division .. .. ;JEWS Central Provinces and Berar. .. .. Nerbudda Valley Division ... Plateau Division Maratha Plain Division ...... Chhattisgarh Plain Division .. ·- 37 population by communities

Variat1on per cent 1931--41 1921-31 . 1911-21 I90I-ll 1901-U 1 B g 10 ll -- -4 +13 +2 +IO +81 -3 +6 -I +9 +47 -4 +I9 -4 +25 +163 +1 +18 .. +IIi +66 -10· +13 +S . +19 +89

+15 +21 .. +II +71 +21 +16 -2 +9 +57 +10 +2I -10 +31 -22 +13 +24 +1 +11 -535 +11 +18 +I +18 +62 I

+17 +23 +19 +34 +130 +5 +10 +7 +56 +92 +22 +31 +2 +« +IH +17 +31 +IS +13 +166 +30 +31 +45 +31 +241

+lOT -7 -13 +25 +122 +168 +IO -21) +27 +201 +28 +7 -11 +30 +56 +156 +40 +6 +7 +71 +150 +4 -22 +48 +217

+9 -2 +33 +10 -4 +48 +12 -9 +50 +18 -2 -4 +30 f-199

+14 +146 +211 -1,778 .. +42 +3,100 .. -93 .. -1,400 +250 .. -8 +71 +600 -98 -7 _+100

+I7. +3 H4 +13 . +100 -31 .. +11 +4 +31 +G2 -M

+1 +183 -lSI -4 .. +63 +711 -78 +I7 -20. +600 .. .. +186 +24 -46 -12 .. .,....wo +100 .. •• .. (ii) Di8tribution of tlie main

-. Number per 10,000

Hind its Muslims District and .Natural Divisio11 1941 '1931 1921 -1911 1901 1941 1931 1921 1911 1901 1 ' I 4 6 o· 'I 8 II 10 11 CENTRAL PRO· . VINCES and BERAR (including States) 7,488 8,461 8,286 8,117 8,268 . 429 407 376 378 378

·Nerbudda Valley Division 7,604 8,587 8,666 8,488 8,592 647 586 569 534- 543

Saugor 8,343 8,773 9,085 8,861 8,621 458 426 403 421 .426 Jubbulpore 7,188 9,012 8,518 8,030 8,759 738 615 564 554 55tl Hoshaugabn.d .. 7,971 8,384 8,493 8,439 8,392 436 432 421 - 416 444 Nimar 6,412 7,979 8,468 -8,695 8,611 1,175 1,091 - 1,008 983 1,009 Makrai 7,185 6,440 6,909 6,681 8,664 405 662-. 540 li52 6HI

; Plateau Division •• 15,261 15,928 5,678 . . 5,489 5,594 . 293 289- 273 ~2 275. ' Mandla 3,798 5,338 4,329 3,825 . l¥813 140 154 145 157 155 Betul 5,917 6,771 6,032 6,643 fl',907 . 189 17& 177 201 174 · Chhindwara 5,698 5,848 6,141 5,735 5,850 411 400 374 373 367 .

: Maratha Plain Division •• 8,246 8,887 8,540 8,586 8,514 611 589 538 535 850

Wardha 8,~35 8,761 8,537 8,505 8,596 399 405 394 395 381 Nagpur 8,603 9,173 8,741. 8,957 8,791 628 572 472 475 1!66 Chanda 7,817 8,299 T,i>T4 7,966 7,695 176 178 172 . 180- 175 Bhandara 8,604 9,307. 8,749 •. 8,858 8,807 184 . 188 181 190 191 Balaghat 7,579 8,574 - 8,405 7,621 7,489 197 198- 188 205 198 . - .Amraoti 8,268 8,87'2 8,422 8,429 8,451 1,000 919 854 837 833 Akola 8,429 8,882 . 8,918 9,013 8,985 1,122- 1,018 919 889 815 Buldana 8,717 8,984 9,041 9,095 9,091 958 _936 . Yeotmal 845 826 794 7,527 8,906 8,072 8,437 8,121: 628 609 - 558 552"" 6il8

o1Jhhattisgarh Plain Division 7,182 8,691 8,609 8,214 8,488 112 100.- 103 lOS 111 Raipur 7,978 9,190 8,859 8,'503 9,033 148 131 127 125 115 Bilaspur 7,963 9,333 9,262 9,399 9,029 Drug 134 133 118 122 118 7,661 9,719 8,877 8,694 8,931 86 90 87 90 126 Bas tar 2,368 3,027 5,610 3,277 3,4oo· 32 . 37 39 44 Kanker 3,419 as 4,540 5,012 . 4,493 4,76

cf the popul&tion ,.. Christi &DB Oth!'l'a

1941 1931 1921 1911 190! 1941 1931 1921 1911 1901 I 12 13 11 15 16 17 111 Ig ,. II

84 31 28 24 20 2,049. 1,101 1,310 1,481 1,334

57 80 158 M 38 1,692 . 767 737 925 827

29 .35 28 22 • 19 1,170 772 484. 696 9:14 104. 99 .. 94 92 64 1,970 . 274 82f. 324 629 28 31 37 30 41 1,665 . 1,153 1,049 1,1H~ 1,076 76 1,006 97 97 43 2,236 1,253 427 221i 331 7:.!1) 1 - . 1 2,409 ,2,897 2,51)1 2,767

20 17 15 14 ll'! 4,418 a.1as t,038 4,215 4,119 11,5oi. 11,997 6,014 18 '·. ' 18 19 ·2i 18 '6,044 4,490 3,142 2,904 21 21 15 14 15. 3,873 3,035 3,776 3,471 a,SSII 3,774. 19 20 14 10 9 3,872 3,736

. 501 862 928 25 23 20 17 16 1,118 90S.. 1,064. 1,09d 1,019 6 5 5 ~ 4 1,060 829 164 703 491 561 83 91 84 77 82 686 1,1i07 1,940 1,846 2,1211 18 16 14 8 4 1,889 . 500 1,064 9411 997 6 5 6 t 5 1,206 8 7 2,208 1,217 1,400 2,166. 2,306 Hi 11 1. 704 26 11' 12 694 182 698 717 38 27 90 129 12 8 11 435 85 151 14 15 73 Ill 1 6 4 301· 70 107 14 10 .. 476 1,365 1,007 1,358 ,. !I 5 4 3 ' 1,837

2,669 1,169 1,265 1,881 1,382 37 31 2G 19 111 828 24 ' 1,820 .. 640 979' 1,347 54 39 35 25 11311 23 1,861 497 592 461 42 37 28 18 9\11 18 . 22 2,228 164 1,009. 1,198 25 27 27 6,5W 7,558 6,900 4,325 6,656 36 26 29 6 42 '6,528 5,408 4,932 5,457 5,1!19 2 2 .. 322 1,441S' 1,673'. llfH . ' 24 9 15 1,990 26 21 28 30 561 . 123 25 16 17 1,292 ~6 27 1iO 45 1,500 6 9 3 1,260 ·C.9 1 1,773 30 1,102 2,009 s· 1 4 .. 1,145 1 2,550 45 1,211 1 2 4 473 839 !178 2 3,165 7 3 5 2 302 215 J2il 2 10 ~ 7 2 1 (iit) Cltristians-Percentage variation

Percentage variation

Natural Division and District 1931-1941 1921-1931 1911-1921 1901-1911 1901-19U 1 e 8 .. 4 6 ~ CENTRAL PROVINCES and BERAR (including States) • • .. +18 +23 +19 +34 +13()

Nerlludda Valley Division +5 +10 +7 +56 +9~ Saugor .. +11 +6 +21 +31 +100 · J ubbulpore +23 +10 +2 +87 +157 Hoshangabad ... -8 -13 +19 -29. -1t Nimar -21 +28' +2 +170 +17S lllakrai +100. +I +200

Plateau Division +26 .+31· +2 +44 +144

Mandla +15 . +12 -17 +55 +90 Betul .• .. +11 +W. -2 +28 +119 . Chhind war a .. +31 • +31 +21il +46 +324.

Maratha Plain Division .. +17 +31 +Is +13 +166

Wardha +31 +27 +23 +22 +149 Nagpw: +4 +29 +6 +1 +44 Chanda +30 +32 +74 +130 +500 Bhandara +53 -8 -10 +69 +114 Balaghat +63 +73 -13 +51 +270

Amraoti +42 +17 +48 +33 +224 Akola .• -3 +34 +48 -2 +89 Buldana +49 +50 ·+as +3 +217 Yeotmal +I +114 +19 +38 +258

I Cbhattisgarh Division .. +36 . +31 +45 +31 +241

Raipw: +38 +20 +48 +37 +237 Bilaspw: +23 +50 +73 +SC +229 Drug +7 +9 +47 -10 Bastar +53 +44 +54 --5 +572 +1,323 Kanker +38 +1,100 -80 .' Nandgaon +41 +7 +132 Khairagarh .. -16 +19~ +7 +36 +25 +9 +99 Chhuikhadan +300 -96 Kawardha +140 .. +229. +600 ~96 Sakti •• .. --'!3 +100 .. -=!-367 +167 Raigarh +5 +240 -18 +1,561 13arangar~ +467 . ' .. ' •• +287 +36.9 +1!! +433 +11,361 XIV-VARIATION IN POPULATION OF SELECTED TRIBES

( 41 ) • 42 XIV-VARIATION IN POPULATION OF SELECTED TRIBES

Persons Males Femaies Tribes and locality Variation 1941 1931 1941 1931 Variation 1941 1931 Varia~ou 4 6 6 1 8 9 10 I !I a

ANDH 32,344 29,820 +2.524 32,844 28.729 +4.115 Central Provinces and 65,188' 58,549 +6,639 Berar 32,338 29,801 +2,537 32,839 28,718 +4,121 Berar 65,177 58,519 +6,658 11,246 +418 11,963 11,872 Akola 23,627 23,118 +509 11,664 +91 2,367 +203. 2,615 2,313 Bulda.na .. 5,185 4,680 +505 2,570 +302 36,360 30,699 +5,661 18,102 16,175 +1,927 18,258 '14,524 +3,734 Yeotmal ' . BAIGA Central Provinces and 32,158 37,086 -4,928 16,311 . 19,435 -2,124 15,84'7 18,651 -2,80~ Berar Jubbulpore 3,208 2,665 +543 1,611 1,323 +288 1,597 1,342 +255 Mandla 20,628 19,938 +690 10,423. 9,970 +453 10,205 9,968. +237 Balaghat .• 5,919 5,640 +279 3,036 2,782 +254 2,883 2,858 +25 Bilaspur .. 1,705 2,404 . -699 880 1,154 -274 825 1,250 -425 BHIL Central Provinces and 29,570 30,325 -755 14,900 15,242 ·--342 14,670 15,083 -413 Berar Nimar 25,532 24,993 +539 12,886 . 12;568 +318 12,646 12,425 +221 Akola •• 1,233 1,082 +151 623 557 +66 610 525 +85 Buldana .. 2,324 1,285 +1,039 1,144 647 ~ +497 1,180 638 +542 BINJRWAR · Central Provinces and 45,608 54,803 ~,995 22,320 26,961 -4,641 23,288 27,842 -4,354 Berar • Bhandara •• 1,023 3,737 -2,714 492 1,842 -1,350 531 1,895 -1,364 Balaghat 8,594 8,259 +335 4,167 4,027 +140 4,427 4,232 I +195 Raipur 25.864 29,223 -3,559 12,547 14,330 -1,783 13,117. 14,893 . -1,776 Bilaspur .. 1 ,l89 12,586 -2,49'! 5,008 6,390 -1,382 5,081 6,196 -1,115 GOND Central Provinces and 2,068,179 1,891,835 +176,344 l,Ql5,705 921,488 +94,217 .1,052,474 970,347 +82,127 Berar Se.ugor 87,285 30,749 +36,536 33,075 15,220 +17,855 34,210 15,529 +18,681 Jubbulpore .. .102,023 94,083 +7,940 50,346 45,952 +4,394 51,677 48,131 +3,546 :Mandla. . . .. 250,821 219,138 +31,685 124,206 107,351 +16,855 126,615 111,785 +14,83() Hoshangabad 88,008 48,621 +37,385 42,386 23,960 +18,426 43,620 24,661 +18,95~ Jliimar 14,309 10,411 +3,898 7,327 5,311 +2,016 6,982 5,100 +1,882 Betul .. 117,199 111,802 +5,597 57,992 54,502 +3,490 59,20! 57,100 +2,107 Chhindwara .. 333,270 178,808 +156,462 163,281 85,645 +77,636 ~69,989 ~1,163 +78,826 Wardha .. 52,978 43,195 +9,783 26,048 21,193 +4,855 26,930 22,002 +4,92& Nagpur 81,144 53,002 +8,142 30,510 26,471 +4,039 30,634 26,531 +4,103 Chanda 117,332 95,358 +21,974 58,875 47,221 +11,654 {)8,457 48,137 +10,32(), Bhandara .• 88,928 78,289 +8,639 42,593 38,284 +4,309 44,335 40,005 +4,33() Balaghat .. 97,685 102,019 -4,334 48,077 50,097 -2,020 49,608 51,922 -2,314 Raipur .. 218,840 239,276 -20,636 105,363 115.559 -10,196 113,27j 123,717 -10,44(). Bilaspur .. 191,649 172,361 +19,288 92,654 83,663 +8,991 98,995 88,698 +10,291 Drug .. 133,001 115,632 +17,369 64,300 54.,662 +9,638 68,701 60,970 +7,731 Amraoti .. 38,220 23,554 +14,666 19,095 11,728 +7,367 19,125 11,826 +7,299 Akola. 11,005 3,808 +7,199 5,572 1,917 +3,655 5,433 1,889 +3,544 Bulda.na. .. 4,687 380 +4,307 2,359 156 +2,203 2,328 224 +2,104 Yeotmal 83,997 68,013 +15,984 33,439 42,351 34,574 . . . 41,616 +8~07. . . ., . . . +7,771. . 43

·.nv-V.ARIATIO:ti IN POPULATION OF LECTED TRIB.ES-cont

Pe:son~. \, I Tribes and Locality f A F~mal"" 1941 1931 .Variation ' 1911 Variation 1941 1931 l :l 8 Vnrintion I 1 8 10 · Gond-contd " ~ ' States- ' . . . \ Ba.star 16,620 24,407 . -7,787 l, - 12,33~ '-3,990 12,o73 . Kanker 82,860 :. 80,003 8,27•' -:\,ifl7 +2,857 &0,980· 39,716 ' +1,26! 4l,RHO ·10,2R7 Makrai · 641 1,104 -463 . 335 + 1l•!l:l c 669 '-234 301l n:m -2:!0 Nandgaon 25,691 25,708 -17 112,291 12,249 \ +42 l3.4ll0 13,.1li9 -09 Raigarh .. 23,410 . 29,305 --5,895 - I 11,27)1 14,261 12,13S 15,0-14 -2,\lllll Sakti 7,648 8,444 -796 { i 3 644 3,658 T·9:: I 4,004 4,786 -7~2 RALBA : J' I Central Provinces and 108,i5 92,275 . +16,400 3,111 44,830 +B,311 65,581 47,475 ' .Berar I +8,089 '· Chhindwara 1,131 . 9, +1,122 •559 6 +553 572 3 +M9 Wardha .. 1,054 1,227 -173 535' 653 -118 1119 574 -M Chanda· 3,373 3,287 +91 1,714 1,739 -25 1,66·i 1,M8 -j-116 Bhandara., 21,844 19,233 +2,611 0,821 9,723 +1,098 11,023 9,1\10 +1,613 J3alaghat, ·.· 2,~99 1,553 +1,046 1,293 741 +1152 1,306 812 +4\14 Raipur ?,511 . 6,068 +1,443 3,757 2,892 +865 3,754 3,li6 -H78 Drug 65,326 55,347 +9,979 31,361 26,257 +5,104 33,9611 29,0!10 +4,875 .Amraoti .. .. 2,382 2,321 +61 1,218 1,159 +59 1,164 1,11!2 ·f- 2 States- .. Bastar 18,428 16,152 +2,276 9,062 8,291 +771 9,3G6 7,Bnl + 1,uor, Kanker 9,223 8,690 +533 4,559 4,260 +299 4,61H 4,!:10 +2H Nandgaon .. 3,194 2,859 +335 1,556 1,359 +197 1,639 1,500 +138 KAWAR . . Central Provinces and 106,077 111,203 ---0,126 5~,127 54,456 -2,329 63,950 I 68,747 -2,797 ;Berar . . I • Chanda ' . .. 1,407 1,835 ...-428 692 952 -260 . 715 8R3 -168 Bhandara . : ' . 1,872 1,382 +49~ 932 753 +179 940 629 +311 Raipur .. 29,959 31,973 -2,01 U,365 15,377 -1,012. 15,594 16,596 -1,0112 Bilaspur· .. 66,629 69,786 --3,157 33,177 34,395 -1,218 33,452 35,301 -1,9:19 Drug 5,959 6,124 -165 2,8171 2,898 -81 3,142 3,226 --84 - States- I Raigarh .. .. . 49,912 48,110 +1,802 24,737 24,213. +524 25,175 23,1197 +1,278 Sakti 5,071 4,626 +,445 2,515 2,252 +263 2,556 2,374 +182 KOL Central . Provinces and 93,944 83,228 !10,716 46,638 41,127 +5.511 47,306 42,101 +5.205 Berar , Jub}>nlpore · .' 71,763 57,827 13,936 35,470 28,260 +7,210 36,293 29,1567 +6,726 Manilla .. 10,161 10,924 I -763 5,079 5,540 --461 5,082 15~1\4 -:J02 Chhlndwara. . 1,905 1,760 1 +145 962 939 +23 943 821 +1:!2 Nagpur 1,381 1,903 I -522 686 925 -239 fl95 978 -283 Balaghat .. a.,p43 . 2,055 I +488 1.221. 1,028 +193 1,322 1,027 +2!i6 Bilaspur .. 3,260 3,521 -261 1,729 1,775 --46 1,531 1,746 -215 KOLAJ!I Central Provinces and 36,595 31,763 +4.832 . 18,324 15,987 +2.337 18,271 15,7?8 +2.495 Berar Wardha· .. .. - ~24 2,093 +531 1,360 1,097 +203 1,264 996 +26!! Chanda. 1,042 151 +891 524 69 +455 518 82 +436 32,720 ;w,4ll, 16,3{0 14,770 +1,570 16,380 14,641 +1,739 Yeotma1 .. ~'· +a,:m "2roC~I\J11!1 14 XIV-VARIATION IN Po/'ULAAI! OF SELE= TRIBE ~ I Persons \ Males Females Tribes and Locality V 1941 1931 a.riatio 1941 1931 Variation 1941 1931 Vari&tion 1 Sl II ~ IS I 1 8 9 10 KOLI / Central Provincet an4 43,323 43,1301 +19 22,001 1!1,1196 +6 1!1, 21,134 +188 Berar ' Jubbulpore 1,627 ., +1,62 817 3 +814 81 1 +809 Nimar· •.• •• 8,105 8,352 -247 1,611 1,726 -115 1,49 1,626 -132 Chanda 1,074· 398 +676 639 217 +322 53 181 +354 Amraoti .. 9,804 9,446 . +368 :'4,971 . 4,916 +55 4,83 4,030 +303 Akola .. •• 9,104 11,196 -2,092 4,622 6,684 -1,06~ 4,48 6,512 -1,030 Buldana ... .. 12,078 12,362 -289 6,103 6,280 -17'1 6,97 6,082 -112 Yeotmal .. 4,177 5,065 -888 ~,.196 2,638 -342( 1,987 2,627 -646 ; ) • I KORK11 . Central Provinces and 184,019 167,897 +16,122 83,813 +8,893 91,313 84,084 +7,229 t2,706 i Berar i I I Hoshangabad 1!2,550 22,014 +oM 11, 1,458 11,139 +31 11,099 10,875 +211 Nimar 62,589 52,172 +10,417 .. 1/31,461 25,941 +5,52 31,128 26,231 +4,897 Betul . . .. 42,455 87,464 +4,991 .• 21,400 18,415 +2,98 21,055 19,049 +2,006 Chhindwar& 19,455 .18,968 +497 ' ,9,643 . 9,472 +171: 9,812 9,486 +326 Amraoti .. .. 88,361 88,869 -508 16,921 17,034 -1131 16,440 16,835 ~395 Akola .. 2,414 1,847 +561 1,232 973 +259 " 1,182 -874 +308 Buldana .. 949 745 +204 467 408 +5!) 482 -337 +145 States- I Makrai .. 2,497 2,703 -206 I 1,305 1,401_ . -96 1,192 1,302 -110 MARIA Central Provinces and 39,553 34,986: +4.567 19,750 17,239 +2,511 19,803 17,747 +2.058 .. \ / Berar I Jubbulpore .. . 5,921 203 +5,718 ~16 105 +2,811 3,005 ~8 +2,907 Hoshangabad .. 1,282 +1,282 648 ... +648 634 • • +634 Chhindwar& 5,179 .. . +5,179 556 +2,55G 2,623 .. +2,623 Chanda .. 24,783 34,776 -9,993 17,128 -4,659 12,314' 17,648 -5,334 Bilaspur .. .. 2,146 8 +2,140 ,036 5 +1,031 1,110 1 +1,109 States- ' Raigarh .-. .. 8,765 +3,765. ,86:t •• +1,861 1,904 • • +1,904 MURIA r States- Baatar ... 219,654 124.99a +94,661 109,5y 62,660 +46,85~ 110,142 62,333 -H7,8o9 PARDHAN Central Provinces anci 121,494 115,813 +5,681 60,061 56,500 +8.566 61,428 59,313 +2.115 Berar • Jubbulpore 2,331 1,700 +631 1,12~ 830 -- +293 1,208. .870 +338 Mandl a .. .. 12,827 12,398 +434 6,328'\ 6,394 ~~~ 6,499 5,999 +500 Hoshangabad 2,762 2,092 +670 1,357 1,022 +335 1,405 1,070 . +335 Betul .. 8,674 3,286 +388 1,846 I 1,635 +211 1,828 1,651 +177 Chhindwara .. 24,664 8,698 +15,966 12,069 . 4,270 +7,799 12,595 4,428 +8,167) Wardha .. '7,799 8,511 -712 3,867 3,899 -32 3,932 4,612 ~80 Nagpur 5,609 . 6,309 -700 2,776 8,053 -277 2,833 3,256 -423 Chanda .. .. 23,728 21,243 +2,488 11,811> 10,379 +1,43& 11,911 . 10,864 +1,047 Bhandara •• .. 2,444 2,874 ~30 1,201 1,420 -219 1,243 1,454 -211 Balaghat .. 5,761 4,264 +1,497' 2,864 . 1,98~ +882 2,897 2,282 +615 Bilaspur .. .. 2,378 2,653 -27!S 1,126 1,241 -121 1,252 1,406 -154 Yeotmal ... 25,131 22,405 +2,726 12,526· ll,03.l +1,492 12,605 11;371 +1,234 . I SA ORA I Central Provinces and 43,010 67,118 --24,106 21,140 32,948 -11,808 21,870 34,168 -12,298 Berar Saugor .. 11,712 21,867· -10,155 5,866 10,859 ~.9M 5,846 11,008 -5,162.. Raipur 22,039 28,'701 ~.662 10,768 14,047 -3,289 11,281 14,654 -3,373 Bilaspur •.. .. 9,197 9,535 -338 4,482 4,575 • -93 4,715 4,960 -245 States- Raigarh 3.0,03'7 8,098 .. .. +1,93!1 4,821l 3,886 ·+939 5,212 ~212 +1;000 \ . : I . PROVINCIAL TABLE I-AREA AND PpPULATION OF TEHSILS

1. In this table, area and population of tehsils of the Central Provint imd Bernr, of 2 cities and 28 large towns are shown. ': · . . I' ' 2. The figures of the cities and towns are shown above ~he jtehsil to w 'ch they belong and are not included in the: tehsil figures. · · · · . · · 3. Cantonments have been treated as separate towns, figures for Amraoti Camp n.nd Ellirhpur Camp have also been shown separately. ( : . \ 4. Figures for Zamindaris are given separately below the. figures of the tehsil . to which they belong. . 5. Statistics for States have not been shown here as in 1931 as they are a~ailable in Imperial Tab los landll. ·, 6. Column 4 represents the total number of villages (inh8bited and deserted): inhabited villages bcin~t gi.ven in Imperial Tables I and III. ' · , 7, Figures of population of the Partially Excluded Areas are given below :- . Partially Excluded Areas 'Population .-.J< l District · Tehill . PersoO. Males Femo.lee Mandlo. ,, .. All Tehsils .. .. 604,580 251,188 253,392 ~etul .. Bhainsdehi ...... 104,435 52,144 152,291 Chhindw~rl} *Chhlndwo.ra •• 65,414 . 28,363 27,01.il " * .. 38,409 . 19,082 . '19,327 88,893 34,717 34,176 Chanda ;; • • *Gadchirqli ...... •Sironcha .. •• 48,138 22,135 . 24,,003 112,607 56,205 156,402 Balaghat • • . .. .' .. Drug •Sanjari ' . 82,202 4{),651 41,1i51 :J3ilasplll" •• : ,. .•Bilaspur 131,699 : . 65,764 65,935 *Katghora 248,204 124,010 124,194 Anu"aoti Melghat .. 48,929 24,946 22,983 I ' N~,...,..Whqle ~bs\11. which ¥.<>not PI!Ria11J' E;olwled Afeu l!l8 mi!rked bJ an aateriU: I

( 45 ) PROVI~CIAL TABLE I-ARiiA .A:.W POPULATION OF TE:HSILS 1 Area I ~ Population Percen~ge varir Tehail in Number o! O•cupled ' - ' atiOn Densl!J ""ual'8 houoea · ; 1 1941 1931 ~.. Towna Villn""" p.,.Ollll 1931 to 1921 to (sq. DW.) o-1 PC111lns Males . Females 1941 1931 1941 a· j 8 o 1 a s 10 11 u l II 1 Central Provinces and Berar 98,408 U9 43,13* 3,474,86'1~.~3,584 8,430,282 8,383,302 1_5,323,058 +9·78+11·46170·86 ' I ' I I Central Provinces .. 80,641 (76 36,323 2,710,6 i3$08;T18 6,593,376 6,615,342 11,881,220+11·2+11·34163·79 I I I .Jubbulpore Division 25,638 12,066 789,~;, 8,~91,112 1,876,995 1,814,117 3,344,776 +10·36 +7•27.143'91 J Saugor District 8,rt1 8,600 PJYT,91( ' 939,068 474,394 484,67,991) 216,160 107,328 108,832 190,109·+13·69 +11·67 125•31 Dindori Tebsil 1,944 718 31,9411 152,004 75,657 76,31,7 139,798 +8·73 +16·72 78·19 Niwu.s TehsU 1,388 . 630' ·!2,146 136,416 68,203 ' 08,213 115,859 +17•74 +20•14 98·28 .J llushaugabad District .. 5,671 i!l 2,761 \' 181,512 lr.l3,58ij 417,994 405,591 808,111 +1·91 +9•18 145·22 I Hoahangnh;m Tehoil 776 2 340 . \ 32,0'78 147,704 •• 73,977 78.727 141,558 +4·34 +10·57 190·34 Econi· Mnlwa Tobail 521 1 209 .. 14,275 63,818 32,502 31,316 55,809 -2· 29 +4· 63 122·49 Harda Tehail 1,121 3 486 29,~88 1~6.288 . 69,348 66,940 -141,674 -3'80 +9·60 120·92 Pnr.hma.rhi Cttntt 1,615 6,194 3,760 2,434 ' 4,699 +31•8 +14·22} 2 232' Pachmarhi 'l'ehsil .. '3 g 180 .. 602 277 .. ' 225 .. 1,437 -85·08+216·52 , I. Sohn~ur Tehsil 1,260 l! 447 28,143 \ 134,088 68,268 65,820 131,958 +1·61 +9•57 105•91 Narsinghpur TchsU 1,069 2 805 37,517 162,843 ' '82,016 80,327 157,012 +3·39' +3·22 151·85 Gadarwlll'a TehsU •• 009 1 474 37,916 172,618 ' '87,846 84:,802 ·164,469 +4·97 +0·87 189•9J '' ~ lilmar District 4,227 2 1,218 106,189 513,276 263,869 249,407 1 466,931 +9·92 +17•75 121•4Z

Khandwa Town 8,133 88,493 1 20,56~ 17,925 ' ' 84,622 +11·17 +29·10'\.133·75- Kha.ndwa Tchsfl 1,s7i 1 678 45,632 211,762 . 108,428 103,334' 199,842 +6·~ +11•79} Burbnnpur Town .. 9,311-~ \ 58,987 27,956 26,031; .. 44,066 +22·60 +22•59 144·36 Burhanpur Teh!il 1,138 1 281 22,59il :116,297 . ·66,076 54,221 101,1'76 +9·01 +14·56 . Harsud Tehsil 1,218 350. 20,744 · 9a,731 .50,841 47,896 . 87,726 +12·55 +30·55 81·0& ll'agpur Division 27.284 84 11,225 I 810,816 3,924,985 1;976,649 1;948,3311 '3,589,261f +9·35+14·49 143•85 \ : 1 j llotul District 8,910 8 1,380 86,092- 438,843 218)l0l 219,541 406,252 +.7·89 +11·69 112·1 , ' . Bctul Tehsil 1,598 2 542 31,276 150,411 75,615 74,796. 142,106 +5·84 + 10·12 94·12' Multai Tohsil 972 1 435 35,444 183,496 91,04:! 92,45,. 170,592 +7·56 +12·26 188•7'1' Bbainsdohi Tehsil .• 1,340 403 19,372 104,435 52,144 52,2911 93!554 +11·63 +13·09 77· 93'

~Ohhlndwara Dlstrlelt 7,794 4 8,664 219,070 1,0:N,~ 514,24Z 619,79$ 987,004 +6·93 +16·56 132·6'7' Chhindwa.ra Town .. 4,383 21,916 11,351 10,565 Cbhindwara Tehsil 17,080 +28·31 +27•62} Khalsa .. 1,174 1 638 218,970 uo.:no 108,660 Chhindwara Tehsil ~J~ +6·81 +18-43 ·1~9·~'7' Zamindarl 607 l!91 65,414 28,363 27,061 45,983 +20·64 +19•65 Amarwara Tehsll j: Kha!Jia. 693 326 21547 t02,84!t 60,554 62,296 Amarwara Tehail 102,148 +O· 69 + 12•69} Zamind&ri 790 260 7,743 9~·25' 88,409 I9.082 81,558 +21·7 +17·~3 S.usarTohsil 1,1U 2 498 34,514 173,.149 86,137 SeoniTown 171,562 +0·93 +15·.57 155·43' 4,484 20,570 10,371 . 16,081 +27·91 +25·90} Seoni Tohsil • , 1,756 1 809 \f2,658 2.16,512 120,623 235,223 +4·79 +10·68 152•09' l.akhmMlon Teheil .• 1,460 - \34,432 156,261 77,oi61. 142,426 +9-7 +16·112 107-()lf. : 47 'PROV1NCUL TABLE I-AREA AND POPULATION OF TEliSILS-cotllJ ·

AIM • \ ' l'opulation ]'.,.,..,lA II" nrl• 'I.-boil .aq!re Number of Oll':.!'!" ' s : •U~l - --W3i""' •tlun miles l'owna Villngco p \ • p,_,. JU31 to 1\>~110 Donoii·J •..,_ ». alco }'nwoo lll"l IU31 (•q. m•l•) ·1 a , , IOU v Jl u...... l,agpur Division-conld ' Wllfllha Dlstrlat / • • 2,484 7 1,862 107,733 619,880 !!62,811 :66,713 W ardha Town •• 6,269 2'3,358 lt,UR.~ JS.374 ·wardha Tehsi •• 816 475 39,256 18~,197 9:1,llfli ~~~.tl..16 RingBDghat Towu •• .. 5,759 23,040 l4.21Jti IS, 7~~ Ringanghat Tehsil • , 729 1 407 23,92~ U3,210 6A,fl.'~2 M,:,78 ArviTohail 890 - 2 480 32,5~7 163,6.!4o '83,1.W • '80.J~I J 5agpur District ·:v 8,834 ts 1,891 224,477. 1,0$,9311 !2,132 i\7,957 NagpurCity ...... 64,306 301,9.;7 53,35:1 UJ.UtiG Kamptee Towu .. 4,532 22,249 11,218 ll,o:ll Kamptee Ca.ntt. 640 4,681 3,212 1,1~9 . Nagpur Tehail 8ll 3 407 31,201 140,095 ~0.6tJ:! 69,1113 Ramtek Tehail 807 '1 406 30,012 141,207 li,S.iY 70,318 Umrer Tehail 969 1 517 83,061 159,6!7 7D,67i Katol Tehail .. 614 3 336 31,463 155,231 76,h7~ Saon"!' Tohail 543 5 223 28,662 135,0.>3 66,"ij5 V Chanda District 9,812 7 2,971 ~78,444 873,284 43S,HG7 &34.~.27 Chanda Town : 7,778 85,780 18.291 11,ug Chanda Tehsil 1,174 ll 409 37,~52 181,707 91.656 00.1-11 Warora Tehail , , 1,282 :1 595 38,377 l98.57i 97,6'/3 9'.1~16 Brahmapuri Tehail •• 897 ll 377 .35,087 ·178,081 S/:1,928 tiU,l U9 Sironcha Tehail Khal- sa •• 489 23 6,617 85,769 18,833 16,931 32,228 +10·09 +27·N} \Sironcha Tohail ZamiJl..> 20·51 ' dari . • • • 2,600 36 9,159 46,188 22,135 24,003 40.%0 +1'·08 +12·80 Garcbiroli Tehsil Khal- sa .. .. 1,467 l 40 27,167 183,341 66,716 116,264 +14·6M t2ll·23} Garchiroli Tohail Za­ . 70··10 ·~indari 1,413 .. 63 11,907 68,888 54,717 :14.176 &8,826 +27•90 +0·01 • . I Uhhattisgarh Division 27,719 15 13,03~·'1,110,589 6.592,621 2,739,7.!2 2,852,s::9 6,131,843 +9•111 +10•77 201·78 J llhandara DIStrict •• 3,623 4 ,5 '185,086 963,235 4711,216 484,('()9 824,498 +16·83 +11·87 21!.~·HII Bhanda4 Tehail 1167 3 519 58,061 808,656 153,859 1M.7n7 25~.315 +22·33 +16·31 31D·I8 Gondi&~wn ...... 4,267 20,320 tn,7r.4 9,.'j!\t} 14,907 +3l•H6 t4

Berar Division •• 17,767 43 6,s10 764,~21) l6o4,sfJfJ 1,sa6,90fJ 1,767,96() a,441,8a8 +4·74 +11·92202·8!1 It J AmraoU Dlstrlol 4,891 16 1,847 2t6,77t 988,524 507,920 480,.604 941,604 +4·98 +13·74 210''n

Amrnoti Town 12.487 61,971 33,.011> 28,956 46,832 +32·33 +15·081 Amraoti Camp 2.345 12,838 6,62:J 5,815 10,268 +20·16+116·09 }-333·37' ., Amraoti Tnluq .. 833 3 385 '44,922 208,392 104,150 ' 99,242 159,920 +27·00 +20·20) .,.' Chandur Ta.luq 694 1 286 38,561 173,266 88,267 I 84,998 209,558 -17·32 +8·32 249·60. )lol'lli Taluq 623 2 296 36,793 171,887 87,920 I 83,917 167.238 +2·74 +16·12 275·8~ I

Ellichpur Town I 6,066 81,475 16,159 15,316 28,592 +W·08 +19·64} . Ellichpur Oamp •;j'.. 2,144 11,166 5,793 5,363 9;799 +13·86 +26·65 351·7! J Ellichpur Taluq · 400 319 28,532 129,739 66,855 62,884 123,012 +5·46- +11·46 -IDaryapor Taluq 505. 2ill 30,387 146,422 75,292 74130 188,638 +5·68 +13·08 289·94. JMolghat Taluq 1,546 ~ l 301 8,637 46,929 23,946 47,847 -1·.91 +16·91 30·35; ·: I 2\983 I I J Akola Dlstrlol tO t,6S5 195,842 907,742' 463,948 «:/.m 876,362 +3·58 +10·26 221·88.

AkolaTown' .. 13,296 . 62,664 33,399 29,,185 47,632 +31·84 +25·80}265·10 ' Akola Taluq •• 739- 322 30;076 . 133,361 68,068' 6S,283 186,793 -2·52 +8·70 . '. Dnlapur Taluq, 530 177 24,610 116,887 58,738 67,149 112,492 +3·02 +5·39 218·65 . Akot To.wn ~"- 4,&29 22,485 11,648 10,817 1s,m +20·17 +10·69}286.04, • AkotTaloq 1150 2 29,827 1M,Il55 68,961 65,8K 134,814 +00·03 +9·54 .

Murtizapor Taloq 610 2 317 29,979- ·136,360 70.~ 66,698 133,28& +2·33 +9·77 223·52 Basim Tu.luq 1,046 1 338 40,437 100,062 100,1»4 98.008 194,084 +2·65 +13·60 190·30. l!angrulpir Taluq 616 1 241 22,489:. ' 108,208 52,;J78 50.1'3(), 98,618 +4·65 '+5·60 1,67:54,

J Buldana Dlstriel 8,768 9 1,367 170,862 820,868 416,314 'Zjljl,6l!4 +7·08 +11:96 217·96<

Cbikhli Taluq 924 3 2'.18 38,118 192,2811'1' 97,656 94-,627 168,754 +13·94 +7'·35 208·09, )lehkBr Tuluq 1,007 1 347 36,795 183,0611" 92,037 91,0~ 167,319 +9·40 +12·60 181·78. ~a.lkapur Taluq 651 ll 275 38,555 191,668 97,492 94,076 177,198 +8·06 +12·64 294·26, L Khamgnon Town 6,685 26,402 13,J70 12,632\ 23,462 +12·53 +17·53}.220'84 Khamgaou Taluq 710 II 2'.15 29,639 180,398 66,131! 64,262 180,9611> -o-44. +4·39 '' Jl\lgaou Taluq 4l4 1 222 22,001 w,u;a 49,226 4,7~7 98,862 -1·74 +3·87 204·9~ '

Yeolmal Dlstrlol 5,218 8 1,911 J 187,2211 887,788 448,724 439,014 857,288 +3·5'; +1~·46 170·1

Yeotmal Town .. , 5,707 26,566 14,006' 12,549 20,987 +26·66 +lll·68} • Yeotmal Tc\luq 908 1 883 29,648 183,827 67,564 66,323 176 63 Darwha .. l,Oi8 148,241 -6·67 +10·74 2 393 43,294 200,277 101,817 98,460 201,962 -1l0·84 +17·16 185·78, Kelapur Tnluq 1,086 2 398 36,430 171,345 85,630 85,715 Wun Taluq 862 I 391 167,162 +2·50 +12·41 167·77 30,608 149,682 75,497 74,135 135,291 +10·60 +13·44 173·58, Pasad Talu'l 1,286, ll 346 41,636 206,102 ., 104,270 101,832 188,665_ +9:_24 +.16·~ 16\)·~

• '\'he iehail population haa not been od~~t~!Or ~>:A!"'rer of _,. l ~ JIROVINCIAL TABLE ll~POPULATION' OF DISTRICTS AND TEHSILS BY COMMUNITIES AND LITERACY

1. In this table, the population of the tehsils of C. F. and Berar and States, of the two citica and twenty-five. large towns is shown by communities.. . . 2. Parsees, Jews and Buddhists have been grouped together under the head" Others", 3. Hin:dns have been shown in two classes-scheduled castes and other Hindus.

4. Figures for cities and towns are shown separately above the tehsil to which they belong und nrr! ~lso included in the tehsil figures.. Cantonments are included in towns......

-5. J!'igw:es of English literacy have '?een given ·where available.

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PROVINCIAL TABLE IT-POPULATION OF DISTRICTS ddua , 1 'Dirirl<>* and TeW.O Scheduled castes Others Jaina Sikhs r----'- Maleo Females Mal.,. Femalea 'Malea Females M&lea Females 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 9 CENTRAL PROVINCES and BERAR (including States) 1,619,420 li9,033 5,359,779 5,307,345 44,928 41,323 9,717 5,566 Central Pr&Vinces If Berar 1,510,424 1540,989~· 4,977,UJ 4,902,840 44,039 40,557 9,565 5,431 Central Provinces 1,164,922 ' ,194,914 3,812.826 3,794,442 32.616 29,933 8,380 4,386 J lfhb ulport Divi8io10 .. 269,458. 1,0.58,909 1,01>,311 · 22,554 27,160 6,648 3,26~ Sau,or Dlstrlot 117,178 278,081 270,641 14,194 13,19:r 218 109 Baugar town aftl:l canl~ 16,632 17.622 1.5,734 1~425 1,245 131 61 Sa.ugor tehsil 28,204 ao,a::m 65,3:52 3,439 3,070 I3S 63 Rchoti tchail I5,5H8 45,776 4~.537 2,406 2,23I 11 5 ]{hura.i tohill 19,!144 4li,7J7 43,244 2,192 2,067 20 11 ll•nda tchsil .. 10;748 20,014 2·1,569 1,849 1,683 22 15 Damoh town 2,252 8,109 7,562 612 589 12 7. Damoh t.heil . 26,277 62,5155 59,513 3,342 3,170 I7 9 Hatta tehsil 16,412 36,679 35,39d 966 9.74 6 a Jubbulpore District M,-!92 53,868. ·281,201 264,945 4,312 8,911 8,218 657 Jubbulpore town and tanU 7,6!3 6,913 6;',729 44,159 1,637 1,451 3,173 645 Jubbulpore tchsil 17,036 I5,625 113,205 98,232 ;1,037 1,828 3,204 647 Sibom tohsil 10,802 11,138 74.302 74,6:12 553 512 3 2 M·urwara tow11 1,276 1.276 9,108 8,445 347 306. Murwara teht~il 11,946 I2,324 67,34') 66,743 675• ·516 11 8, PatlllUl tehail 14,648 I4,781 26,354 25,32S "1,147 1,056 Mandla l>lstrlot 9,7SS 9567 86,488 85,856 858 842. 68 57 Mandl.. tchsil 4,626 4,588 43,614. 43,687 270 267 63. M Diadori teMil .. 3,087 3,041 24,073 . 23,829 . 6'1' ® ·II, 3. Niwas tebsil 2P053 1,938 18,781 18,34J 3I 26 Hosb>ngabad District 60,548. 60,05olt 272,717 •' 263,190 2,469 2,231. 869 121 Hosbangabad tchsil 10,751 10,302 47,599 48,711 346 302 32 I8, Seoni-l!alwa tchsil 5,434 5,435 21,417 20,510· • 70- 84 62 II Harda tch•il I4,666 14,625 40,002 38,37<1 282 263 46 21 PachmarAi town and canU 873 830 1,713 935 1'3 7 190, 34 Pachmarhi tahsil '. 873 830 1,713 ·g~q. 1_3 7 190 34. Sobegpur tahsil 5,399 6,274 4!1,6I2 46,022 201 181 27 I8. Nal'!linghpur teheil I2,4-l6 12,475 . 62,060. 5(>,5.>0 1,005. 891 32 19. Gadarwaro tebsil 11,079 11,113 6J.,OI4 5S,058• .. 653 503 ll!mar Dlstrlcf 29,16$ 2B.i96• 140,46:1~ ; 130,673i ·. 1,221 981 . li,760. 2,824. KhandW

Jndian ChristianB Otherw N•tmber o!Uteratol

Males Females Malea Femalea . Males Femalea Males \ Femaloo :Maleo )'emalco M•loo )'omniOl 10 11 12 lL · 14 16. 1ft 17 IS. 19 21) #l

417,612 380,160 26,068 26,065 1,832,050 1,876,842 7,220 _p,818 1,651,686 404,418 135,462 20,271 410,531 373,166 24,158 24,104 1,446,802.1,490,562 7,025· :5653. 1;581,720 390,859 129,738 19,UO 236,682 211,846 20,991 21,144 1,310,418 1,353,541: 6.544 \,136 973,868 187.190 98.668 14.980 114,913 98,529 7,582 7,042 391,654 397,701 .· 3,201 1!,148 . 845,883 86,062 ~s.n.so 6634 . 22,8M 20,660 1,145. 983 40,478 41,829 863 284 73,812 18,798 ~.968 744 , 1 "'f;IOO . 6,396 364 333. II 192 us 1.l,03R .:1,366 9,655 -- 8,762 5!14 506 3,654 .· 3,654 195 ,148. 21,1139 7,179 2,672 2,488 2,355 . 10 It 10,972 10,923 2 1 10,256 2,708 2:!7 3,256 . 2,920 263 282 435. 475 149 124 6,5114 I,IMlS 87ft 810 708 18_ 17 ·4,842. 4,925 1 1 6,561 2,0:!2 ~9 2,558 2,463 267 168 6,091 2,022 .. 4,467 4)271 277 162 15,331 16,433 15 10 20,0~ 3,5tl9 8,131 144 1,708 1,644 13 5 5,244 5,228 1 8,521 2,16:! 273 4 38,447 28,711 3,226 2,763. s2,22·r 81,731 2,427 1,487 78,595 15,038 18,1143 8,879 . 2'1.559 18,62Q 2,789 2,149 a· 8- 2,385 1,437 22,408 S,MS • ~9,374 20,126 2,880 2,216 17,577:. 2,388 1,423 3l,ll2 9,:llo I O,OPI 3,1:1.1 3,328 3,096 17 21 ~~g: 24,821 1 1 19,311{) ·2.4113 2H8 17 1,684 1,59Q 134 408...... '' . 23 33 4,862 ],6-18 4,063 3,919 31Q 518 30,633 32,007 38 43 19.814 2,491 ],2H' 61111 1692 1,568 10 8 9,750 10,326. s,ano 774 DU 7 $,627 8,439 489 -s77 150,401 158,698 61 116 28,174 8,051 1,855 ; GO ~,250 2,173 312 - 281 56,136 57,736 67 56 14,680 l,\1.~7 1!02 38 719 675 Ill 83 47,601 48,656 4 • 5,049 724 217 8 . 658 591 Ul 13 46,664 47,306 6/i05 370 140 4 18,984 16,8~ 943 928 1!1,685 61,986 254 247 ~12,959 42,268 7,898 680 3,954 3,419 476 412 16,431 , 10,487 8P 90 19,034 8,213 2,1~9 211-& 1,023 1,04& 133 119 4,362: 4,111 J . 1 82,f,02 31.:1111 4118 J~ 1,8ti0 J ~I) ~.915 3,469 59 50 10,432 IO,III 46 27 13,1129 2,1:12 938 670 86 62 119. 119 lo.5 112 2.1131 J./0 HO 31 938 570 8fl -52 119 119 106 112 2,031 349 740 at 2,750 2.566 9Q 21a 11,141 11,537 9 9 10,878 1,038 RH3 94 1,212 --· UJ 4,095 3,785 8~ 711 12,291 l2,602 2 17.~82 2,2!10 ·1,030- 85 2,309 2,030 1~ 9 • 12,909 13,089 ' J0;703 4_1!1 31,471 28,835 1,824j 1,991 56,86& 55,70() toa 94 5U43 8,907 4,687 431 654 3Q 24 67 62 4.-124 1,118 .. 6,131 6,369 44lt 413 12,115 IO,Sll 1,602 1,781 . 20Jil4 .20.487 63 69 .28,105 3,1:!l ~.9~8 1 1 10,171 2,7J6 iJ,928 10,976 4Q 4'1 64 86 -:16,538 \ 16,003 34 ~5 JO.O!i2 3,4-18 1.1l 109 107 76 47 5,815 ],.529 .. .. 2,310 2,090 814 77 )8,3(12 2.Hfl/i 2,1t73 :u~ 6,949· 6,063 673 527 60,997 82,JIO 92 H1 3 3 4,MID 4Ml 3111 1,954 1,8!14 7ll 11(\ 27,274 2~.408 473 IU 24,388 }<;,450 1 12,131 1,163 2,912 2,737· 1Q 5 I,:J$7 },3112 2,41.5 2,322 180 16(} 61 59 17 '8 10,033 !,181 104 . 20a 41,136 4.~,624 32 19 ,,006 6,944 ISS 8,270 .. 1.202 !56 3,050 3,058 53. 8? 40,204 42,131 1 . 52,299 11,962 668 10,817 9,891 188 15'11 ~ •.499 26,349 22 28 1 14 14 IH s.. v.z 2,728 1,526 1,281J. 118 89 20,31111 0,4!14 4,181 ft37 4,382 3,988 137 112 10,030 10,270 i7 20 2i· 11,'!.)9 1,022 },788 1,686 43 39 22 )0,7!18 2,UI!9 1,2117 63 2,699 2,530 49 43 5,q25 6,107 1,0:18 88 9,972 5 ~ 12,106 3,409 3,736 3,379 ~ 2 9,641 2,170 121,040 28,920 J17,238 4,789 85,781 80,764 2,744 2,661 83,176 ;13,285 2,5Q5 38,H01 Ja,z~.s 2,180 99 87 2,107 2,003. 4,6.•4" 2M92 18,354 .2,224 2,150 11,128 60,409 2/,21'/l 23,!191 2t,334 23,853 2,494 2,450 ~0;658 10,209 1,2.10 6 ~~ 126 1,125 #,823 3,979 194 204 2 700 ~!!8 37 9,617 9,618 1 14,080 1,167 1,133 42 30 ]3,10.'i 1,3!11 943 87 146 3,489 3,736 ' 1,425 1,365 163 16,161 1,612 91!8 12 2,093 1,914 42 31 2,631 2,606 I, 769 678 Ill# 6,781 6,826 Ill 41 17,2H5 2,762 2,499 3 ~ 447 48 ~.944 6,094 4,142 7,738 . 7,674 765 795. 116.355 86,255 46 20 16 6,711 z,Tzq . 1,303 263 1167 ·so 97 2,3~· 1,-358 14,153 ao 38 17,:w9 a,!!:J~ 2,406 2,373 55~ I 553 Jt,404 1,011 7H~ 9,561 9,252 I I 12.~9 ~.182 2,132 36 I 33 13,074 7HI ~10 9,041 9,734 5 4 1,2~9 1,204 11 1,P32 Gi1 !.!7.5 190 20,540 20,578 a 4 6il 670 -~!; ( 10,180 481 438 1,208 1,2_05 lS . 1\ ~,!!,\!!)9 ~.~ .. .. 11!5(\\:enses ~~ PlWVrNCIAL TABLE II-POl'tJUTION OF DISTli.ICfS.

Hindus District Tchsll atJa Scheduled castes Others -Jain& Sikhs l!olcs Feinales .Males Females Malea Female& Males Females 6 7 8 (t 1 t a 4 .s 1,814,293 1,668,625 3,065 2,780 887 471 ~hattisgarh D!villion 575,282 807,471 " 1184,8211 427 3911 81 Bhandara District 127,947 131,m' 1184,652 63 " 61§ 42,240 43,64t 87,293 96,66(1 60' 211 Bhandar11cbsil , • 98 74 IIJ Goniia knrn. 1,894 1,990 7,231 6.2~1 28··~. .. 44,142 })g,567 119,815 8.53 31g !'{ li!J Oondia teh8i1 .. .. 42~2 14 1'1 2!1 Sakcli teboij .. 48,806 43,407 67,792 68,154 ft1 b 68'+ ~ llaiagbal District .. 88,168 89,oW'I' 1100,055 208,198 a& Bolaghat tobofi .. .. 12,616 13,087 78,489 79,521! f69 ~~ all. 2:1' 3,807 3,861 19,616 19,500 7 3 6 5 Daihar tobsil .. 346 WaraBConi tobsff !1,843 22,469 101,960 104,116· 349' 13 10 l!a!pur Dislrlcl .. •, 149,018 . 159,125 488,906 468,003 968 883- 348 235 Raipur toum .. 3,768 4,089 22,681 .1],241} 384 271 135 .65 .Raipur tebBU •• .. 40,D73 44,633 108,521 115,19& 479 443 182 97 1tlahasamnnd &eludl • 40,872 43,121 142,487 148,650 109 DS ll6 95 'Dbumtari tehoil •• 15,413, 16,419 72,416 ?7,929 ' .291 282 23 19 Baloda Bazar tehaD 61,755 54,960 ll5,48i 121,228 811 70 27 24 liUaspur Dlstrlol 184,198 194,101 422,8+1 482,131 264 aas 186 125 Bila8pur town 2,428 2,56/l 13,3U 12,111 8 3 71 45' Bil.,.pur !<>bail .. .. 53,994 57,01)6 132,176 131,600 78 60 166 111 Mungoli t.ehsij .. 32,407 35,682 64,418 69,169 80 so 13 6 Jnnjgir U'hsil •• 75,949 79,145 170,39'7' 176,772 ' 96. 98 7 & Katghora teholl 21,848 22,208 55,g50 60,181 " 285,05& 191 622' :U t{J brllg District " " 75,958 83,341 267,839 Dru~ tehsil 31,059 33,833 107,340 114,365 406 a:t:r II 1t1 Sanjo.ri teMil •• .. 14,133 15,37E! 63,01:. 63,031 292 233 3 Bemetara. 'Cehail •• 30,7ij6 34,132 97,487 104,662' 93 66 3 :llerar Division .. 845,502 346,075 1,164,91.'1 1.108,398 11.423 llt,624 1,185 1,04ff Amraotl District 98,302 98,215 821,686 299,077 Z,687 2,635 . 110 71 .A.mraoli lotcn .. 2,860 22,091 18,950 658 497 24 14 Atnraoti Catnp 638 2,~~~' 4,2111 8,641 18 11 1!6 2Z · Amra11!·i tnluq .. 31,169 31,195 89,872 81,860 1,083 993 77 61 C'handnr tnluq 18,317 18,277 60,1H3 88,1)53 3117 3!JIJ l6 2 Mol'Hi tn.Iuq ,, 14,481 14,73::1 62,5711 58,707 . , 546 620 Ellichpur lou.'1l ,. .. 1,589 1,620 9,1!90 8,69/J 125 106 ... Ellichpur ramp 8,711. 1 ., 511 503 3,31}9 811 7Z 1 Ellicl.pur tnluq 15,687 15,3RZ 66,293 &8,70? 398 373 12' ll' Do.ryapur taluq ~. 17,661 17,723 46,802' 43,424 264 ' 2/io- Mcigloat tlliuq 997 906 5,227 4,918 & 6 Akola District " 99,054 99,860 291,485 2'74,984 8,969 8,616· 643 498 A kola t01JJ11 4,198 4,148 20,4011 11,368' 667 44g 77 611 Akolofaluq 21,068 22,043 61,546 ' 66,176 769 642 478 468 Balapur .!flnq ,, 12.092 13,02& 34,625 83,278 409 404 4 ll' .Akot lou - , . 1,163 1,123 7,16/J 6,6811 65 61 J2 II Atot taluq 13,498 13,421 53,594 6C,438 229 206 '15 f Murti?:apur taluq 16,846 16,608 41,748 38,273 1,281 t}58 32 25 Bnsim taluq •• 23,226 24,074 '86,5711 65,018 1,114 1,052 s 1 Mangrulpit taluq ,, 10,624 10,68& 33,39:J . 31,803 167 154 6 . z ~uldana Dislrlcl ., .. 78,434 78,575 283,45-1 2:74,518 2,878 2,611 318 292 l'bikhJi talU'I, l&,M1 18,943 84,16& 62,514· 663 605 159 156 Mehknr tlliuq ,, 19,681 ro,14& 62,418 61,51& Mallmpur taluq 't9l 715 lOS 100 16,182 16,21:J 67,050 64,350 726 665 14 IS K hamgaon. town ,, 1,094 1,083 9,250 8,453 Kbamga.on taJuq ,, 311 24lf 25 IU 16,39!1 15,598 54,45:t 61,913 653 6M 21 24 Jalgaon talttq . ,, .. 7,638 1,67fJ 35,365 34,216 4<1 .38 1!r 1 t eolmal Distrlol ' 69,662 69,42& l!68,295 259,819 1,894 1,796 214 184- Y eotmal iotcn 1,701! 1,65/} 10,089 S,IJ!Jd Y ecttnal taluq 12,42!1 !US eu 22 111 12,219 46,159 44,185 628 488- 31 11 Darwba. taluq , 17,0!1$ 17,009 l(elapur taluq 63,1411 Wl,50IJ 398 371 16 a 9,968 9,94& 46,781 46,197 Wuu taluq 11,726 l7tl 17& ll2 12~ 11,494 48,6()4 47,559 182' 188 2 l'uood taluq 18,446 .. 18,758 63,602 61,3611 lflO tJ74 41 5(1 Sf.«<.eg 105,9fJfJ 108,044 382:030 1.04,505 89Z 760 1/)g 135 Makrai , . 1,245 1.236 Bastar . ' ,, 8,949 3,886 24 25 23,155 22,959 51,905 51.941 B:anker 2,467 2,514 711 62' !Ia 47 Nandgaon , . , 22,788 23.321) 40 ' 38 . 9.139 9.781 67,980 72.417 B:hairagarh , . 8,965 426 :t:Jg 8 .. 4.141 64,958 75.138 137 125 4 4 Chhuikhadan 1,726' 1,807 11.874 1~13 70 B:aw8rdha , 2,620 2.893 58 Sakti 27,594 29,355 81 82 13 llf 7,067 7,351 12,673 Raigarh 13,070 2 ~ 86,446 36,942 68,267 69,731) Sarangarh ., , . 18,166 18,414 44 87 78 64 60,248 &3,126 ... , 2 2 53 .U."D TEHSILS BY COMMUNITIES AND LITER.A.CY--()()Iillt

NumMr Indian-Christians Tribes _ Muslims Othero of litcrn\oa Lilc:orntrol in F.11~lLtb r- .- ~ --. Males Females Males Femalee .Malea FemJ.l~ .M&les :Fomf\i~s M•los Fum!\),,. ..\11\lt ... l;ot•m11ka 10 11 12 13 14 15 - 16 n 18 I~ 20 21 41,287 40.298 8,404 9,111 496,121 523,544 598 om 307,309 45,038 17,150 2.712 128 8,258 8,502 234 810 56,586 58,587 88 57,001 9,521 2,495 299 3,818 3,562 167 240 10,239 10,593 17 14.5•ln 3.11~1) I ,6311 1-1.'1 1.421 1,148 41 50 r•f 28 17 9 12~ /il,!Jll U/9 3,857 3,462 56 63 23,351 24.171 19 19,:W.t b,i!J) 7:?.; 1:!IJ 1,578 1,478 11 7 ~.!.lUG 23,823 23,:!U7. U.ll I•o :.!~ 6,230 6,240 478 489 68,221 70,472 23 t~ 57,115 7619 B,Ollll 808 2,480 2,599 89 84 14,932 1G,H70 11 14,300 3,(180 1,391 144 508 478 292 317 3!,967 3::!,2-l3 2 •5 IU.IlQ4 3,CI:.!S :JlH ~IU 3,242 3,163 97 88 . 21,3.22 22.559 10 7 23,011 l,lH.J 378 1:!3 11,492 11,185 4,110 4,053 132,360 140,900 85 63 63,737 12,051 5,66S 518 6,018 4,109 549 561 4 4 4-1 31 1S,3S6 6,071 .. 6,294 5,846 868 875 6,597 6,853 47 34 17,6!7 6,fi"'t 4.211:! 40.1 2,111 2,173 1,511 1,420 63,127 67,5>1 6 '4 6.6~1 1,5:!.'S ·Ill~ :1~ 1,606 1,563 799 68.~ 39,ll9. 41,2:.?5 19 12 21.3~1 2,7:!. Gtl:! :1.1 1,481 1,453 932 1,075 23,517 2S,2,19 13 13 IM,242 2,218 370 3~ 10,391 10,304 2,534 8,018 140,161 147,519 440 469 76,819 10,943 5,775 1,505 2,1;]7 '2,341 666 110 .. 37S 397 10,8-53 a.nl .. 5,835 5,614 1,250 1,517 53,299 56,447 415 446 20,224 ft,l)llt'l 4,0·19 1,3~1) 1,2;;0 1,308 666 667 2•),366 22,019 14,1146 l.:N5 31\S ·lit 2,332 2,385 514 720 20,224 21,956 21 -13 37,0til 3,44-1 212 \1~ 974 997 104 1_14 46,2i2 46,597 4 13 4,4SS 23Y 2-lU au 3,92~ 4,117 1,048 1,241 98,793 106,086 12 20 53,637 4,899 1,198 89 1,499 1,501 78 69 .14,166 15,799 8 12 24,726 2,7R2 Rl2 37 1,135 1,273 397 510 71,880 76,183 1 3 16,031 1.oo.~ 198 :.!~ 1,287 1,343 573 662 12,747 14,084 a 6 12,850 1,022 IHH 27 173,849 '181,320 3.185 2,962 136,384 137,021 481 517 807,852 203,869 34.070 4,16D Q1,486 47,379 1,661 1,5il3 81,725 ·- 81,435 233 839 231,6711. 147,453 U,218 1,671 7,400 6,66{4 58 64 23 16 14,293 6,126 1,406 1,1q9 122 222 .. .. 101 208 2,XY4' 1,210 .. 18,851 17,106 tl8 407 2,098 2,102 2:!0 2U9 143,6~8 U4.013 6,~77 1,22/l 4,761 4,315 19 17 3,836 3,928 9 7 18,014 2.:!14 RR~ 1:!~ 6,553 6.01!0 24 16 3,738 3,851 24,328 3,057 0211 121 5,143 4,991 a ~ .. . 5.912 1,J.12 1,361 1,30:1 109 !07 ll 2 11 "1 2.328 769 l2,Q56 430 3,134 3,186 11 9 25,5M6 4,5111 I,!IH3 JZ.5 l2f760 51!1 ll(l 7,905 58.7 440 2,0fJ,2 2,0:lU 11 14 la,:J20 . 2,411 779 ~.253 12 656 559 191 193 16,85( 1V,39:l 1~ 9 • 1,742 172 69 13,944 1,655 !>2,8SQ ~.99.'{ 65.~ 534 15,242 15,214 U5 91 182,831 21,4-10 41 J6,.J51 6,344 7,972 6,969 13/t 145 • .u l,OUI l2,691 11,367 a61 264 3,574 3,4:15 80 63 34,305 '1,0:!4. 7,~H4 778 M 8,453 8,129 3 6 2,252 2,30~ 17,1140 2.6~H & I 4,196 1,316 8,241 3,031 4 12 -· 2,109 270 9,743 9,149 40 50 3,462 3,426 ~ 16 26,!140 4,617 1,41\0 141 9,757 8,68Q li2 851 828 7 4 20,601 2,0:!7 130 1,427 83 8,101 7,772 106 95 9,70 936 71,74fi 2.~73 1,271 6!16 15 4.144 3,891 11 1 <1,133. 4,287 3 8 11,610 21,508 2,964 896 110,677 87,952 470 59.2 9,96? 9,882 74 80 114,156 3,4R8 9.14 112 10,685 )0,041 28Q 2,103 2,076 6 3 23,607 289' 2,151 fitltj H1 6,357 5,876 71 65. 2.566 2,57Q 46 29 18,2!16 33,1H4 3,71!0 3i6 112 10,433 9.852 :e 26 3,049 2,94Q 6 6 8,014 2,6Z7 59 18.8 11 19 11,7fi2 9,2-1~ 19 22 26,732 10,6!!11 RilO 74 8,782 7,~ '!!I 204 503. 487 12,336 1,486 227 II 4,420 4,191 6 8 1,746 1,793 .. ?11 79,288 13,268 6,964 438 ll8,79'Z 26,992 883. 831 79,450 80,446 29 18 14 7,311 1,9R~ ~.14~ 1,630 117 149 .. ),943 J:lll 17,507 17,593 18 14 19,1RI 3,4114 4,633 4,19~ 199 167 2,217 _),3:!2 64 9,614 8,962 75 55 11,466 11,548 6 s - 18,547 10 12,45~ I, 7!13 ~(,1 u 3,241' 3;ooa 33 39 25,316. 26,136 3 2 l0,2H3 2,1J-10 1,147 117 2,304 ~,198 47 44 12,630 l2,65a 18,821 3,134 675 74 9,_002 8,544. 29 26 11,~31 12,511 .. 13,559 1,131 r.o.s1 6,994 1,912 1,961 385,248 386,28(} l95 165 69,966 5,724 1.581 148 98 2 438 415 1,640 1,498 1 2 7 10,612 1,131 1,225 351 1,022 1,010 1,350 239,189 239,781 9 1.331 4,524 482 334 39 - 376 384 18 15 48,159 49,343 2 11,727 11,025 1.111 97 1,443 1,394 240 298. 18,896 20,810 5 Lli2 7,904 930 626 123 1,278 1,330, 65 74 13,620 8,544 172 & 1,925 2.071 1,866 213 485 230 402 481 3 l 4,032 648 241 10 15 6,578 6,935. l 515 578 8 4,2!!5 314 478 lM 2 6,271 7,175 221 227 8 15,249. 2,931 529 21 1,2!!5 4& .55 48,482 60,251 7 4 985 8,266 1,757 897 133 163, .190 193, li!A 58 72 I ' ( 64 ), SAM:l>LE TABLE:S

· This ·census has seen the beginning of sampling as a census method. Tables VI, X(~),- X(i~) and XII(~) have been prepared on a random sample ba.sis. The sample was urived at by taking every fiftieth slip for the province. 56

VI-BIRTHPLACE

Total JlOPlllation of Cenlral Provinces and Berar SAUGOR JUBBULPORE Dilltri'lt, State, Provln"" <1r oount'7 (including Slates) whembom .Persona Malca Femalee PerooD8 ~Wea Females Persona Males Females . (i 6 .1 . 8 9 10 1 2 a 4 . 9,589 9,210 Districts within the Province 372,300 186,456 185,844 18,799 18,324 9,427 8,897 Provinces or States in India beyond the Province and countries outside India ••

~NllU. HOSHANGAR4D .. NIMAR

FersoD.tS Maieo Females Persons 'Maieo ;J!'emales Persons Males . Females . II 12 1a 14 16 .,16 17 . 18 .IP

))istrict

:J!ETUL CHJm."'DW.AR4 .WARDHA , .! ' • ,.. ,- .,: l. '. : - Fel'BODB Males ' (Females. · Persof1.5 .ljlal~ FC!Jl&lea - Pexsona 11Wea Fe111ales ·- 20 21 . Ji . ' ... ;' ' 2-'f ·' . ~ -~ ~5 26' 27. 28 ' ·, , i • Districts within the Province 8,467 "253. 4.,.214 20,.73/i ' ~ 1G,.39Z ·~· ltl,j383,. 5,1'9S, 5,19(),. Provinces or States in India beyond the Province and COWltcie& outside India 2; ...... "' ~ l ... ., ..,

• NAG PUR CHANDA' BHANDAltA ,.... •. Persons Mai.e Females Persona Males F~malea .Persons Males Female& 29 ao ill il2 8a 84 as 88 87 Districts the within Province ~80. 10,S36 1Q,344. 17'>4®. s,ps 8,6~8 9,584 9,621, 19J.W.. • Provincee or Statee in India beyond the Province and rountries outside India . . Q. 3. 2; " . ' ...... ~..

BALAGRA1' RAIP1m BU.ASPUR · P0l80DB Males Females Penoo~ Males Females Pe'rsons Mal~ .Ji'emal.is. as 89 40 41 42 4a 44 46 1.,6 Districts within the Province 12,687 6,27,8. 6,409. ~,!524; U,j)~ ~5,600. 3_0J.l8J 15,21~ 1.5,772; Provinces or Statee in India ' beyond the Province and countriee outside India .. .. •• 2 ~ •.• •.•. 57' I , VI-l3IR'lHPLACE-contd I I DRUG ; AMRAOTI Di!trl6t, Sin~ Provlnee or countcy AKOU where born Persona Males Females Perso111 Males Fomalea Peroomo llaleo }'omal• g 48 19 60 61 lit 61 u 6$ Districts within the Province 18,570 8,965 9,605 19,784 10,362 9,432 18,040 ' 9,166 8,87' -Provinces or States in India beyond the Province and \ OQliDtriea outside India •• a ~ •• .. .. ·~ .. .. I

llULDANA rEOTMAt ~!AKR.U Persons Males Females Persone Males Fomalea Pori!Ona Molea Fomalua 66 67. 68 69 6~ II 61 68 81 Districts within the Province 16,624 8,324 8,300 17,753 8,773 8,980 286 145 14.1 Provinces or States in India beyond the Province and eo1mtriea outside India· • , ......

BARANGARH BAKTI CUHUIKHADAN Persons Males Females Persona Malea Femalea Poreo01 Moleo Fcmld1•1 6$ 66 fi1 88 69 10. 11 71 13 Districts within the Province J 2,854 1,372 1,4(12 1,091 034, 607 656 316 339. , Provinces or States -in India. beyond the Province and (lQUDtries outside India ... 1 1 ......

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tu'WARDHA I llASTAll. KM<"KEn • I Pel'BODII Males Females Persooa Maloo Femalllol PCll!lonJ MAloo Fcmu.ltw 71 16 18 71 78 79 80 81 82 Distric~ within the Province 1,544: 748 796 12,668 6,340 6,320 2,990 1,476 1,l:i14 Provinces or States in India beyond the Province and tlll1IDtrie11 outside India ' ...... •· ...... • •

• • JtAJGARH , ~ANDGAON' ltl!AlRAGAltll: 1 p....,.,. MaJ .. l'omal.. PersoJlB Males Femaleo Persooa Maleo Fomaloo 81 fJO Sl 83 84 86 88 81 88 '3,473 l,ii8t 1,789 e,m 3,091 3,138 Dish-lets within the Provlilce 4,055 l,lllil ll,091 I Provinces or States in India beyond the Province and t:ountries ·outside India ., 4 2 •• ..• •• /.. •• ... ' ' 1 X~(l) UNEMPLOYMEN~ BY AGE AND LOCALITY FOR lESS (" Less ") Of MORE ("More "} THAN ONE YEAR

Age r-·--16-~-~2-o~~=------+----===26~~-A-o-----~l~r3_i __ 3_5 ______p_6_A_.4_o-.~: Province or State Total r - ' r ,r;f ,-.---' \ unem· Le

Age

Standard of Education ' Total 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-311 36-40· .. unemployed . . J. z I • 6 , ~ PROVINCES and BERAR •• 7,308 3,001 1,776 1,265 735' &31 Literates 6,116 2,631 1,392 1,039 602. 45:J " , Middle School •• ... 740 288 243 il5 66 '28 Matriculates or S. L. C. . . 260 65 .93 47 311 20 ,,;·Intermediate in Arts or Scien~ •• 37 6 14 10 •• ·S DEGREES- Indian- Graduates in Arts or Science 23 7 11 2 3 Post-graduate in Arts or Science •• 6 1 4 1 .. Teaching 52 .4 10 18 10 10 , .. Engineering .. •• 25 1 3 4 6' 11 Agriculture 22 5 5 6 4'\ 2 Veterinary 2 ... 2 •• Commerce 1 1 .. .. • • Legal .• 6 2 2 2 .. Medical 18 1 5 ~ 1 z States ... 288 99 82 112 37 . 18 Literates 263 88 711 49 35 16 Middle School •• 18 8 6 1 1 ~ Matriculates or S. L. C..• 4 3 1 ... .. • • Intermediate in Arts or Science .. ' . ..

DEGREEs- Indian-

· Graduates in Arts or Science 1 1 • • •• Post-graduates in Arts or Science 2 2 •• •• 60

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'Total ' }lravhioe cr Stat& ' 1'0Pulation Mai:a:tlif :' "--- ., , Persons Males Females 'Persons Males Females Persons 'Mal!!a Females . I • .- .. .. . II a 4. ., •fl '4' . ·~ •?io -:-·· CENTRAL' l!ROVIN- . ' .ClES and BE&AR 336,462 l68,'m6 .167,666 .132,990 i(ilj,709 -67,281 l:53,7'iJI ..76,WS ':76;'813 17.,670 11l.11B JiM. 29» :20.9. .i8,07.i. .8,33:i '1}138 si.¥-t.ea •• ••1 ~848

'Ra jasthani 1Jrau . Gondi· .. ./ "'--~~ ' """"\ Persons Males Females' :Persons 'Males Females iPersaas · · Ma1oe ·'Females ' • 16 )7 . ·19 ' ' 11 - 1J 13 14 15 .. 18.. i ~ l'r!WinOObnd " . .:Puar ... • ·~. '8,498' 3;045 ·s.~4B 1.3,535 . 6;859 -~.976 ,17,549 9,185 '8;361 ' " staR& 305 :T!Ml :J.II8 3!5; 1$ 9,395 4,205 .5,000 •• ...... 1.225 . '. ' ;•. .": '.~

. :Eastern irindi 'Gipsy-1anguages ruropean"1angu~g.e~: . tr I ' . . ,-~ Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Pllrtons Males. ]females ··ZO .$1 zz ..23 :u .u '2:1 :28 '· ~ Central Provlnllell . . ..• . .. '.) -.ad Jlerar 9,198 5,602 s;594 ... 2,638 1,230 l,~. ;2'it . .. . 1'81-- ... .:. 'Bli

States .. .. ~;931 .2,907 3,()2.4 .2,538 1,2l8 1,320 12 :B 4