CENSUS OF INDIA .1971 SERIES 8-JAMMU & KASIi..&fIB PARTn-A GENERAL POPULATION TABLES 3'. N.ZUTBm 0/ The Ka.kmir Administratiw StJnJics Direotor oj OefIBfIB OperatioM lammIU mad llaBMnir "". C H N ,., INDIA z LOCATION OFJAMMU & KASHMIR Q. _ 20. 6A\, OF ARA61 AN SEHGAL S & A • OIlJ G .. tl 13 .q\ •• T • .. •• :1 ....y ..... TJ .'(\ , .....o ., ~\ o • ..;0 ea· 1971 CENSUS PUBLICATIONS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PUBLICATIONS SERIES 8-JAMMU & KAsHMm :'art I-A General Report :.!art I-B General Report Part I-C Subsidiary Tables Part II-A General Population Tables Present Volume Part II-B Economic Tables Part II-C( i) Population by Mother Tongue, Raligion, Scheduled Oastes and. Sched,uled Tribes Part II-C(ii) Social and Cultural Tables and Fertility Tables Part. III • Establishments Report and Tables Published Part IV Housing Report and Tables Published Part VI-A • Town Directory Published Part VI-B • Special Survey Reports on selected Towns Part VI-O • • Survey Reports on selected Villages Part VIII-A Administration Report on Enumeration Published (Not for sale) Part VIU·B • Administration Report on Tabulation (Not for sale) Part IX • Census Atlas Part IX-A Administrative Atlas Miscellaneous- (i) Study of Gujars and Bakerwals (ii) Srinagar City Note :-1n additio.o. thera will also be State PllQlicatiQl!.s: OAe District Oensus Handbook for ~eaoh of the ten districts to issue in two parts each, OONT:E!NTS p~ PREFACE • • • • • • V PREFATORY NOTE • • • • • • 1 APPENDIX-l • • The Census Act 1948 • • • 15 ApPE;NDIX-2 • Census Schedules-Houselist, Establishment Schedule, Individual Slip, Population Record • 18 TADLE A-I • • • Area, Houses and Population • • • 23 Fly-Leaf • 25 Note • • • • • • 33 UNION TABLE A-I. • Area, Houses and Population 34 STATE TABLE A-I • Area, Houses and Population • 36 Fly-Leaf to Appendix-I to Table A-I . 45 Note • • • • • • • • • 46 ApPENDIX-I. • Statement showing 1961 Territorial Units constituting the present set up of Jammu and KashInir State. • • • • 47 Sub-AppendixtoAppe.ndix-I to Table A-I •• 60 Fly-Leaf to Appendix-II to Table A-I 51 Note • • • 62 App.Il:NDlx-II Number of villages with a population of 5,000 and over and Towns with a population under 6,000 53 Fly-Leaf to Appendix-III to Table A-I 64: Note • 55 APPENDIX-III · Houseless and Institutional Population 66 TABLE A-II • · Dooadal Variation in Population Since 1901 61 Fly-Leaf • 63 "-- • • Note • • • • • • 67 T.ABLE A-II • · Decadal Variation in Population since 1901 • • • 69 Fly-Leaf to Appendix to Table A-II 72 Note • • 76 A;,l'PENDI'K TO TABLE A-II State and Districts showing 1961 population according to their territorial jurisdiction in 1961, changes in area and the population of 1961 adjusted to jurisdiction of 1971 • 74 ill u.. Pages TABLE A-In. • Villages Classified by Population 77 Fly-Leaf ," 79 Note 82 , UNION TABLE A-III • Villages Classified by Population 83 STATE TABLE A-III Villages Classified by Population 86 Fly-Leaf to Appendix to Table A-III 88 Note 89 APPENDIX TO TABLE Villages Classified by Population 90 A-III TABLE A-IV Towns and Urban Agglomerations Classifi.ed by Population in 1971' with variation since 1901 91 Fly-Leaf 93 Note 98 TABLE A-IV " Towns and Urban .Agglomerations Classified by Population in i971 with variation since 1901 99 Fly-Leaf to Appendix-I to Table A-IV " -105 , Note ., , 106 APPENDlX-I • New Towns added in 1971 and Towns in 1961 declassified in1971 107 Explanatory Note cA' to Appendix I to Table A-IV. lOS Explanatory Note 'B' to Appendix I to Table A-IV lOS List-A. to Appendix-I, List of places with a population ofunder 6,000 treated as towns for the :first time in 1971 '109 List---B to Appendix-I, List of places with a population ofuncler 6,000 in 1961 which were treated as towns in 1961 but have been omitted from the list of towns in 1971 109 Fly-Leaf to Appendix-II to Table .A-IV 109 Note 111 A,pPENDIX-n • Ohanges in Area of Towns (with population) between 1961 and 1971 and reason for change in area . 112 TABLE A-V " • Standard Urban Areas 116 Fly-Leaf s 111 Note 122 TABLE A-V ." ," _" Standard Urban Areas 123 Note to Appendix to Table A-V 128 Appendix to TableA-V 129 l'BDlABY CENSUS A.BSTBAOT 149 Fly·Leaf 100 Note 168 'j iii Pages UNION PBnuRv CENSUS ABST:RACr 164 STATE PBl:MABv CENSUS .ABSTBA.(lT 170 .A.:8EA, HOUSES AND POl'ULATION OF INDIA. 203 NOTE 204 ALL-INDIA. TABLE A-I 205 Map8:- 1. India-Locati(lll of Jammu &; Kashmir • Frontispiece 2. Srinagar Standard Urban Area ·Facing page 119 S. Jammu Standard Urban Area. • Facin,; page 121 Graphs :- 1. Population Pyramid, 1901-71 .. • Facing page 69 2. Literacy. 1901-71 • Facing pa.ge 100 iv PUEFACk The present publication-General Population Tables-attempts to acquaint the reader with certain basic characteristics of the population of Jammu and Kashmir as revealed by analysing the data collected at the 1971 Census. These pertain to growth and distribution of population, sex-ratio, literacy and break-up of population by workers and non-workers. The inforniation presented in this publication has been obtained from A-Series Tables comprising 5 main tables and P .C.A. mentioned below:- 1. A-I-Area, Houses and Population 2. A-II-Decadalvariationin population since 1901 3. A-III-Villages classified by population 4. A-W-Towns and Urban Agglomerations classified by population in 1971 with variation since 1901 5. A-V-Standard Urban Areas and Primary Census Abstract up to Tehsillevel with separate figures for each Town. The prefatory note gives a briefaccount ofhow the 1971Censuswasconducted in Jammu and Kashmir highlighting its salient features. A notable addition made to the A~Series Tables at this Cen'3us is Table A-V pertaining to Standard Urban Areas which SUbstitutes the Town Group Concept of the 1961 Census. The publication is illustrated with a number of maps and drawings to facilitate the study of the data contained in it. Besides to add to the interest of the publication, All-India Table A-I has been appended to this Report which gives information in respect of the area and population of each State and Union Territory of the country. The oredit for oompiling this publication goes to Shri C.L. Chehra" Investigator who was aided in this task by S/Shri Bashir Ahmed, T.O., Badri Nath, S.A., Vijay Kumar, Khurshid Ahmed and Ghulam Jeelani, Computors who prepared the inset tables. The:fi.rstdraftwaspreparedbyShri S.P. Arora, Investigatortowhom Iwish to thank. Miss PranaKaw and Miss Picha Bakbshi who typed out the manuscript also deserve to be mentioned by name. J.N. WTSW Srinagar, 20tk July, 1972. v PREFATORY NOTE PREFATORY NOTE The 197'1 Oensus Oount-The 1971 Census No pre-test of census schedules was conducted .~ was the eleventh decennial Census of India and in our State at the time of 1961 Census due to the "'eighth in the series of regular decennial cen­ delayed setting up of an organisation for this suses held in Jammu and Kashmir. 0 The reference purpose. However, prior to the launching of date for the present census was fixed originally 1971 Census Operations there existed a nucleus as on the sun-rise of 1st March, 1971. But it had office in each state in consequence of which to be postponed by one month due to the disso­ it became possible to go through initia.l steps. lution of Lok Sabha in December, 1970 and hol­ In .Jammu and Kashmir, two pre-tests, one in ding of parliamentary poll in February, 1971. 1967 and the other in 1969, were held in selected The census count- which was extended over a rural and urban areas of the State. The draft period of 2J days started from the morning of schedules were first pre-tested in the field to­ 10th Maroh, 1971 and concluded on the sun-rise of wards the end of 1967 and after considering 1st April, 1971. During this period, every the field experience, revised schedules were person was enumerated at his or her normal place developed and pretested in early 1969. These of residence except those who were absent from pre-tests were aimed at finding out whether the their normal places of residence throughout the import of instructions and the schedules was period of enumeration. Such persons were enu­ correctly followed by the field agency and whether mera.ted a.t the places where they were found various census schedules developed were easily during the enumeration period. Houseless persons understandable and could be effectively imple­ were enum~ra.ted on the night of 31st March, 1971. mented. The drafts, including concepts, defi- The revisional round lasted from 1st April to o nitions, methods and instructions finally deve­ 3rd April, 1971. These days were utilized for loped at the first Census Conference of the Direc­ oounting new arrivals not counted previously tors of Census Operations held at New Delhi and for recording all births and deaths which had between 16th to 25th of May, 1969 were subjected occurred after the enumera.tor's first visit but to further changes as a result of discussions with prior to the sun-rise of 1st April, 1971 in every the Planning Commission. The final schedules enumera.tor's block. for the 1971 Census whioh were evolved as a result of these deliberations were submitted to Legal Basis-A copy of the 'Indian Census Central Government and approved in 1969.