CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK SANGLI Compiled by THE MAHARASHTRA CENSUS OFFICE BOMBAY Printed in India by the Manager, Government Press and Book Depot, Nagpur, and Published by the Director, Government Printing and Stationery, Maharashtra State, BombaY-4. 1964- [price-Rs, 8-00] .~----------------------------------- ~~----~------------------------------------------~~ ~ N a J. '" o ..,o x iii III OIl - .. .... ' p ... ~OLHAPUR .q ~ 111.. U~ ..J j --0:: ..... .c · (J') -0 -..J (!) o ..._, .._, .. Z .. on\) U tr ~ ft~rftr III « : . : : j : ~ • : ~ • ~ en - ~ = - -;;;; } - i - ~ ~ :; ~ - 0 - --- - CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 Central Government Publications Census Report, Volume X-Maharashtra, is published in the following Parts: General Report I-C General Report (Contd.) II-A General Population Tables II-B (i) General Economic Tables U-B (ii) General Economic Tablea (Contd.) II-C Cultural and Migration Tables III Household Economic Tables ... Report on Housing and Establishments Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Maharashtra­ Tables V-B Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Maharashtra­ Ethnographic Notes VI (1-35) Village Surveys (35 monographs on 35 selected villages) VII-A ... Handicrafts in Maharashtra VU-B Fairs and Festivals in Maharashtra VIII-A ••• Administration Report-Enumeration (For official use only) VIII-B Administration Report-Tabulation (For official use only) IX Census Atlas of Maharashtra X (1-:-13) Cities of Maharashtra (13 Volumes-Two volumes on Greater Bombay and One each on other eleven Cities) State Government Publications 25 j Volumes of District Census Handbooks in English 25 Volumes of District Census Handbooks in Marathi Alphabetical List of Villages in Maharashtra J-1077-I-B (Sangli)l CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCING THE DISTRICT (1)-(53) Physical features (I); Administrative set-up (3); Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis (6); Village Panchayats (9); Population (9); Languages (19); Religions (20); Scheduled Castes (20); Scheduled Tribes (22); Welfare of Backward Classes (23); Education (24); Health and Medical Amenities (29); Housing (30); Agriculture and Irrigation (30); Agrarian Structure and Land Reforms (37); Co-operation (39); Forests (42); Fisheries (42); Mining and Quarrying (43); Industries (43); Power (45); Trade and Commerce (45); Communications and Transport (47); Construction ~48) Other Services (48); BlOad Aspects (If Economy (49). PART I-Village Directory 1-39 PART II-Census Tables 41-138 PART III-Other Official Statisti~s 139-171 (Subjectwise Contents for Parts I, II and III may be seen at pages 2, 43 and 14(\ i respectively) LIST OF MAPS, CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS Sangli District Frontispiece The District in Maharashtra Percentages by Area and Population : :}Facing page (1) Population, 1901-1961 .. (iO) Variation in Population, 1951-1961 (11) Density of Populatiop, 1961 (12) Distribution by Age-groups, 1961 (14) Sex Ratio, 1901-1961 ( 15) Marital Status, 1961 (16) Literacy, 1901-1961 (24) Literacy, 1961 (25) Literacy and Educational Levels, 1961 .• (28) Land Utilisation (33) Crop Pattern (35) Distribution of Workers, 1961 (51) Khanapur Taluka Facing page 5 Shirala Mahal Facing page 11 Waiwa Taluka Facing page 17 Tasgaon Taluka Facing page 23 Jath Taluka Facing page 29 Miraj Taluka Facing page 35 Weekly Markets Facing page 167 Fairs Facing page 168 PREFACE On the suggestion of the Census Commissioner, India, the Government of Maharashtra decided to publish the District Census Handbooks on the basis of the material collected during the 1961 Census for all the districts in Maharashtra. A Committee consisting of the Executive Editor and Secretary of the District Gazetteers (Revision) Editorial Board, the Superintendent of Census Operations, Maharashtra, and the Director, Bureau of Economics and Statistics, M aharashtra, was appointed to determine the contents and review the drafts of each volume. This is one of the twellty-five volumes compiled in the Maharashtra Census Office and published under that Scheme. District Handbooks had been published from the 1951 Census data also. As in the past, the present volume contains a s~t of J 96 J Census Tables for the district and also presents basic, demographic and economic information for each village separately. The following improve­ ments have, however, been made in the 1961 series:- (i) The addition of a comprehensive note introdllcing the district; (ii) The four coloured map of the diptj-i6t;,· . - (iii) Taluka maps showing the location of each village in the district supplemented by alphabetical lists of vi11~ges ; (iv) Supplementary information .showing basic amenities available for each village; and (v) Addition of Part III containing 33 Tables on ·other official statistics. These new features will make the volume avaluable reference for the Central and 5tate Governn).ents, District Administrators, departments engaged in planning and development work, legislators, private trade and business. Need for such material is far greater today as the functions of planning and implementation of development schemes have now percolated to district, taluka and village levels, Marathi version of this volume is also being issued separately. Part I of the volume presents villagewise statistics, Part II contains the 1961 Census Tables prepared for the district and Part III contains official statistics on Climate, Rainfall, Agri­ culture, Industry, Education, Health and a few other aspects. An explanatory note is added at the beginning of each part to describe the layout of the Tables and the terms or concepts used. Parts I and II are based entirely on the data collected at the 1961 Census. Part III is based on the material furnished by the District Statistical Officer and the officers of the depart­ ments concerned. Villagewise populations shown in Part I are valid for Sunrise of 1st March 1961 and are not adjusted for seasonal migration to or from other areas. The introductory note at the beginning of the volume describes the present administrative set-up and some of the socio~economic facets of life in the district. It will illustrate how the statistics presented in the volume could be used for economic accounting or as controls of plan achievements in the district. For this note, we have drawn heavily on the District Gazetteers, iv PREFACE Survey and Settlement Reports, Annual Administration Reports and other Government publi­ cations. Some Heads of Departments also supplied the latest available material for the volume. We are indebted to them all. Any views expressed in the introductory note or elsewhere in the volume are personal and the Government is not responsible for them. 'In the Census Office, everyone has done something for this stupendous task of compi- lation and collation of statistics, preparation of notes and reading of proofs. I should specially mention 'Shri N. Y. Gore, Tabulation Officer, for his sincere and thorough work on compilation and proof reading of Part I, Shri G. S. Gokarn, Tabulation Officer, for his painstaking work on MSS and proofs of Parts II and III, Shri S. K. Deshpande and Shri R. E. Chowdhary for assistance in preparing the introductory note, Shri S. Y. Pradhan and Shri B. M. Nagarkar, Draughtsmen, for Maps, Charts and Diagrams. Shri S. G. Deshpande of our office at Nagpur looked after the layout of the Tables and printing of the volume. Shri R. G. Phadke and Shri D. V. Rangnekar, Deputy Superintendents of Census Operations, and Shri G. M. Raja­ dhyaksha, Tabulation Officer, made valuable contributions at all stages and specially in the preparation of notes. Acknowledgements are due to Shri S. R. Desai, Manager, Government Press and Book Depot, Nagpur, and Shri J. D. Gandhi, Manager, Government Photozincographic Press, Poona. In spite of heavy pressure of work on their presses they did their best to print this volume speedily. I am obliged to Shri Asok Mitra, I.C.S., Census Commissioner, India, for valuable sug­ gestions for improving this volume. I am also indebted to Shri Setu Madhava Rao and Shri M. A. Telang, Members of the District Census Handbook Committee, who not only supplied useful material from their departments but also read through the MSS and encouraged us through this venture. BOMBAY: B. A. KULKARNI The 31st December 1963. INTRODUCING l"HE DISTRICT This Hote describes the administratic'e set-1I1) and .Iome socia-economic /{J(:el., of life in the dis/ricl THE DISTRICT IN MAHARASHTRA. 1"'0. 2 .0 • N • ilflUICE ,. ......... ,. •• 0 DI.T'UCT BOUNDARY... ._.-. MAJOR MOADS •••••• • •• - RA.ILWAYS • , • • • • .. •• ~ RIVERS,.._. .... • •• •• ~ MII. •• ., a ,. .. 1"'0.3 PERCENTAGES BY PERCENTAGES IIY AREA POPULATION MAH ARA S HTRA CENSUS BOMBAY Gl. P. Z. P. POON A· 1962 INTRODUCING THE DISTRICT PHYSICAL FEATURES The district is a part of Deccan plateau. Most in the extreme north of Khatav taluka in Satan gf it is situated in the upper Krishna basin. Small district and runs south for about 75 miles till it meets portions in the north-east and east are, however, Krishna about six miles south of Bhilvadi. drained by the Man and Bar rivers which are tribu­ taries of Bhima. Krishna flows through the central Climate talukas of Walwa, Tasgaon and Miraj and the plains Monthly temperature records are available for on its sides are the most fertile lands in Maharashtra. Miraj Station only. Table I in Part III shows From this central plain several valleys branch off monthly temperature records for ten years 1951 to to the hills on both sides. Warna and YerIa are the 1960. two important valleys, one in the west and the other in the east. The rainy season starts from the middle of June and lasts up to the end of September. It is followed The district lies between 16 0 45' and 17 0 33' by sultry weather from the beginning of October to 0 N. latitude and 73 0 42' and 75 40' E. longitude. the middle of November, winter from the middle of It is surrounded by Satara and Sholapur districts in November to the end of January, dry hot time the north, Bijapur district.