District Census Handbook, Kachchh, Part XII a & B, Series-7
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;~SUS 1991 PARTS XII A & B VILLAGE & TOWN. DIRECTORY ~iIUES -7 VILLAGE & TOWNWISE GUJARAT PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT KACHCHH DISTRICT DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK N. R. VARSANI of the Indian Administrative Service,. Director a/Census Operations, Gujarat KRh. -1 At a distan,·e of ahout 60 kms. jimn Bhuj city of Bltl4 Taluk" of Kachchh district, there are in all 17 village,1i situated in Banni area. Jats, Matuvas, Sodhas and Harijans, who are mostly en!?aged in traditional embroidery work are mainly in/whited in all these villages. The main raw materials used in this embroidery like coloured threads, giass, cotton and silk cloth are obtained from Bhuj city and also from the GuJarat State Handicraft Development Corporation. Here kurta, kajari, yoke, table cloths, chaniya choU belts,bed sheets, etc are embroidered. There is demand in the country and abroad of these embroidered articles. As per cw;tomes of the local people, the gift ofembroidered articles is given to the dauKhters at their marriages. The emhroidery work oJ this area is very beautiful, attractive and best due to its different minute designs and dozzlinK colours. Thu..'i, the emhroidery work of this area has a unique place in the art of embroidery. (Drawing by Shr; AA.Saiyad Sr. Draftsman) CENSUS OF INDIA 1991 LIST OF PROPOSED PUBLICATIONS Central Government Publications - Census of India 1991, Series - 7 Gujarat are being published in the following parts: Part No. Subject Covered I-A Administration Report - Enumeration I-B Administration Report - Tabulation II-A General Population Tables· A Series II-B General Population Tables-Primary Census Abstract III-A General Economic Tables - B Series (fables B-1 to B-10) III-B General Economic Tables - B Series (fables B·11 to B-22) IV-A Social and Cultural Tables· C Series (fables C-l to C-6) IV-B Social and Cultural Tables - C Series (fables C-7 to C-10) V-A Migration Tables - 0 Series (fables 0·1 to 0·4) V-B Migration Tables· D Series (fables D-5 to D ..(13) VI Fertility Tables - F Series VII Tables on Houses and Household Amenities VIII Special Tables on Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes IX-A Town Directory IX-B Survey Repoi1S on Selected To~ns IX~C Survey Reports on Selected Villages X Ethnographic Notes and Special Studies on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes XI Census Atlas State Government Publications: District Census Hand Book XII-A Village and Town Directory XII-B VilJage and Townwise Primary Census Abstract Note : 1 All the maps included in this publication are based upon survey of India map with the permission of the Surveyor General oflndia. 2 © Government of India Copyright 3 The territorial waters oflndia extend into the sea to a distance of twelve nautical miles measured from the appropriate base line. ERRATA DISTRICT: KACHCHH Page Nil. Particulars Col. No. For Read 1)0 L.C.No.31 II KR 151 L.C.No.6 13 ED,EO 151 L.C.No.7 13 ED,EO 192 L.C.No.14 3 * ) 274 peA abhreviations Hectares x, 100 = km- l-il'ctarl'!> + 100 = kll!"~ last Iinl' 21.)4 Bhuj Talukal 3 (4,45,454.00 (4,45,454.15) C.D.B1ock Ruml Afl~a in Hl'l"Iarrs 44~,45(J UA/Cit y!fown 2 Kandla M Kandla NM 45X,460 lasllillt' CONTENTS Pages 1 Foreword 5 2 Preface and Acknowledgement 7 3 Map of District Facing page 11 4 Important Statistics 12 5 Analytical Note and Tables 15-49 (i) Census concepts and definitions 15 (ii) Brief history of district and the District Census Handbook 19 (iii) Scope of Village Directory, Town Directory and Primary Census Abstract 21 (iv) Physical aspects - Highlights on the changes in the jurisdiction of the district 22 during the decade and any important event on geographic and geophysical aspect (v) Major characteristics of the district particularly in relation to the economic 22 resources (vi) Major social and cultural events, natural, economic and administrative 30 developments during the decade (vii) . Brief description of places of religious, historical or archaeological impor 30 tance and places of tourist interest in the towns of the district (viii) Brief analysis of data of Primary Census Abstract, Village Directory and 33 Town Directory based on inset tables PART - A VILlAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY 51-272 SECTION - I VILLAGE DIRECTORY 51-254 6 Explanatory note and list of abbreviations used in the Village Directory 52 7 Bhuj Taluka/C.D. Block (i) Taluka/C.D.Block map Facing page 55 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages 56 (iii) Village Directory 60 8 Mundra TalukaIC.D. Block (i) Taluka/C.D.Block map Facing page 83 (ii) A1pbabeticallist of villages 84 (iii) Villag~ Directory 86 9 Mandvi TalukaIC.D.Block (i) Taluka/C.D. Block map Facing page 97 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages 98 (iii) Village Directory 102 pages 10 Abdasa Taluka/C.D. Block (i) Taluka/C.D Block map Facing page 117 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages 118 (iii) Village Directory 122 11 Lakhpat TalukaIC.D.Block (i) Taluka/C.D. Block map Facing page 145 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages 146 (iii) Village Directory 150 12 Nakhatrana Taluka/C.D. Block (i) Taluka/C.D. Block map Facing page 163 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages 164 (iii) Village Directory 168 13 Rapar Taluka/C.D. Block (i) Taluka/C.D. Block map Facing page 187 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages 188 (iii) Village Directory 192 14 Bhachau TalukalC.D. Block (i) Taluka/C.D. Block map Facing page 207 (ii) Alphabetical list ofvilJages 208 (iii) Village Directory 210 15 Anjar TalukaIC.D.Block (i) Taluka/C.D. Block map Facing page 221 (ii) Alphabetical Jist of villages 222 {iii) Village Directory 224 16 Appendix I Taluka/C.D. Block wise abstract of educational, medical and 236 other amenities 17 Appendix II Land utilisation data in respect of Census towns 240 18 Appendix III Thluka/C.D. Blockwise list of villages where no amenities viz. 240 educational, medical, post and telegraph, marketlhat, com- munication and power supply are available 19 Appendix IV List of villages according to the proportion of Scheduled Cas 241 tes and Scheduled Tribes to total population by ranges SECTION· n TOWN DIRECTORY 255-272 20 Explanatory note and list of abbreviations used in the Town Directory 256 21 Town Directory Statements (I to VI and IV - A) Statement I Status and groWth history 258 Statement II Physical aspects and location of towns, 1989 260 Statement III Municipal Finance 262 Statement IV Civic 'and other amenities, 1989 . 264 Statement IV-A Civic and other amenities in notified slums, 1989 266 StatementV Medica], educational, recreational and cultural facilities, 1989 268 Statement VI Trade, commerce, industry and banking, 1989 270 2 Pages 22 Appendix Towns showing their outgrowths with population, 1991 272 PART - B PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT 273-461 23 Explanatory note and list of abbreviations used in Primary Census Abstract 274 24 District, Taluka/C.D. Block, Town Primary Census Abstract 278 25 URBAN/VILLAGE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (i) Bhuj Taluka/C.D.Block 294 (ij) Mundra Taluka/C.D. Block 316 (iii) Mandvi Taluka/C.D. Block 326 (iv) Abdasa Taluka/C.D.Block 340 (v) Lakbpat Taluka/C.D. Block 362 (vi) Nakhatrana Taluka/C.D.Block 376 (vii) Rapar Talukll/C.D. Block 394 (viii) Bhachau TaJuka/C.D. Block 408 (ix) Anjar Taluka/C.D. Block 418 26 Appendix Total, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Populaion- 432 Urban Blockwise 27 District, Taluka/C.D. Block, Towa -Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, Primary Census Abstract (i) Scheduled Castes Primary Census Abstract 444 (ii) Scheduled Tribes Primary Census Abstract 454 3 FOREWORD Publication of the District Census Handbooks to meet some of the requirements of the Revised Mini ,(DCll,» was initiated after the 1951 Census and is con mum Needs Programme. Similarly, information on ap tinuing since then with some innovations/ modifications proach to the village was also provided for the first time after each decennial Census. This is the most valuable in tbe Village Directory so as to give an idea about the district level publication brought out by the Census Or numJ:>er of inaccessible villages in each district. In case of ganisation on behalf of each State Govt./Union Territory Town Directories also keeping in view the requirements . administration. It inter-alia provides data/infonnation on of the' Minimum Needs Programme, a Statement IV-A on some of the basic demographic and socio-economic char slums was provided so as to enable the planners to chalk acteristics and on the availability of certain important out the programmes for providing better civic and other civic amenities/facilities in each viiIage and town of the amenities in the slums. In this statement details on civic respective districts. This publication has thus proved to be and other amenities were reported for the slums of Class of immense utility to the planners, administrators, I and Class II towns. Apart from this, one column on the academicians and researchers. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population and another on adult literacy classes/centres were added in Th~ scope of the DCH was initially confined to Statements IV and V respectively. certain important census tables on population, economic and socio-cultural aspect'> as also the Primary Census The manner of presentation of the DCHs for the Abstract (PCA) of each village and town (ward-wise) of 1991 Census is by and large the same as followed in 1981. the district. The DCHs published after the 1961 Census However, the fonnat of PCA has been restructured contained a descriptive account of the district administra sligbtly in the 1991 Census for the benefit of data users.