CENSUS 1971 PART X-A TOWN & VILLAGE DIRECTORY SERIES 21 UTTAR PRADESH DISTRICT DISTRICT BANDA CENSUS HANDBOOK D. M. SINHA. OF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE Director 01 Census Operatzons U ltar Pradesh ACKNpWLEDGEMENTS At the;! 1971 Census it has been our ende~vour to compik census statistics at the village and block level in a uniforq C A ll'st ~f the ensuses. these statistics are available to the users as soon as these arEfued after the 1891 Census. District Census Handbook has been divided into three parts., Directories were prepared series, the VillaO'I'l and Town Directory, which mostly comprise.ldue to the out break of the I:> \ all districts in the form We are deeply indebted to the State Government for theiLco.mpiled but could not help to us at all stages. The District Census Handbooks are b,,(aluable data. At the their behalf. I wish to express my gratitude to Sri M. Lal, Ch'<rond World .W~r, 'ed The Dlstnct Government, for all the guidance and facilities afforded to us in the CL' -l bll' "L was pu - in this State. I am also grateful to Sri P. C. Pandey, Secretary, G. A. D. (,. Census, att- ssioner, Rohilkhand Division, Bareilly) and his successor, Sri A. p, Dixit, forlJ. additIOn given by them in sorting out various administrative matters relating to the pue . ameni- ,lie both these Handbooks. I am extremely thankful to the District Officers for their who!t.·th an co-operation in furnishing the desired information and the District Census Officers for hard work and sustained efforts in collecting the same. "r The programme for the printing of District Census Handbooks has been heavy indeed, more so as three parts are being published, one in Hindi and two in English. The arrangements made by Sri A. Dar, Superintendent, Printing and Stationery, U.P., Allahabad for the printing of these volumes, are thankfully acknowledged. Joint Superintendent, Sri J. S. Gupta, In-charge New Government Press, Aishbagh, Lucknow has also been extremely helpful in bringing out the maps. In the Census Office, everyone has done something for this stupendous task of compilation and collation of statistics, preparation 'of notes and reading of proofs I am grateful to Sri K S. Sinha, Deputy Director, Headquarters, the Tabulation Officer, and other staff of the Technical Section, who have shared the burden ~n1 helped in bringing out these Handbooks. I must also express my gratitude to Sri A. Chandra Sekhar, Registrar General, India, Sri K. D. B,allal, and Dr. B. K Roy Burman, Deputy Registrars General and Sri K. K. Chakravorty, Central Tabulation Officer for their constant help and guidance despite their own heavy preoccupations. D. M. SINHA Lucknow Director of Census Operations INTRODUCTORY NOTE 1. History of District Census Handbook I t has been customary to bring our vital statistics at most of the Censuses. A list showing the population of villages l.n each district was published after the 1891 Census. Such information ,wa~, however, not brought out in 1901. Village Directories were prepared for all districts in 1911, but could be published only for thirteen due to the out break of the First 'World War. At the 1921 Census, these were published for all districts III the form of District Census Statistics. In 1931 villagewise statistics were compiled but could not be. publIshed owing to financial stringency, resulting in loss of valuable data. At the 1941 Census, restricted tabulation was undertaken in the wake of the Second World War, but the utility of Census statistics was recognised and these were published. The District Census Handbook in its present form was brought out at the 1951 Census, and was publi­ shed alongwith another volume titled District Population ~tatistics, In 1961 Census, att­ empts were made to render the District Census Handbook more informative, as in addition to Census data pertaining to each village, data about its level of development and ameni­ ties were also collected At the 1971 Census, efforts have been made to compile both Census and Non-census statistics at village/town level in a uniform manner with an enlarged scope. As the District Census Handbook makes Census statistiys available for' the smaller territorial units, it is constantly referred to for several purposes of administration, demar­ cation of electoral constituencies, .planning and development and so on. To ensure that these statistics are avaHable to the users early, the District Census Handbook has been divided for being published separately into three parts Part A : Town alld V~llage Directory. Part B : Village and Town-wise Primary Census Abstract. Part C : Analytical Report and Administrative Statements-District Census T~bles. 2. Scope of District, Census Handbook Part A of the Handbook comprises the Town and Village Directory. In Village Directory, particulars of amenitie~ in regard to Education, :'I.fedical, Power supply, Drinkin­ water supply, Post and Telegraph and Communications have been ~iJen Besides, it cong tains land-use statistic-e, days of weekly markets and places of religous, historical or archa­ eologicall interest in each village. The Town Directory comprising seven statements throws light on the status of the town, its origin, growth of population, functional category, loca tion and physical aspects, l\funicipal finances, Civic and other amenities, Medical and Education facilities and statistics pertaining to Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking. Apart from these, it also gives the dlstribution of population of a town by religion and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes. Part B represents data down to village level for rural area and block level for towns. It contains the Primary Census Abstract which incorporates figures of area, number of occupied residential houses and household~, total population and its break-up by sex, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe, 'literate population, working population by nine broad industrial categories of cultivators, agricultural labourers, workers engaged in forestry and live stock etc., in mining and quarrying, in manufacture or repaIr, in construction, in trade and .commerce, in transport and commllnications and in other ~eryices as well as ~he non-workin/? p0:pulati()q. iv ) Part C deals with the administrative statistics pertaining to the district in aU fields of development. The Census tables pertaining to language, religion, migration and economic activities are being reproduced in this part. A write up indicating changes in socio­ economic and demographic charactedstics of the distric[ during the last decade is also being included in it. 3. Town Directo:r-y-Given in Part A presents data for aU the Census towns -of the district There i'> no uniformly accepted definition of a town. The historical, political, cultural and administrative considerations are generally taken as criteria for rural-urban classification. An urban area, in contradistinction to the rural, comprises a large maj­ ority of mhabitants who are engaged in industrial and non-agricultural activities. In addition to its size, population and occupational characteristics, an urba.n area provides such facilities as transportation, banking, commercial and technical services, community facilities and other civic services. According to the State Government, aU Municipal Corporations, Municipal Boards, Cantollment Boards, Notified Are.ls and Town Areas are considered as towns, and according to their average annual income from their own resources, these have been classified into different classes of local bodies. The criteria adopted under the Census Operations is slightly different from the State Government. In 1971 Census all places satisfying the following condItions have been treated as Towns '- 1. All Municipal Corporations, Municipal Boards, Cantonments & Notified Areas. 2. All localities though not in themselves local bodies but forming part of a city or town agglomeration. 3. Other places satisfying all the three und€'r mentioned conditions (i) Population exceeds 5,000, (ii) At least 75 % of the male working popUlation engages in non-agricultural pursuJts, and (iii) The density of population exceeds 1,000 persons per sq. mil€' (386 persons per sq. km.). The information given in the Town Directory relates to the year 1969. The data has been presented in the following seven statem€'nts = (a) Statexnent 1--This statement presents the populd.tion of the towns at the end of each decade from 190 I to 197 I, the Civic status of the towns and their functional categories at 1961 and 1971 Censuses The functional categories given in columns 14 and 15 ha vt' been determined on the basis of the predominant functional character of the town, to derive which the working popUlation under the broad mdustrial categorie~ has been regrouped ill to five broad functional classifications. (i) Primary Activities-CategorIes I, II, III & IV (ii) Industry-Categories V (a), V (b) and VI (iii) Trade and Commerce-Category VII (iv) Transport-Category VIn and (v) Sen.· ices-Category IX For each town, the percentage of workers under each or the afor~said classes to total workers is worked out, and wh{'re the workers under one of the classes comprise 4070 or more of the total workers, the town is tak{'n as mono-functional. In other cases, the next predominant occupa tion is t~kell illto account Clnd if the total of the two COUleS to 60 % 0(' v above, the town IS designated as bI-functional If the total does not yield 60%, the third predominant occupation is also ta_l<en and such a town is treated as multi-func- tional. The notations used in column 5 of the statpment are C-Municipal Corporation M-Municipal Board NAC-Notified Area' Committee TC-Town Area Committee CB-Cantonment Board (b) Statem.ent II-This statement gives the physical aspects and location of towns. The annual rainfall, maximum and minimum temperature, nearest city WIth its distance, name of district an~ tahsil headquarters, railway stations and bus routes etc.