Final Population Totals, Series-20, West Bengal
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Census of India 2001 Series 20 : West. Bengal FINAL POPULATION TOTALS (State, District, Community Development Block and Town) Vikram Sen Of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations, West Bengal Kolkata Website: http://www.censusindia.net/ © All rights reserved with Government of India Data Product Number 19-009-Cen,.Book Preface The final population data presented in this publication is based on the processing and tabulation of actual data captured from each and every 202 million household schedules. In the past censuses the final population totals and their basic charact~ristics at the lowest geographical levels popularly known as the village/town Primary Census Abstract was compiled manually. The generation of Primary Census Abstract for the Census 2001 is a fully computerized exercise starting from the automatic capture of data from the Household Schedule through scanning to the compilation of Primary Census Abstract. This publication titled "Final Population Totals" is only a prelude to the Primary Census Abstract. The publication, which has .only one table, presents data on the total population, the Scheduled Castes population and the Scheduled Tribes population by sex at the state, district, community development block and town levels. The village-wise data is being made available in electronic format. It is expected to be a useful ready reference document for data users who are only interested to know the basic population totals. This publication is brought out by Office of the Registrar General, India (ORGI) centrally. I am happy to acknowledge the dedicated efforts of Mr Vikram Sen, Director of Census Operations, West Bengal and his team and my colleagues in the ORGI in bringing out this publication. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the active cooperation of the people of West Bengal and support of the state government and all its offiCials, as without their assistance it was not possible to complete the mammoth exercise of CeMus 2001. Jayant Kumar Banthia New Delhi Registrar General & December 2003 Census Commissioner of India iii Acknowledgements Task Force for Quality Assurance Mr. l.K. Banthia, Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (Chairman), Directors of Census Operations (co-opted), Mr R.G. Mitra, Deputy Registrar General (Census & Tabulation), Mr Himakar, Additional Director (Electronic Data Processing), Dr R.P. Singh, Deputy Registrar General (Map), Dr D. Roy Choudhury, Assistant Registrar General (Demography), .Mr C. Chakravorty, Joint Director, Mr Anand Kumar, Joint Director, Mr A.K. Saxena, Deputy Director, Dr I.C. Aggarwal, Senior Research Officer (Social Studies), Ms Suman Prashar, Joint Director (Convener). Special Task Force for Religion and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Mr l.K. Banthia, Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (Chairman), Mr R.G. Mitra, Deputy Registrar General (Census & Tabulation), Dr I.C. Aggarwal, Senior Research Officer (Social Studies), Mr Himakar, Additional Director (Electronic Data Processing) Mr C. Chakravorty, Joint Director, Mr A.K. Singh, Joint Director, Mr A.K. Srlvastva, Deputy Director (EDP), Dr 5.5. Saha, Assistant Director, (Social Studies), Mr V.M. Tamhane , Assistant Director, (Social Studies), Mr S.L. lain, Deputy Director, Pr. Pratibha Kumari, Research Officer, Dr. Babul Roy, Research Officer. Task Force for Quality Assurance Support Team Mr H.K. Kaushal, Assistant Director, Mr R.C. Meena, S.1. Grade I, Ms Sadhna Chhlbber, S.I. Grade II. Census DJvision Mr R.G. Mitra, Deputy Registrar General (Census & Tabulation), Ms Suman Prashar, Joint Director, Mr A.K. Saxena, Deputy Director, Mr Krishan Lal, Deputy Director, Mr V.K. lain, Assistant Director, Mr Jagan Lal, Assistant Director, Mr R.L. Meena, Assistant Director, Mr Surendar Kumar, 5.1. Grade I, Ms Gracy lames, 5.1. Grade I, , Mr K.C. luyal, S.I. Grade II, Mr B.R. Pall, S.l Grade II, Ms Veena Kumari, Senior Compiler, Ms Indu Bhola, Senior Compiler, Ms Shashl Kalra, S.!. Grade III, Ms Veena Matta, Steno, Mr T.K. Mehto, Assistant Compiler Mr B. Mandai, Assistant Compiler, Mr larban Mahto, Daftry Data Processing Division Mr Himakar, Additional Director (Electronic Data Processing), Mr B.L. lain, Joint Director, Mr M.S. Thapa, Deputy Director, Mr P.S. Chhikara, Deputy Director, Mr l.S. Lamba, Assistant Director, Mr Surendra Singh, Assistant Director, Mr J.C. Joshi, Assistant Director, Mr Suresh Paul, Assistant Director. Mr V.K. Singh, Assistant Director, Mr A.K. Shrivas, Assistant Director, Mr Pyare Lal, Assistant Director, Ms Usha, Data Processing Assistant Core Group on Data Processing Mr Suraj Bhan, Joint Director, Mr M.R. Balakrishnan, Joint Director, Mr A.K.Srlvastava, Deputy Director, Mr Anil Kumar, Deputy Director Demography Division Mr D. Roy Choudhury, Assistant Registrar General (Demography), Ms Renuka Ravindran, Senior Research Officer Map Division Dr R.P. Singh, Deputy Registrar General (Map), , Mr Pankaj Kumar, Senior Geographer, Ms Inderjeet Kaur, Senior Drawing Assistant, Ms Shubhra, Senior Draughtsman, Ms Pravina Saxena, Senior Draughtsman v Social Studies Division Dr. I.C. Aggarwal, Senior Research Officer, Mr S.L. lain, Deputy Director, Mr S.S. Saha, Assistant Director, Mr VM Tamhane, Assistant Director, Mr R.K. Mehta, Assistant Director, Mr Babul Roy, Research Officer, Dr Pratlbha Kumari, Research Officer, Mr Shyam Singh, Senior Investigator Grade I, Mr Mahlpal Singh, Senior Investigator Grade I, Mr B.S. Meena, Senior Investigator Grade I, Mr Harl Ram, Senior Investigator Grade I, Mr C.Toppo, Senior Investigator Grade 1, Mr B.L. Arora, Senior Investigator Grade 1. Data Dissemination Wing Mr C. Chakravorty, Joint Director, Mr Anand Nigam, Assistant Director, Mr H.K. lhamb, Printing Officer, Mr Ramesh Ajbani, Printing Officer, Mr Gurvinder Singh, Data Entry Operator, Mr R.G. Rajan, Proof Reader, Mr Mal"!avir, OPMO, Mr Suresh Kumar, Peon Administration Mr B. Mallik, Joint Registrar General, Mr Bal Kri5han, Deputy Director Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal Mr Vikram Sen, Director of Census Operations, Mr P.C. Coomar, Deputy Director, Mr Debesh Roy, Deputy Director, Mr R.K. Malty, Deputy Director, Mr G.C. Haldar, Deputy Director, Mr l.P. Singh, Assistant Director, Mr K.K. DBs, Assistant Director, Ms Ranjana Das, Assistant Director, Mr Prabir Kumar Das, Assistant Director, Ms Klran TBlukdar, Assistant Director. DDU Section:_Mr B.N. Mallick, Sr.Drawing Assistant, Ms Anjali Das, S.l. Grade II, Mr Manas Mitra, S.I.Grade III, ,.,r Prashanta Kumar, DEO Grade B. DDE Centre:_Mr Kamal Kr Nag, Sr. Supervisor, Mr Gouranga Mohan Chanda, Sr. Supervisor, MOr Taraknath Giri, Sr. Supervisor, Mr Ranjan Kr. Dutla, Sr. Supervisor, Ms luthika Mondal, Sr. Supervisor, Mr Krishna Prlya Santra, Sr. Supervisor, Mr Ashit Kr. Mukhopathyay, Sr. Supervisor, Mr Sukumar Mukhopadhyay, Sr. Supervisor and all DOE lr. Supervisors, Operators III Loaders. eTU Section:_Ms Parul Sarman, 5.1. Grade I, Ms Keka Das, 5.1. Grade II, Ms Sucheta Dutta, 5.1. Grade II, M5 Namlta Chatterjee, S.l. Grade II, Ms Anjall Chatterjee, S.I. Grade II, Ms Banani Ghosh, S.I. Grade 1Il, Ms Renukana Chatterjee, S.l. Grade III, M. Tapatl Nag, S.I. Grade III, Mr Lal Mohan Roy, S.l. Grade 1lI, Ms Provatl Munshi, 5.1. Grade III, Ms Nira Chkraborty, S.I. Grade III, Ms Kalpana Choudhury, 5.1. Grade III, Ms Mira Banerjee, S.l. Grade 1lI, Ms Nandita Dutta, 5.1. Grade III, Mr Nik~iI Kr. Bagchi, S.l. Grade III, Mr Ashok Sarkar, S.l. Grade III, Ms Pritl Majumdar, S.1. Grade Ill, Mr Mukul Mukherjee, S.1. Grade 1lI, Ms Sujata Dev, 5.1. Grade III, Ms Anjali Banerjee, 5.1. Grade III, Ms Anju Banerjee (Paul) Sr. Compiler, Ms Sheela Banerjee, Compiler. Map Section:_Ms O.M. Singh, Senior Geographer, Mr Sumit Mukherjee, Geographer, Mr R.C. Das, Sr. Draughtsman, Mr Pradeep Das, Sr. Draughtsman, Mr H.R. Banerjee, Sr. Draughtsman, Mr S.K. Chatterjee, Sr. Draughtsman, Ms Suman Topno, Sr. Draughtsman, Mr Prasanta Roy, Draughtsman, Mr Narendra Nath Das, Draughtsman, Mr Snajib Das, Draughtsman, Mr Ashok Mandai, Draughtsman, Mr Kartik Murmu, Draughtsman, Mr Tapan Bhattacharjee, Draughtsman. Printing Section: Mr Prasanta Burman, Printing Inspector, Mr Gopal Roy, UDC, Mr Madhusudan Das, Peon. vi Contents Preface iii Page Acknowledgements v Page Summary ix Page Introduction xi Page Basic Census Concepts and Definitions xv Page Table FPT - 1 Table showing Population, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Population by 1 Page Sex and Place of residence (State, District, Community Development Block and Town) Annexure I: Household Schedule: Census of India 141 Page 2001 Annexure II: Nomenclature of Sub-districts in States 143 Page and Union territories of India 2001 vii Census of India 2001 Summary: West Bengal State Number of Administrative Units Number of districts 18 Number of community 341 development blocks Number of villages 40,782 Inhabited 37,943 Un-inhabited 2,839 Number of towns 375 Population Total Population: Persons 80,176,197 Males 41,465,985 Females 38,710,212 Total Scheduled Castes Population: Persons 18,452,555 Males 9,469,659 Females 8,982,896 Total Scheduled Tribes Population: Persons 4,406,794 Males 2,223,924 Females 2,182,870 Ix Introduction , The first census of the third millennium and twenty first century the Census of India, 2001 was the 14th continuous and uninterrupted Indian census since 1872. Thu5( 2001 Census will provide data on population and its characteristics marking transition from one century and millennium to another. This data will form the benchmark for framing of the welfare and development policies for billion plus human resources living in this country. 2. The Census Act, 1948, forms the basis for the conduct of population censuses in independent India. The Census of India, 2001 was conducted in two distinct but inter-related phases. The first phase, the Houselisting Operation was c'onducted between April - September, 2000 in different states and union territories as a prelude to the eXercise of undertaking the decennial Population Census.