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CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-36 &35 PART-XII ANDAMANAND NICOBAR ISLANDS & PONDICHERRY CENSUS ATLAS Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India FOREWARD Census ofIndia, is perhaps, one of the largest castes and scheduled tribes, education and producer of maps in the country and in each census housing characteristics of the StatelUnion territory. decade nearly 10,000 maps of different categories The unit of the presentation of data is district/sub­ and themes are published. Earlier to 1961 Census, district. The adoption of GIS technique has not the maps were published in the census reports/tables only made this work more comprehensive but has as supporting documents. During Census 1961, a helped improve the quality of Census Atlas 200 I of new series of 'Census Atlas of States and Union State and Union territories. territories' was introduced which has been continued in the subsequent censuses. The maps have been prepared mostly by choropleth technique but other cartographic Census Atlas of States and Union territories methodologies, such as bar and sphere diagrams, 2001 are based on census data covering different pyramids, isotherms and isohyets have also been themes. Broadly, there are one hundred and adopted to prepare the maps as per the suitability twenty three themes proposed to be included in the and requirement of data. StatelUnion territory Census Atlas. But the number ns well its presentation varies from State to This project has been completed by the State depending upon the availability of data. The respective Directorates under the technical maps included in the publication are divided into supervision of Shri C. Chakraborty, Joint Director eleven broad Sections. The maps in General and Shri 1.C. Srivastava, Map Officer in ORGI. The Section include administrative and physical officers and staff of the Map Division have worked aspects and are exhibited in the beginning of the as a team and finalized this project well in time. [ Atlas. This is followed by the maps on demography, express my thanks to all of them. economic and socio-cultural aspects, highlighting distribution, density and growth of population, age I am certain that the Census Atlas volumes and sex structure, urban trends, industrial will be of immense use to academician, planners and categories, migration, literacy, religion, scheduled other data users. New Delhi D.K. Sikri Secretary (RG[) iii PREFACE Census organization is one of the pioneer communicating the census characteristics to the departments, whi(;h produces maps of the Indian readers. sub-continent at various levels. Since 1961 Census. we publish Census Atlas for Union, I am grateful to Shri J.K. Banthia, lAS, eilch state and Union Territory separately. former Registrar General, India, and equally indebted Be:::.ides the Census Atlas, District Maps, Tahsil Maps, to Shri O.K. Sikri, LA.s., the Additional Secretary C .0. Block maps, Town maps and various and Registrar General, India for their valuable thematic maps are being published regularly in each guidance for finalizing this job. I am thankful to Shri Census. e. Chakravorty, Joint Director, Ms. Sarita, Research Officer (Map), and other officials in Map division The present volume is tconsists of25 maps, whose name are acknowladged separately for which portray various aspects like demographic, preparing the maps and all other technical help cr.;onomic and socio cultural features of the state. extended for implementing this project I also thankful These maps are supported with reliable data and to Shri K.K. Das, Assistant Director of Directorate annotations for easy understanding to the readers. I of Cesus Operation, Andaman and Nicobar Islands hope this volume will serve the purpose of who has co-ordinated this work successfully. New Delhi J.e. Srivastava Map Officer, Office of the Registrar General, India v PREFACE Census organization is one of the pioneer the 2001 Census was successfully completed. departments, which produces maps ofthe Indian sub­ I am thankful to Shri T.R. Krishnan, Assistant continent at various levels. Since 1961 Census, we Director, who has co-ordinated this work. All the publish Census Atlas for Union, each state and Union maps were prepared by the Map Division, Registrar Territory separately. Besides the Census Atlas, General's Office, New Delhi through Computer District Maps, Tahsil Maps, C.D. Block maps, Town Assisted Cartography. I appreciate Shri K.K.G Pillai, maps and various thematic maps are being published Senior Draughtsman who has done the other works regularly in each Census. such as preparation of data and analysis of maps etc. The present volume is the 5th one of its kind from the Directorate of Census Operations, I am grateful to Shri J.K. Banthia, lAS, Pondicherry. Due to the paucity oftime and shortage fonner Registrar General, India, and equally indebted of manpower, the number of maps included in this to Shri O.K. Sikri, I.A.S., the Additional Secretary volume is limited to 27 which portray various aspects and Registrar General, India for their valuable like demographic, economic and socio cultural guidance for finalizing this job. I am thankful to Dr. features ofthe state. These maps are supported with R.P. Singh, Ex DRG (Map), Shri C. Chakravorty, reliable data and annotations for easy understanding Joint Director, Shri 1. C. Srivastava, Map Officer to the readers. I hope this volume will serve the and other officials in Map division for preparing the purpose of communicating the census characteristics maps and all other technical help extended to me for to the readers. implementing this project. Under the able guidance of Shri S. The name of other Staff members who Hemachandran, lAS, Ex Director and Shri contributed to this project is acknowledged N. Manjini, Deputy Director of Census Operations, separately. Pondicherry N. Ravichandran Deputy Di rector of CenSJs Opa-ati ons, PondicheTY vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OFFICERS AND STAFF ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT I ---'-~T~-c-h-n-ic-a-I-s-ta-ff-o-f-R-G-I-H-e-a-dq-u-a-rt-ers--a-s-s-oc-i-a-te-d-w-it-h-t-h-is-P-ro-j-e-ct-------~-J 1___ _ Planning & Supervision (Map) : Shri C. Chakravorty, Joint Director '.', Shri J. C. Srivastava, Map Officer Evalution & Cartographic Supervision Ms. Sarita, Research Officer (Map) Ms. Suman Gupta, Research Officer (Map) Scrutiny of Cartographic work Shri V. N. Prasad, Map Analyst Shri Mohd. Ishaque, Senior Drawing Assistant Shri V. P. Singh, Senior Drawing Assistant Shri N. R. Sisodia, Senior Geographer Shri Nitesb Kumar, Senior Geographer Shri U.K. MandaI, Geographer Shri Anand Kumar, Geographer Computer mapping, Cartographic work Smt. Sahab Pyari, Senior Drawing Assistant & Other Computerised work Shri S. K. Verma, Senior Drawing Assistant Smt. Anju Azad, Senior Geographer Shri Dinesh, Draughtsman (Photo) Secretarial work Shri P. K. Ajmani, PA Technical staff of DCO, Pondicherry associated with this Project General Supervision Editing Shri N. Ravichandran, Deputy Director Editing Shri T.R. Krishnan, Deputy Director Compilation of Data, Analysis of maps and Typing Shri K.K.G. PilIai, Senior Draughtsman vii CONTENTS Page forward iii Preface v Acknow ledgements vii ~~-----.-.-----~--------....__--~ L__ _ PART-I: ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS Map No. Title of the Map GENERAL Position of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in india 2 - 3 2 Administrative Divisions 4 - 5 POPULATION AND GROWTH 3 Density of Population 8 - 9 4 Child Woman Ratio 10 - 11 5 Children in Age Group 0-6 12 - 13 6 Disabled Population 14 - 15 DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE AND TRENDS 7 Sex. Ratio 18 - 19 8 Rural Sex Ratio 20 - 21 9 Urban Sex Ratio 22 - 23 10 Sex Ratio in Age Group 0-6 24 - 25 11 Marital Status 26 - 27 12 Youthfulness of Population 28 - 29 13 Dependency Ratio 30 - 31 14 Males in Working Age group 15-59 32 - 33 15 Females in Working Age group 15-59 34 - 35 MIGRATION 16 Migrants Residing up to 4 years 38 - 39 J 7 Migrants Residing 5-9 years 40 - 41 18 Migrants Residing 10 years and above 42 - 43 LITERACY 19 Literacy 46 - 47 20 Male Literacy 48 - 49 21 Female Literacy 50 - 51 22 Children Attending School 52 - 53 ECONOMIC ASPECTS 23 Main Workers in Age group 15-59 56 - 57 SCHEDULED TRIBES 24 Scheduled Tribes 60 - 61 25 Literacy among Scheduled Tribes 62 - 63 ix PART-II: PONDICHERRY Map No. Title of the Map Page GENERAL Position ofPondicherry in fndia 68 - 69 2 Administrative Divisions 70 - 71 POPULATION AND GROWTH 3 Density of Population 74 - 75 4 Child Woman Ratio 76 - 77 5 Chi ldren in Age Group 0-6 78 - 79 6 Disabled Population 80 - 81 DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE AND TRENDS 7 Sex Ratio 84- 8S 8 Rural Sex Ratio 86 - 87 9 Urban Sex Ratio 88 - 89 10 Sex Ratio in Age Group 0-6 90- 91 II Marital Status 92- 93 12 Youthfulness of Population 94 - 95 13 Aged Population 96 - 97 14 Dependency Ratio 98 - 99 15 Males in Working Age group 15-59 100 - 101 16 Females in Working Age group 15-59 102 - 103 LITERACY 17 Literacy 106 - 107 18 Male Literacy lO8 - 109 19 Female Literacy 110 - III 20 Chi Idren Attending School 112 - 113 ECONOMIC ASPECTS AND RELIGIONS 21 Main workers, Marginal workers and Non-workers 116 - 117 22 Rural main workers, Marginal workers and Non-workers 118 - 119 T'_.J Urban main workers, Marginal workers and Non-workers 120 - i21 24 Main Workers in Age group 15~59 122 - 123 25 Religions 124 - 125 SCHEDULED CASTES 26 Scheduled Castes 128 - 129 27 Literacy among Scheduled Castes 130 - 131 x \, PART-I --_ .NICOBAR - " , ISL S GENERAL POSITION OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS IN INDIA This map shows the geographical position of humid climate, soils are lateritic and degenerated the union territory ofAndaman & Nicobar Islands in with luxuriant growth of vegetation cover.
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