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PRG. 210 (N) 1,500 CENSUS OF INDIA, 1961 VOLUME XII ORISSA PART II-A GENERAL POPULATION TABLES C'JEJi1h. £h., complimenls oj. 70/"8 dupe,.j,n~enden~ 4 ({2ensus OpertJlj,ons, ()r,sstJ M. AHMED, I.A.S. Superintendent of Census Operations Orissa PUBLISHED BY THE MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI·6 AND _ PRINTED AT THE ORISSA GOVERNMENT PRESS, CUITACK-3 1963 p . { De luxe Rs. J._j·45 nP. or 36 sh. 1 d. or $ 5·57c rzce- Ordinary Rs. 4'45 nP. or 10 sh. 5 d. or $ 1'61c CENSUS OF INDIA, 1961 VOLUME Xll ORISSA PART II-A Assisted by V. RAJESHWAR RAO, M.A. Depllly Superintendent of Censlls Operations Orissa ~n fact, in these days you cannot take up any serious administrative, economic or social work without referring to the Census Report which is an essential part of every inquiry, of every study. Even for the solution of minor problems you have often to consult the Census Reports. In future their importance will be still greater because I hope you will deal with the live man and tackle the various human problems in such a way that what you say now in your Reports may be of help and may prove of great assistance to those who may have to carry on these tasks of administration, planning, reconstruc tion of the economic order and social order. -Shri Gobind BaFfaM Pant, Home Minister of India, addressing the Conference of Census Superinten dents in New Delhi on the 27th September 1959 CENSUS OF INDIA, 1961 Government of India Publications' The Census ReporJ, 1961, Volume XII (Orissa) is pUblished in the. following Parts: Part I-A General Report I-B Report on Vital Statistics I-e Subsidiary Tables ~ II-A General P,)pulation Tables (the. present valurn?) Il-B (i) General Economic Tables H-B (if) General E..:onomic Tables lI-C Cultural and Migration Tables III Hous;!hold Economic Tables IV-A Report on Housing and Establishments lV-B H)using and Establishment Tables V-A Tables on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes V-B Report on Scheduled Tribes V-C Report on Scheduled Castes VI Village Survey Monographs (in Series) VIT-A Survey of Traditional Crafts (in Series) VII-B Fairs and Festivals VIII Administration Report (for official lise only) IX-A Census Atlas IX-B Administrative Atlas State Government Publications District Census Hand-book 13 Volumes, one for each district of the State ADMINISTRATIVE MAP OF I I I I I tl z ~ ~ .i' '" 1:- J -ll 1.g J .1 .af :I l .! g ~ • J . ~ j ~ .s J: ~ 0... ~ ~ >- < en l -E-< j 2 r.... en c <!! 0 ~ -" E-< -c=:: Jl if)...... :z;...... 0 :::E Q < CONTENTS TABLE A SERIES-GENERAL POPULATION TABLES PAGE Introductory Note Annexure I-Schedules of 1961 Census 14 Annexure II -Calendar of Census of 1961 for Orissa 24 A-I-Area, Houses and Population 29 Appe:ndix I 56 Appendix II 66 Appendix III 69 A-II-Variation in Population during sixty years 87 Appendix 92 A-III-Villages classified by Population 94 Appendix 114 . A-IV-Towns classified by Population in 1961 with variation since 1901 119 Appendix 129 PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Fly-leaf 137 Orissa State 150 Kalahandi District )50 Koraput ] 50 " Sambalpur 158 " Bolangir 162 Baudh-Khondmals " 166 Ganjam " 166 Sundargarh 174 " Dhenkanal '1 178 Puri 1~2 " Keonjhar 182 " Cuttack 186 " Mayurbhanj 190 " Balasore 194 " Annexure III-All India Table A-I 200 Annexure IV-Instructions for Censu; Personnel to fill up Census Schedules 207 ERRATA The following printing mistakes are regretted Page No. Column No. Line No. For Read 2 3 4 5 Table A-I 47 4 33 6,220 16,220 5 18 33 133 5 37 80 180 48 11 ~,897 18,497 49 8 1 16,4-8 16,448 11 17 1,137 21,137 56 9 5 (- -)350 (- -)35'0 60 7 Last Line Not clear 175'0 75 8 10 4 9 8 11 1 4 8 12 34 31 8 13 4 79 4 43 29 279 Table A-II 81 5 21 (of the Table) 26'3 26'8 8 5 (of the Table) 1 8 1'8 88 4 1 226 22'6 4 2 209 20'9 89 9 21 Not clear ],002 Table A-Ill 101 14 41 93 938 104 8 Last Line 27 827 106 5 39 9,55 9,553 107 20 24 8,73 8,734 Table A·IV 124 2 20 104'13 184'13 126 6 9 2,498 2,493 6 22 947 942 7 19 17 94 17'94 Primary Census Abstract 157 43 41 7 164 29 11 Not clear 27 166 7 30 Not clear 37,564 7 38 6145 61,459 167 23 45 Not clear 2,524 169 42 42 6 16 171 15 62 64 364 181 42 32 5 3 45 36 3,026 3,025 182 11 59 1.910 1,919 186 10 46 5,291 5,391 191 23 42 61,213 51,213 INTRODUCTORY NOTE The tenth decennial Census of India, which The first one came as early as January 1959 under eventually was the third for Orissa as a separate the responsibility of the Bureau of Statistics of State, was conducted between the 10th of February the State Government. -On the result of this and the 4th of March 1961, the sunrise of the Pre-test, the draft Schedules, the questionnaire 1st of March being specified as the zero hour of and the instructions underwent some changes. the reference day for purpose of all calculations. The reyised drafts were again tested for the second This Census like all the previous ones,.. was held time in July-August 1959 in course of the second according to the "undamental principle, namely, Pre-test, which was held under the direct responsi that the Census should be simultaneous throughout bility of the Sup~rintendent of Census Operations. the State and must cover every human being. This Pre-test was conducted in all the districts of the State with the co-operation of District Officers 2. The burden of organizing and conducting who appointed District Pre-test Officers one for a decennial Census is great indeed. It requires each district. They were made responsible for detailed planning in advance, elaborate arrange the training of workers, for selecting suitable ments for training and enumeration and strict localities for the test and for conducting and schedule of time to be followed by several thousand completing the operation. Each locality selected personnel engaged in the work. This onerous for the test was expected to have about 100 house task from the beginning to the end of the opera holds in urban and 150 households in rural areas. tions is accomplished not only by harnessing the Enumerators at the rate of one for 50 households vast administrative machinery of the Government in the urban and one for 75 households in the rural but also by seeking extensive co-operation of a locality were appointed, mostly from school large number of voluntary, hon?rary workers. teachers or subordinate village revenue officers. 3. Legislation-The legal basis for holding the Supervisors were appointed for working at the Census is provided by the Census Act (XXXVII of rate of one for two separate localities. They 1948), which authorizes the Central Government were selected from amongst Tahasildars or other [0 take Census whenever it may so consider junior officers. The programme which covered necessary. Cen~us taking has become convenient 14 days, namely, first 5 days for study of instruc and systematic on account of the various provisions tions by the field-staff, next 3 days for house contained in the Act. While the duties and listing and the last 6 days for actual enumeration functions of public servants have been clearly was strictly followed in all districts. Fifty-two defined, the obligations of the members of the localities containing 6,551 households and 29,949 public have also been laid down and penalties persons were taken up for the Pre-test. The indicated for non-compliance. results were tabulated. The Pre-test disclosed inter alia certain difficulties in filling up House 4. Pre-tests- The Census of 1961 has the distinc Lists, Household Schedules and Enumeration tion of introducing some new features, particu Slips and emphasized on the necessity of further larly with regard to the 'numbering and listing elaborating the final instructions for filling up of houses and the form and substance of enumera these forms. Tabulation similarly disclosed some tion questionnaire. It was, therefore, considered interesting features relating to the size of the necessary that the draft Schedules and instructions household and high increase in literacy figures. should be put to test before the actual operations Thereafter, a Conference of the Superintendents started. Two Pre-tests were held accordingly. of all States in India was convened oy-the Registrar (221 (cn.- -1) 2 General for purpose of finalizing the forms, the (iii) Individual Slip- This is an enumeration instructions and oiher details on the basis of record of every individua1 who was alive on the experience gained in the Pre-tests. reference date. It is otherwise known as Enumera tion Slip. It gives a large number of personal 5. Approved Schedules- -Among the forms information with regard to the enumerated person, and scht:dules finalized in the Conference of including his age, marital status, birth-place, Superintendents, three are importane, namely, religion, education and economic activities and the House List, the Household Schedule and so on.