CENSUS OF INDIA 1971 SERIES to MADHY A PR ADESH DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK PARTS X(A) & X(8) VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY VILLAGE AND TOWN-WISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT BALAGHAT DISTRICT A.K.PANDYA Of TUB INDIAN ADMlNIln'RATIVI! SI!RVICE DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS. MADHYA PRADESH PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF MADHYA PRADESH 1974 CONTENTS Page 1. Preface i-ii 2. List of Abbreviations 1 3. Alphabetical List of Villages 3-18 ( i) Wara-Seoni Tahsil 3-7 ( ii) Balaghat Tahsil 7-13 (iii) Baihar Tahsil 13-18 PART A I. Explanatory Note 21-32 2 Village Directory (Amenities and Land-use) 34-93 ( i) Wara-Seoni Tabsil 34-51 ( ii) Balagbat Tahsil 52-71 ( iii) Baibar Tahsil 72-93 3. Appendix to Village Directory 94-95 -4:. Town Directory 96-101 ( i) Status, Growth History and Functional Category of Towns 96 ( ii) Physical Aspect& and Location of Towns 97 ( iii) Civic Finance 9V ( iv) Civic and other Amenities 98 ( v) Medical, Educationa), Recreational and Cultural Facilities in Towns 99 (vi) Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking 100 ( vii) Population by Religion and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in Towns 101 5. Appendix to Town Directory 102 PART B 1. Explanatory Note 105-106 2. Figures at a Glance 107 3. Primary Censns Abstract 108-269 District Abstract lOS-HI Wara-Seoni Tahsil 112-165 (Rural) 112-159 (Urban) 160-165 Balaghat Tahsil 166-213 (Rural) l66-211 (Urban) 210-213 Baihar Tahsil 214-169 (Rural) 214-269 PREFACE Prior to the 1951 Census, there was no regular separate publication at thc dislrict level regarding the data collected, although the seeds of thc District Census Handbooks can be traced (0 the 'Village Lists brought out for every district in 1901 and 'Village Statistic:;' of every district publidled iE 1911 and 1941. No. definite answer is focthcoming as to \\·hy such publications, giving village-wise information of occupied houses, break-up of population into malcs/fen-,aies and literates, were not brought out in 1921 and 1931 The reason could be transfer from 1921 of certain charges on Census previously met from the provincia. revenues to the Central revenues and the Government of India may not have considered it necessary to publish statistics up to the village level. 'Village Statistic,' in 1941 were brought out by the Central Provinces & Berar Government and this practice of bringing out district-wise publications at the cost of the State Govern­ ment has since been continuing. 2. The scope of the district-wise publications, now called the District Census Handbooks, has been under­ going change with each successive Census from 1951. In 1951, the District Ccnsus Handbooks only contained the Primary Census Abstract and the Census tables. In view of the usefulness of separa:te publication for each district, improvements were made at the time of the 1961 Census by including non-Cen:,us data like elimate, agriculture, co-operation, industry, education, etc. An 'Introductory Note' was also added to highlight the more striking features. Unfortunately, the desire to make district-.vise Census publications very comprehensive resulted in late availability of the books to the users. Therefore, this time the District Census Handbooks have been divided into three parts in order to release maximum data, as and when finalised, so that the publications may have a useful life of about seven to eight years ofintcr-Censal decennium. Part A will contain Primarily non-Census statistics, Part B the Primary Census Ab"tract and Part C various admini.strative statistics with a chapter titled "Introducing the district". It may be mentioned here that subsequently a decision has been taken to merge Parts A and B in one volume on grounds of economy. 3. Much of the delay in the publication of the District Census Handbooks after the 1961 Census was due to delay in collection of administrative statistics and the decision to write the Introductory Note in the head office. Separation of administrative statistics as Part C (If the District Census Handbook and the kiLd Ce­ operation of the State Government, permitting Collectors of the 1961-71 decade to write the chapter on "Illtrouucing the District," is likely to go a long way in early publication of all the parls of the Di,tJ ict Census Handbooks. Another favourable factor this time is the early decision of the StZlte Government to permit printing in private presses as and when the work-load on the Statc Government l'res,cs is heavy and likely to result in delay in the bringing ant of the District Cemus Handbook of any disllict. It would not be out tf place to point out here that the work-load in connection with the Dhtrict Cemm Handbooks is very much more this time, not only on account of wider coverage but largely due to the ckci'.ion to bring out the District Census Handbooks in Hindi as well as English. In all, there will be 172 publications, 4 per district of which 2 will be in hindi and 2 in english. Advance action was taken this time to collect the non-Census data and it is hoped that the combined volume of Parts A and B of all the 43 distlicts would be out by the end of 1973 and Part C of all the districts by the middle of 1975. This would be a definite improvement on the 1961 performance when printing of the District Census Handbooks covered the period 1964 to 1967. 4. In his Preface to the 1961 District Census Handbooks, my predecessor, Shri G. ]agathpathi, had observed thus, "It was not possible at this Census to base all Census statistics on the development block as the unit mainly because in 1961 there were many areas not till then cm e1 cd by blocks. The coverage had become complete by about the middle of 1963 and it is not unlikely that the 1971 Census will1ecognisc thL! block as the basic field unit as much for purposes of presentation as for operat~ollal purposes.". It lJ3s !l(,t been possible to adopt the development block as the basic unit for operation and presentation in this Census for more than one reason. Firstly, the office of the Block Development Officer was abolished in December, 1965; its resurrection in the form of office of the Block Development Assistant from 2-10-69 had not taken film roots up to the time field arrangements for the 1971 Census were finalised. Secondly, the tahsil ,'<; a Huit of field arrangements has many more advantages, the most significant being the rc:ady availability of that legendary fUllctionary-the patwari-without whose active co-operation it would be a fOlmidable task to uetClmilll; Whether a habited structure in a cultivated field is part of village X 01' Y. Even, otherwi,e, ~il;CC vilJagc­ wise figures arc available, it should not be difficult for tho"e ill need of data for intelmediate un~'.s betwcen the village and the tahsil, like thc develo!-,ment block or pc:twari halka, to compile it by adding figures of concerned villages. The tahsil has for long been a fixed unit of administration and, to my mind, should be retained in preference to the development block whose jurisdiction may undergo a change in .lCcOldance with tue pace of future development. 2 5. In conclusion, I would like to place on record my grateful thanks to the Government of Madhya Pradesh for having so kindly agreed to undertake the publication of the Handbooks in hindi as well as english LO the various government and semi-government offices for un-hesitatingly making available the non-Census statistics, and to the Controller, Government Press, and his staff for arDanging early printing in the Govern­ ment and private Presses. BHOPAL: A. K. PANDYA 15 th August, 1972. GOPB-169-IS·9-73-10,OOO. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS I. Clvie Administration 32 Hospital H 33 T.B. Clinic TBC Corporation C 34 Maternity and Child Welfare Centre MeW 2 Municipality M 35 Ayurvedic Dispensary AD Notified Area Committee NAC 3 36 Nursing Home NH 4 Cantonment Board CB 37 Family Plauning Centre FC 5 Non-Municipal; Non-Town Committee; 33 Veterinary Hospital VH Non-Panchayat NM 6 Gram Panchayat P v. Electricity 11. Other Amenities (Sewerage & Drainage) 39 Electricity E 7 Open Surface Drains OSD 40 Electricity for Irrigation EI EIN 8 Box Surface Drains BSD 41 Electricity for Industry 9 Sewerage S 10 Head Loads HL VI. Drinking Water Supply 11 Wheel Barrow WB 42 Tap Water T 12 Bullock Cart BC 43 River Water R 13 Tractor/Truck TR/T 44 Nala Water NW 14 Septic Tan k Latrine,; ST 45 Tubewell Water TW 46 Well Water W III. Educational 47 Tank Water TK:. 48 Fountain Water F 15 Primary School PR C 16 Middle School Mid.s 49 Canal jO Over Head Tauk OHT 17 Secondary High Sch,)QI ) Sec.s I:l Higher Secondary School J 51 Service Reservoir SR 19 Arts College A 52 Pressure Tank PT 20 Science College S 21 Commerce College C VU. Communications ASC 22 Arts. Science & Commerce College 53 Pucca Road PR 23 Basic Primary School BPR 54 Kutcha Road KR 24 Basic Women Sewing Ceutre BWSC 55 Railway R 2S Shorthand and Typing Training Institut~ Sh. Type VHI. Post and Telegraph 20 Vocational Training Institute V 56 Post Office PO 27 University U 51 Telegraph Office TO 2J Home Science College HM 58 Telephone Phone IV. Medical IX. Others 29 Primary Heal th Centre PHC NA 30 Health Centre HC 59 Information not available 0 31 Dispensary D 60 Others 1971 CENSUS PUBLICATlO:-lS, MADHYA PRADESH ( All tbe Census Publications of this State will bear series No.