SECOND COpy CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-17 TRIPURA DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part - A & B DHALAI DISTRICT VILLAGE & TOWN·· DIRECTORY VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT R.R. Meena Deputy Director Directorate of Census Operations, Tripura HozagiTi Dance. of Re.ang Community, Dhalai ~he dance of balance" Hozagirl-" has brought fame and recognition all oveT- the country and abroad 1 also. The occasions on which Reang women perform HozagiTi dance are knoW)1 as Mailuma and Maiktah, signifying the festival of new harvest and worship of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. The equipmenes required for this dance are earthen pitcher/ sma[l oil lamps (Kupi), bottles/ handkeTchief or flowers/ Bailing Isort of a big plate/ made of bamboo) and metal plates with their traditional dress and ornaments. This is basically a female dance. Men merely assist the female artists. With the help of the above said equipment's the dancer dancing so nicely and attractively standing on the earthen pot to take lamp on head/ Bailing in hands/ some6mes they bowing their body backward and touch the floor and sometimes bowing body forward and thus pick up the handkerchief and flower by their mouth from the ground. This is the peak hour and most charming situation of the dance. Though unique in style/ the experts have related it to the kuchipudi and Manipuri dance forms. Hozagiri has now begun to bask in the limelight with the Government and cultural organizations making efforts to give exposure to this dance form. it can be said for sure that Hozagiri/ if done correctly has the potentiality to be compared with any classical dance of our country. TRIPURA DHALAI DISTRICT ,', . " I . .,.... .'~ KILOl-fETRES , RH" ~ • PTO DB !KAMALPU 5 0510 15 \ . ~ ~. _ • _ -:'1.. , I From Agartala \ \. ...... , FH \ <:t: , I I I ~ I ;:::::> E--< I \ ' . "1 To '---._---;;~ Kanchanpur p... U ......... - ~ ~ ,~-~ A t::::l E--< E--< \. \ ........, (J)_ From Agartala \ [/)_ ........ J E- CHHAMANU ....... ......., O rn ~ !=o I t:;I;;:l ........ R.F. .I es= ('") \ ......., -.; ...... S o'Central Catchment R.~~' ~ ." I ~~. d , .', -2 i u .,' , ,.,; w ........... i o From ,. , ....... ~. Ampinagarj s~ BOUNDARY, INTERN ATIONAL c::: i. \ \ DISTRICT _. ,...:} I , DEVELOPMENT BLOCK d p! \ . ,........ \ , HEADQUARTERS: DISTRICT ... \ ...... , ,­ DEVELOPMENT BLOCK @ " NATIONAL HIGHWAY NH IMPORTANT ROAD .... RIVER AND STREAM VILLAGE HAVING 5000 AND ABOVE Purba Nalichhara POPULATION WITH NAME ... URBAN AREA WITH POPULATION SIZE - CLASS - V TOTAL AREA OF DISTRICT (IN SQ.KM) .. 2400.0 TOTAL POPULATION OF' DlSTRICf '" ... ._ 307,868 POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE PTO TO TAL NUMBER OF TOWNS IN DISTRICT ... 3 DEGREE COLLEGE ,.. TOTAL NUMBER OF VILLAGES IN DISTRICT 151 DAK BUNGALOW, REST HOUSE ... DB. RH FOREST REST HOUSE ... FH Based upon Survey of India map with the permission of the Surveyor G,eneral of India. © Government of India Copyright, 2004. Contents Pages Foreword XI Preface XIll Acknowledgements xv District Highlight - 2001 Census XVII Important statistics in the District xviii Ranking of R.D. Blocks in the District xx STATEMENTS 1-9 Statement 1 Name of the headquarters of districtltahasils, their rural-urban status and distance from district headquarters, 2001 XXI Statement 2 Name of the headquarters of districtfR.D. Block, their rural-urban status and distance from district Headquarters, 2001 xxi Statement 3 Population of the district at each census from 1901 to 2001 XXll Statement 4 Area, Number of Villages/towns and population in district and R.D. Block, 2001 xxiii Statement 5 R.D. Block wise number of villages and rural population, 2001 xxiv Statement 6 Population of Urban Agglomerations/towns, 2001 xxiv Statement 7 Villages with population of 5,000 and above at R.D. Block level as per 2001 census and amenities available xxiv Statement 8 Statutory towns with population less than 5000 as per 2001 census and amenities available xxv Statement 9 Houseless and Institutional population of R.D. Blocks, rural and urban, 2001 xxvi Analytical Note (i) History and the scope of the District Census Hand Book 2 (ii) Brief History of the District 3 (iii) Administrative Setup 4 (iv) Physical features 7 Location and size 7 Physiography 7 Drainage 7 Climate 7 (v) Census Concepts and definitions 17 (vi) Non-Census Concepts 23 (vii) Pages (vii) 2001 Census findings - Population, its distributions 28 Brief analysis of peA data based on inset tables 1 to 36 29 Brief analysis of the Village Directory and Town Directory data based on inset tables 37 10 47 S3 Brief analysis of the data on houses and household amenities, Houselisting Operations, Census of India based on inset tables 48 to 52 61 (viii) Major social and cultural events, natural and administrative developments and significant activities during the decade 67 (ix) Brief description of places of religious, historical or archaeological importance in villages and places of tourist interest in the towns of the district 67 (x) Major characteristics of the district, contribution of the district in the form of any historical figure associated with the district 67 (xi) Scope of Village Directory and Town Directory - column heading wise explanation and coverage of data 68 PART A - VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY Section I - Village Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in Village Directory 71 (b) R.D. Block wise presentation of Village Directory Data Salem a R.D. Block (i) R.D. Block Maps showing R.D. Block boundary 75 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 76 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 77 Manu R.D. Block (i) R.D. Block Maps showing R.D. Block boundary 89 (li) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 I 90 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 91 Am bassa R.D. Block (i) R.D. Block Maps showing R.D. Block boundary 97 (li) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 98 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 99 Chhamanu R.D. Block (i) R.D. Block Maps showing R.D. Block boundary 107 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 108 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 109 Dumburnagar R.D. Block (i) R.D. Block Maps showing RD. Brock boundary Jl3 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 200 1 114 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 115 (viii) Pages (c) Appendixes to Village Directory Appendix I Abstract of Educational, Medical and other Amenities in villages - R.D. Block level 123 Appendix IA Villages by number of Primary Schools 127 Appendix IB Vil1ages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools 127 Appendix IC Villages by number of Primary Schools 127 Appendix II Villages with 5000 and above Population which do not have one or more amenities available 128 Appendix IIA Census Towns which do not have one or more amenities 128 Appendix III Land utilisation data in respect of Census Towns/non-municipal towns 129 Appendix IV R.D. Block wise list of inhabited villages where no amenity other than drinking water facility is available 129 Appendix V Summary showing number of villages not having Scheduled Castes population 129 Appendix VI Summary showing number of villages not having Scheduled Tribes population 130 Appendix VilA: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled Castes to the total popUlation by ranges 130 Appendix VIIB: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled Tribes to the total 'popUlation by ranges 133 Appendix VIII : Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat (R.D. Block wise) 136 Appendix IX Statement showing number of girls schools in the villages 136 Section II - Town Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in Town Directory 137 (b) Statement I : Status and Growth History 141 ( c) Statement II : Physical aspects and location of towns 141 (d) Statement III : Municipal finance 142 (e) Statement IV : Civic and other amenities 143 (t) Statement V : Medical, Educational, Recreational and cultural facilities 143 (g) Statement VI ; Trade, Commerce, Industry and banking 144 (h) Statement VII : Civic and other amenities in slums, 1991 145 (i) Appendix to Town Directory - Towns showing their outgrowths with population 146 PART B - PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (a) Brief note on Primary Census Abstract 149 (b) District Primary Census Abstract (General) 153 (c) Appendix to District Primary Census Abstract Le., Urban block wise figures of Total, SC and ST Population 159 (ix) Pages (d) Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Caste 160 (e) Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribe 166 (f) R.D. Block wise Village Primary Census Abstract 172 (g) Urban Primary Census Abstract 202 Annexure I : Number and village under each gram panchayat NA Annexure II : Fertility and Mortality, 1991 208 Annexure III : Various measures of fertility and mean age at marriage, 1991 Census 209 Annexure IV : (a) Percentage distribution of Migrants by place of birth (b) place of last residence, 2001 in Tripura/Dhalai District & a comparison with 1991 210 Annexure V : Main religions in TripuralDhalai District - RD Block and Town level, 2001 & a comparison with 1991 218 Annexure VI : Marital Status of Population, 2001 & a comparison with 1991 Census 222 Annexure VII : Educational level by broad age-groups & Sex, 1991 and 2001 Census 225 Annexure VIn : Distribution of mother tongues returned in 1991 & 2001 Census 230 Annexure IX : Distribution of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population of earlier censuses, 1981 and 1991 235 Notes on area figures and some other information 236 (x) Foreword The District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Organisation since 1951 census, is one of ..I. the important publications in the context of planning and development at gross-root level. The publication, which is brought out for each district, contains several demographic and socio-economic' characteristics village-wise and town-wise of the district alongwith the status of availability of civic amenities, infrastructural facilities, etc.