District Census Handbook, Madhya
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MADHYA 'SAURASHTRA, DISTRICT sliDwill/ ~/ulr8 anti PtIIa ""un_N~S s CONTENTS PAGES A. General Population Tables A-I Area, Houses and Population 4-' A-III Towns and Villages classified by Population 6-9 A-V Towns arranged territorially with population by livelihood classes 10--11 B. Economic Tables B-1 Livelihood Classes and Sub-Classes 12-21 B-I1 Secondary Means of Livelihood 22-27 B-UI Employers, Employees and Independent Workers in Industries and Services by Divisions and Sub-Divisions 28-75 Inde)t of non-agricultural occupations in the district 76->:1 C. HoUJehold and Age (Sample) Tables C-I Household (Size and Composition) .. 82-85.. C-II Livelihood Classes by Age Groups 86-89 C-IIJ Age and Civil condition 90-99 C-IV Age and Literacy .' · .100-109 C-V Single Year Age Returns · .110--113 D. Social and Cultural Tables D-I Languages: (i) Mother Tongue .. 1l4.-1J9 (Ii) Bilingualism · . 120-12J D-II Religion · .122-125 D-III Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes · .126-127 D-V (i) Displaced Persons by Year of Arrival · .126-127 (ii) Displaced Persons by Livelihood Classes · .128-129 D-VI Non-Indian Nationals · • 130--131 D-VII Livelihood Classes by Educational Standards .. 132-135 D-VIII Unemployment by Educational Standards .• 136-139 E. Summary Fil!llres by Talukas and Petas •• 140-142 Primary Census Abstracts .. 143-323 Small Scale Industries Census-Employment in Establishments .. 324-329 P/29-1. 2 1951 DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK DISTRICT: MADHYA SAURASHTRA This district comprises Gondal, Morvi, Wankaner, Rajkot, Jetpur and other former Indian States which formed part of the Western Kathiawar Agency. The total number- of units of the former Indian States and thanas included in this district was 41. Atkot, Paddhari and Jam-Kandorna talukas of Halar were added to the district after its constitution, and three enclave villages were transferred from this district to Amreli distr~zt of Bombay State. The district had a population (1951 Census) of 1,045,675 and an area of 4,660.2 square- miles according to the area figure furnished by the Surveyor General of India. This Handbook contains tables for Madhya Saurashtra district, compiled after the 1951 Census of India. The main results of the 1951 Census are embodied in the State Tables published for the States of Bombay, Saurashtra and Kutch. In this Handbook, the data are exhibited in greater detail. The numbers given to tables in this publication correspond to those given in the State Census Report. The following tables for the district have, however, not been included in this Handbook :- A-II Variation in population during fifty years. A-IV. Towns classified by population with variations since 1901. D-IV. Migrants. In the E--Summary table in this Handbook, some columns have been omitted. In the case of the C-series of tables, except C-I, the data were extracted on the basis of a sample count of approximately 10 per cent. of the census slips instead of a full count of all the slips. The C-I table was prepared from a four per cent. sample of the households recorded in the National Register of Citizens relating to each town or village. Till the 1951 Census the basis of classification of the population was a social one, namely according to religion, castes and communities. At the 1951 Census the basis was changed from a social to an economic one and the figures for villages given in the Primary Census Abstracts and in tables A-V, B-1, B-lI, C-Il and E are according to the following eight Livelihood Classes :- Agricultural Classes I. Cultivators of land, wholly or mainly owned; and their dependants. II. Cultivators of land, wholly or mainly unowned; and their dependants. m. Cultivating labourers; and their dependants. IV. Non-cultivating owners of land; agricultural rent receivers; and their' dependants. NOD-Agricultural Classes Persons (including dependants) who derive their principal means of livelihood from . V. Production other than cultivation. VI. Commerce. VII. Transport. VIII. Other services and miscellaneous sources. Dependants, whether earning or non-earning, were classified at the cenSllS according to the principal means of livelihood of the persons on whom they were dependent. The Primary Census Abstracts, which contain basic information in respect of every village and town, have been arranged according to talukas and petas, units into which every district is divided for administrative purposes. The taluka was, however, too small a unit to adopt for preparing the main census tables. Therefore, in the B, C and D series of tables figures have been given for tracts and not for talukas and petas. Before sorting the census slips and tabulating the results tracts were formed by combining the rural and urban areas of two or more talukas or petas. The tracts into which Madhya Saurashtra district was divided for this purpose are st> fwn below;- Rural Tracts (1) Rural areas of Rajkot, Jasdan and Babra Talukas and Paddhari and Lodhika Petas (2) Rural areas of Morvi and Wankaner Talukas and Maliya Peta. (3) Rural areas of Gondal and Kunkavav Talukas and Kotda-Sangani Peta. (4) Rural areas of Jetpur and Dhoraji Talukas and .Tam-Kandorna Peta. ,; 3 Urban Tracts ( I) Urban area of Rajkot City. (2) Urban areas of Jasdan, Babra, Morvi and Wankaner Talukas and Paddhari, Lodhika and Maliya Petas. (3) Urban areas of Gondal and Kunkavav Talukas and Kotda-Sangani Peta. (4) Urban areas of Jetpur and Dhoraji Talukas and Jam-Kandorna Peta. Urban areas comprise the towns shown in table A-V. Shortly before the 1951 population Census, a census of Small Industries was taken, and tho [!:'suIts of this census are given in the tables called .. Small Scale Industries Census-Employment in Establishments" included in this handbook. The intention was to find out some thing about Cottage and Home Industries and small workshops. The larger establishments, that is, power-using establishments with 10 or more workers and non-power using establishments with 20 or more workers, were excluded from the scope of the enquiry. The enquiry did not concern itself also with workers functioning on their own and not employing other people, except when looms were used. If even one loom was used a return was required. Otherwise the concept was of an enquiry which embraced all forms of associate activity where articles were produced, repaired or otherwise treated for sale, lise or disposal. TABLES 5 AND POPUI.ATION Madhya Saurashtra POPULATION. Persons. Males. Females. Total. Rural. Urban. Total. Rural. Urban. Total. Rural. Urban. 8 9 10 11 12 13 ]4 15 16 1,045,675 636,453 409.222 526,391 322,942 203,449 519,284 313,511 203.773 47,447 40,596 6,851 24,106 20,700 3,406 23,341 19.896 3,445 160,527 78,614 81,913 78,772 39,535 39.237 81,755 39,079 42,676 92,963 50,553 42,410 46,846 25.602 21.244 46,117 24,951 21,166 31,382 26,245 5,137 15,960 13,314 2,646 15,422 12,931 2,491 72,408 56,838 15,570 37,036 29,140 7,896 35,372 27,698 7,674 74,026 45,582 28,444 37,105 23,173 13,932 36,921 22,409 14,5]2 24,037 19,818 4,219 12,087 10,073 2,014 11,950 9,745 2,205 91,406 67,575 23,831 46,009 34,373 11,636 45,397 33,202 12,195 16,557 14,544 2,013 8,311 7,294 1,017 8,246 7,250 996 40,197 34,587 'i 5,610 20,203 17,445 2,758 19,994 17,142 ':2,852 124,597 83,875 40,722 62,833 42,447 20,386 61,764 41,428 20,336 27i688 24,024 3,664 13,830 12,063 1,767 13,858 ] 1,961 1,897 . 181,619 49,550 132,069 92,438 25,208 67,230 89,181 24,342 64,839 60,821 44,052 16,769 30,855 22.575 8,280 29,966 21,477 8,489 -"---~--....,__--,- - (3) The number of towns given in column 4 is the number of towns shown in table A-V. In general, a town means a municipal area, cantonment area or a place which has a population of 5,000 or more persons and exhibits urban characteristics. (4) The number of occupied houses given in columns 5, 6 and 7 is the number of census houses that were occupied at· the time of the census. A house for census purposes means "a dwelling with a separate main entrance." Thus more than one household might be found in the same census house. 6 A-G~ POPULATION A-III-TOWNS AND VILLAGES District: TOTAL POPULA nON 'Total number Taluka or Peta. of inhabited towns and villages 2 3 4 6 District Total 990 1,045,675 S26,391 519,284 486 Sabra 66 47,447 24,106 23,341 35 Dhorilji III 160,527 78,772 81,755 23 Gondal 68 92,963' 46,846 46,117 27 lam·KaIidorna 47 31,382 15,960 15.422 24 Jaseian 92 72,408 37,036 35,372 44 Jetpur 48 74,026 37,105 36,921 12 Kotda-Sangam 42 24,037 12,087 11,950 26 Kunkava, 81 91,406 46,009 4',397 22 Lodhika 38 16,557 8,311 8,246 26 MaJiya 47 40,197 20,203 19.994 20 Morvi 123 124,597 62,833 61,764 51 Paddhari 61 27,688 13,830 13,858 _ 45 Rajkot 94 181,619 92,438 89,181 61 Wankaner 102 60,821 30,855 29,966 70 TABLES 7 CLASSIFIED BY POPUIATION Madhya Saurashtra Towns and villages with a population of Less than 500 500-1,000 1,000-2,000 Males.