CENSUS 1971 PARTS X-A & B TOWN & VILLAGE DIRECTORY SERIES-5 VILLAGE & TOWNWISE GUJARAT PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT DISTRICT VALSAD CENSUS DISTRICT HANDBOOK C. C. DOCTOR of the Indian Administrative Service, Director of Census Operations Gujarat DISTRICT VALSAD '",.. '0,., ...III II) III .... ..J ...'" i oX ~ ..J ~ III N ~ 'on o N .. ',.,,_ o .. 'on... s o '0,., <t en ...J« > '.,... ' .. Gujarat is the home of 3,734,422 tribal people constituting /3.99 per cent of the State's total popu­ lation of 26,697,475. They are the inheritors of an art tradition that is the product of long development and continues to this day in unbroken succession. Isolated communities till recent times, their traditions of art have been passed down by oral trans­ mission from mother to daughter and father to son and reveals an inspiration and outward expression in forms and motifs that have remained basically un­ changed through the years. Many of the art forms of the Adivasis are the result of deep spiritual experience or have their roots in dream. story. myth or legend. Significant forms have thus survived without major alteration through centuries during which the underlying myths and legends have remained basically the same. They have taken the material of their crafts from the enviornment around them. One of the commo­ nest materials used was wood which was available in profuse abundance and exploiting the plasticity of which they never seem to have tired. The specimen shown on this volume is a rather unusual one. Generally Adivasi art is unseparably linked with the material used and in the case of wood, the craftsman would prefer working with a single piece, taking care to preserve and fully exploit all its natural bends, curves, projections and grains. This specimen is, however, shaped Ollt of more than one piece of wood and has also been painted over. More than half the population of the District is tribal, (Block from an ink tracing by K. D. Vaishnav. Geographer, from a photograph of a specimen at the Tribal Research Institute. Ahmadabad.). CENSUS OF INDIA 1971 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Central Government Publications-Census of India 1971-Series-5-Gujarat is being published in the following parts: Part Subject covered Number I-A General Report. I-B Detailed Analysis of the Demographic. Social, Cultural and Migration Patterns. I-C Subsidiary Tables II-A General Population Tables ('A' Series). II-B Economic Tables ('B' Series). II-C(i) Distribution of Population, Mother Tongue and Religion. Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes. II-C(ii) Other Social & Cultural Tables and Fertility Tables, Tables on Household Composition, Single Year Age. Marital Status. Educational Levels. Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes. etc.. Bilingualism. III Establishments Report and Tables ('E' Series). IV-A Housing Report and Housing Subsidiary Tables. N-B Housing Tables. V Special Tables and Ethnographic Notes on Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes. VI-A Town Directory. VI-B Special Survey Reports on Selected Towns. VI-C Survey Reports on Selected Villages. VII Special Report on Graduate and Technical Personnel. VIII-A Administration Report-Enumeration. } For official use only VIII-B Administration Report-Tabulation. IX Census Atlas. DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK X-A Town and Village Directory. X-B Village and Townwise Primary Abstract X-C Analytical Report. Departmental Statistics and District Census Tables. CONTENTS Pages PREFACE v-x FIGURES AT A GLANCE xi-xiii ALPHABETIC LIST OF VILLAGES xiii-xxiii Part-A-Town and Village Directory General Note 3-4 'Introductory Note on Town and Village Directory 5-19 Town Directory and its Appendices Statement I Status, Growth History and Functional Category of Towns 22 Statement II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns. 1969 23 Statement III Civic Finance, 1968-69 24 Statement IV Civic and Other Amenities, 1969 25 Statement V Med1cal, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities in Towns, 1969 26 Statement VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking 1969 27 Statement VII Population by Religion, 1971 28 Appendix I List of Urban Areas as per Location Code Numbers 29 Appendix II Names of Outgrowths of Urban Areas which do not qualify to be treated 29 as Separate Towns Village Directory Valsad Taluka 31-39 Pardi Taluka 41-47 Umbergaon Taluka 49-53 Gandevi Taluka 55-61 Navsari Taluka 63-75 Chikhli Taluka 77-85 Bansda Taluka 87-95 Dharampur Taluka 97-113 Abstract of Amenities at each Taluka/Mahal 114-115 Pages Part-B-Village and Townwise Primacy Census Abstract General Note iii Primary Census Abstract Valsad Taluka 5-19 Pardi Taluka 21-29 Umbergaon Taluka 31-35 Gandevi Taluka 37-45 Navsari Taluka 47-61 Chikhli Taluka 63-69 Bansda Taluka 71-77 Dharampur Taluka 79-91 Block Directory showing Jurisdiction of Enumerators' Blocks in the Urban Areas 93-101 MAPS Frontispiece Valsad Taluka Facing Page 5 Pardi Taluka " " 21 Umbergaon Taluka " " 31 Gandevi Taluka " " 37 Navsari Taluka " " 47 Chikhli Taluka " " 63 Bansda Taluka " " 71 Dharampur Taluka " " 79 PREFACE The District Census Handbooks are being Part B published regularly since 1951. Earlier they were (I) Urban Block and Villagewise Primary brought out under the name of "Village Hand­ Census Abstract books" and contained only the population totals. They are prepared by the Census Organisation Part 'C on behalf of the State Government and published by the latter. They are the first to be published (1) Analytical Report in the series of 1971 Census publications, which (2) Administrative Statistics are now to fonaw. The need for making avail­ able to the State Government, the Census data (3) Census Tables as early as possible after the taking of the count, has been recognised since long. It is a matter of It was originally decided that each part deep satisfaction that the present volume is being would be brought out separately. But since the published within a year of the taking of the data for parts A and B has been prepared Census. almost at the same time, it is decided to combine these parts into one volume. Part C whicb has The data collected during 1971 Census was to await tbe collection of official statistics from tabulated initially at three Regional Tabulation various Departments of the State Government Offices at Surat, Rajkot and Bbavnagar for and preparation of Census Tables, would bet rural areas and one more Tabulation Office at published separately. Ahmedabad which dealt with the slips of urban areas only. The data abstracted at the Regional The Town Directory consists of information offices was brought to Ahmedabad where it was about the status, growth history and functional compiled for the State as a whole and is now category of towns and their physical aspects, being published. location, Municipal finances, civic and other amenities like sewerage, protected water supply, The District Census Handbook contains fire fighting service, electrification etc. It also primary data upto the village level for rural contains information about medical, educational, areas and enumerator's block level for urban recreational and cultural facilities available at areas. It is for the first time tbat in 1971 the towns. Detailed information about 'rade, Census we are giving information about urban commerce, industry and banking is also provided areas of the State in a separate part called here. The population of the towns according to the "Town Directory". We are also giving compre­ 1971 Census by religion and Scheduled Caste and hensive information about rural areas in tbe Scheduled Tribe is furnished here. The Town "Village Directory". This is (urther supplemented Directory is a new feature of 1971 Census and Ihe by the Alphabetical List of Villages for facility above information has been compiled in it for the of reference. first time. It bas been decided to bring out the The Village Directory conlains comprehensive District Census Handbooks of 1971 in three information about the amenities available at tbe parts as under:- village such as educational and medical, supply of electric power, drinking water facility, Part A communication through road, rail, kutcha road, (1) Town Directory pucca road aod bus route, existence of post, telegraph and telephone facilities, etc. Further (2) Village Directory information about staple food, area under various uses like forest, GultivabJe land, source and the villllge officials and scrutinised at t .. luka extent of irriga tion, cultivable waste and name level by the Statistical Assistant before returning of the nearest town and its distance, day on to this office. The Development Commissionel which 'bazar' is being held, if any, and its and the Director, Bureau of Economics and importance from religious. historical and archaeo­ Statistics, issued firm instructions to the field logical point of view is recorded here. staff to ensure that the information was filled and scrutinised with the utmost care. After this The Primary Census Abstract contains infor· information was received in the Census matlon about the number of occupIed residential Directorate, it was sUbjected to a very close and houses and households, total population including rigorous checking by a cell which was specially houseless and institutional population, literacy. created for the purpose. Tbere were a Dumber Scqeduled Caste aod Scheduled Tribe population of points on which f~rther probe became aDd the distribution of working population into necessary, where the information was found to nine industrial categories of workers aod non­ be incomplete or inconsistent. Our greatest workers. hurdle was the reconciliation of area figures as reported by the village officials and reported The Analytical Report in Part C takes note tho~e of the social, ecoQomic and demographic cbanges by tbe District Inspector of Lalld ,Records. A senes of meetings had to be held at each which have occurred in the District during the District Headquarter. where the Deputy Director last ten years.