PART II REPORT ON DROUGHTS AND SCARCITIES IN SINNAR TALUKA ALPMADKTICAL LIST OF VILLACKS SINNAR TAHSIL Serial Name or Village Code No. Population Serial Name of Village Code No. Populaiion No. 1981 No. 1981 1 2 3 4 1 2 ■A 1 Adw:\di H4 958 "64 Laxmanpur 56 36(1 2 Aga>i KIWml 77 1,092 65 Mahajanpur 21 371 •3 Ashapur , 115 1,008 . 66 M aldhon 99 7(>.^ •I AlkavuUo 70 469 67 Mategjon 29 701 5 Aunillicwaili 112 897 68 M ancgaon 67 3.708 f> Barut;uon I’impri 7 2,409 69 M anori IWi 2.2-4.1 7 Bclu 7K 1,084 - 7 0 M aparwadi 27 991 * 8 niiaraipui' 55 1,001 71 Marhal Rk. 9() 1,581 • 9 Bhaiwaili 68 858 72 Marhal Kti. 92 830 10 Bliojapiir 120 Viiiiithilylfd 73 Mendhi 16 1,298 74 M irgaon 11 Bhokani 6J 1.543 59 1,312 75 Mith-Sagarc 61 12 Borkhincl 79 427 1,414 76 M ohodari 13 Urahmanwadc I 1,382 36 221 '14 Chandrapur 73 342 7T M ohu 31 920 78 15 Chapadgnon lOS 1,105 M usalgaon 41 2,908 16 Clias 123 3,158 79 Nalwadi 124 1,850 17 Chincholi 32 2,156 80 Nandur Shingolc 107 2,767 18 Chotidhi 17 404 81 Naygaon 4 3,083 19 Dahiwadi 20 946 82 Nimgaon Deopur 10 731 20 D apur 86 5,046 83 Nimgaon Sinnar 23 1,984 21 Dalali 43 1,458 84 Nirhale 104 1,577 22 D eopur 49 2,313 85 Padali 117 1,311 23 Dcsvandi 6 1,056 86 Panchale 50 2,028 4S 87 Pandurli 76 2,878 25 Dhondbar .. 113 1,230 88 Pangari Bk. 62 3,240 26 Dhulwad .. 109 1.044 89 Pangari K/i. 93 553 27 D o d iB k . 88 3,618 90 Pasie 37 1,234 28 Dodi Kh. 87 1.075 91 Path.vc Bk. 58 1,206 29 Duberc 83 3.578 92 Palhare Kli, 96 1,680 •. 30 Dusangwadi 95 552 93 Patole 84 I.7M 31 Ektaharc 25 247 94 Palpimpri 9 l,70J 32 Fardopur 47 626 95 Pimpale .. 119 1,698 33 F aiiepur . 103 738 *96 Pimpalgaon 51 555 • 34 Fulenagar 101 871 • 97 Pimparwadi 60 351 35 G horvad . 75 956 • 98 Ramnagar 85 6S3 •36 Ghoiewadi . 102 875 • 99 R am pur 53 991 37 G onde 65 1,837 100 Sangavi 19 1,932 38 G ulapur . 105 269 101 Saradwadi 38 535 39 Gulwanch 26 2.893 102 Sayalc 98 1,2.3-1 40 Gurewadi 66 355 103 Shaha 54 2,829 41 Harsulc 71 496 104 Shahapur 44 ' 257 42 Hivarc 118 1,174 •105 Shastrinagar 28 1,103 43 Hivargaon 12 787 106 Shivadc . 80 2,913 44 Jam gaon 35 790 • 107 Shriram pur .. 52 641 45 Jayagaon 5 898 108 Sinnar-Rural 39 2,445 46 Jogallcmbhi 3 657 109 Som thanc 18 1,819 • 47 Kahandalwadi . 100 831 110 Sonambc 81 2,861 48 K ankori 89 1,309. 111 Sonari 82 2,080 ‘ 49 Kasarwadi 122 1,123 •112 Soncwadi 121 868 50 Kcdarpur 42 310 ^113 Songiri 2 800 •51 Kcru Patilnagar II 712 .1 1 4 Sundarpur 8 1,075 52 Khadangali 15 969 115 Suregaoii 91 ai6 5^ Khani^jJa 64 1,570 116 Thangaoji 116 4,305 54 K haparalc 72 214 117 Ujjani 22 766 55 K hopadiD H 45 1,015 118 Vadangali 14 2,350 56 Khopadi Kh. 46 450 119 Vadzire 30 1,281 57 K irtangli 24 1,171 120 Vinchuri Dalavi 34 2,545 58 Kolgaonmal 57 1,390 121 Wadgaon PiiigaJa 33 2,419 .59 Komalwadi 13 1,030 122 Wadgaon Sinnar 69 1,489 60 Konambc . 111 2.052 123 W aregaon 97 796 » 61 Krislmanagar 110 1,360 124 Wavi 94 3,257 ’62 Kundcwadi 40 603 63 K undcwadi- 74 781 T o ta l 171,152 CHAPTER V GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF SINNAR TALUKA 5.1 Introduction Sinnar taluka is a part of Deccan trap which lies in the upper Godavari basin between 19° 40" and 19° 55” north latitudes and 73° 15” and 74° 22 east longitudes. This taluka is surrounded by Igatpuri taluka to the south-west; Nasik taluka to the north-west; Niphad taluka to the north; Kopergaon, Akola and Sangamner talukas of Ahmednagar district to the east south and south-east respectively. Western part of the taluka has irugged mountain ranges having average height of 4500’. The whole area has eastward and south-eastward slope which ultimately merges into undulating plain at 1750’ average height. Sinnar taluka has been frequently susceptible to serious drought conditions resulting in famines and scar­ cities. The eastern part of the taluka in particular is now recognized as susceptible to chronic scarcities and famines not only due to successive crop failures but also due to frequent scarcity of drinking water in a number of villages. The taluka as a whole possesses the characteristics resembling to the scarcity-prone areas of Ahmednagar district, as it is located in the eastern-most part of Nasik district bordering Sangamner and Kopergaon talukas of 75 76 Ahmadnagar district. This taluka consisted of 102 villages in 1971 with a population of 1.64 lakhs and density of 122 per sq.km. Net sown area in the taluka was 91,931 hectares in 1971, of which area sown more than once was 2,653 hectares.^ Total nximber of villages in the taluka increased to 124 in 1986 of which 106 are kharif villages and 17 rabi 2 villages. One village Bhojapur is uninhabited. Area under cultivation dropped by 10,214 hectares in 19^6 (i.e. from 91,931 hectares in 1971 to 79,134 hectares (net) in 1936) apparently because of repetitive scarcities in the taluka. The western and southern parts of the taluka are hilly with rolling murroad soils while the eastern portions and narrow strips along the river are plain with medium black soil. Most of the soils are susceptible to erosion.^ 5.2 Population Total population of Sinnar taluka according to Census 1961, was 1 ,33,403, increased to 1,63,602 in 1971 and to 1 ,93,073 in 1931. Total population of the taluka increased at the rate of 22.6 per cent over the decade 1961-71. Rate of population growth in this taluka during the decade 1971-31 was 13.02 per cent for total population of the taluka, 19.37 per cent for rural population and 0.03 per cent for urban population.^ Assuming that population would continue to increase at the same rate after 1931, popula- » tion projection upto 1936 have been worked out as given in Table 5.1. 77 Table 5«1 : Population Projections upto 19^6, Sinnar Taluka Year Rural Population Urban Population Total Population with cumulative with cumulative with cumulative growth rate of growth rate of growth rate of 1.0184% p.a. 1.006% p.a. 1.0172% p.a. (1) (2) (3) (4) 1981 1,71,152 22,926 1,93,078 1982 1 ,74,302 22,097 1,96,399 1983 1,77,507 22,270 1,99,777 1984 1,80,773 22,440 2,03,213 1985 1 ,84,100 22,608 2,06,708 1986 1,87,488 22,778 2,10,266 In 1961, proportion of working population to the total was 52,85 per cent. In 1981, proportion of rural working population to the total has declined to 46,63 per cent. Census statistics, 1981 shows that 59.47 per cent of rural workers were cultivators, 23.84 per cent were agri­ cultural labourers, giving us a total of 83.31 per cent of rural workers dependent mainly on agriculture. In 1961, the corresponding figure of dependence on farm employment was 80.88 per cent. The comparative figures prove that there has not been any significant change in the occupa­ tional structure of the Taluka*s population during the period 1961-81. In fact, due to lack of alternative employ­ ment opportunities in rural area, dependence on agriculture as a source of employment has increased by 2,83 per cent. It is estimated that 52 per cent of the total population 73 may be of working age (15-59). The estimate is based on my study of 436 sample households in 1972. Total working population in June 19^6 would be around 1,09,340. Distribu­ tion of working population by category of employment is worked out as under. Table 5.2 ; Employment Structure in Sinnar Taluka (Rural) Estimated for 1936 Sr. Category Total Per cent No. workers of total work-force 1. Holders of Land: i) Below Poverty line : 1220 ii) Small holders : 9733 in (i) & (ii) above :1^452 30,405 27.30 2, Household farm labourers 17,453 15.96 3. Landless agricultural labourers 17,354 16.33 4. Workers on E.G.S. (15-4-1986) 6,000 5.49 5. Workers in Bidi Industry 32,500 29.72 6. Other industrial workers and self-employed persons 2,400 2.20 7. White collared employees 2,723 2.50 Estimated Total Working Force l’09,340 100.00 Note; Workers in Bidi Industry and E.G.S. workers also work as casual farm labourers during busy farming season. Hence, these workers may be treated as seasonal farm labourers. In fact they are disguised unemployed from the agricultural sector. Source : Note on Sinnar Taluka, ibid., pp.