EN US F INDIA 2001 SERIES-11 BIHAR DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part - A & B I HAN A J I I T VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY {> VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT c;ql-cnr~ PEOPLE ORIENTED Sudhir Kumar Rakesh of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations, Bihar / ."" A~ Tolal Rural Urban Area (in Sq.Km) 1884.00 1014.25 69.75 Population 1296348 1167340 129008 No. of Villages 771 No. of Towns 03 DislanC€ of Elock Headquarlers 10 Slale Headquarlers 361 Krn. BOUNDARY; INTERNATIONAL STATE DISTRIC'l' © C. D. BLOCK C. D. BLOCK I!!!J DEGREE COLLEGE Sanlha NATIONAL HIGHWAY VILLAGES HAVING "/000 AND ABOVE SH • POPULATION WITlI NAME STATE HIGHWAY URBAN AREA WITH POPULATION SIZE. IMPORTANT METALLED ROAD CLASS II RS CLASS III RAILWAY LINE WITH STATION; BROAD GAUGE RS CLASS IV f I! III fi4 J II II RAILWAY LINE WITH STATION, METRE GAUGE Based upon Survey of India map I'fllh the permission of the Surveyor General 01 India ! C') Governmenl of Indld copYl'iglJl , 2005 Mausoleum of Kadam Rasool Ji Situated on Kishanganj-Khagra road the Mausoleum of Kadam Rasoolji is said to be three hundred years old. People from all walks of life including Hindus and Muslims come to worship here for three days from the 1st day of Baisakh (April-May) when a Urs is held. It is believed that offering of Chadar here brings relief and prosparity in ones' life. Contents Pages Foreword Xl Preface xiii Acknowledgements xv District Highlights - 2001 Censlls xvii Important Statistics in the District XIX Ranking of C.D. Blocks in the District xxi Statement - 1 to 9 Statement-I Name of the headquarters of district/tehsils, their rural-urban status and distance from district headquarters, 2001 xxiii Statement-2 Name of the headquarters of district/C.D. block, their rural­ urban status and distance from district headquarters, 2001 xxiii Statement-3 Population of the district at each census from 1901 to 2001 XXIV Statement-4 Area, number of villages/towns and population in district and C.D. Blocks, ::WO 1 xxv Statement-5 C.D. Block wise number of villages and rural population, 2001 xxvi Statement-6 Population of Urban Agglomerations (including constituent units)/ Towns xxvi Statement-7 Villages with population of 5,000 and above at C.D. Block level as per 2001 C(lllSllS and amenities available xxvii Statement-8 Statutory towns with population less than 5000 as per 2001 census and amenities available xxix Statement-9 Houseless and Institutional population of C.D. Blocks, rural and urban, 2001 XXIX Diagrams xxxi Analytical Note (i) History and the scope of the District Censlls Hand Book 3 (ii) Brief History of the District 5 (iii) Administrative Set-up 6 (iv) Physical features 7 (v) Census Concepts 9 (vi) Non-Census Concepts 15 (vii) 2001 Census findings - Population, its distribution 20 Pages (a) Brief analysis of PCA data based on inset tables 1 to 36 21 (b) Brief analysis of the Village Directory and Town Directory data based on inset tables 37 to 47 42 (c) Brief analysis of the data on houses and household amenities ( Houselisting Operations, Census of India 2001) based on inset tables 48 to 52 49 (viii) Major social and cultural events, natural and administrative developments and significant activities during the decade 55 (ix) Brief description of places of religious, historical or archaeological importance in villages and places of tourist interest in the towns of the district 55 (x) Major characteristics of the district, contribution of the district in the form of any historical figure associated with the district 55 (xi) Scope of Village Directory and Town Directory - column heading wise explanation and coverage of data 55 PART-A: VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY Section-I: Village Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in Village Directory 63 (b) List of villages merged in towns and outgrowths at 2001 Census 66 (c) C.D. Blockwise presentation of Village Directory Data (i) C.D.Block Map showing C.D.Block boundary (ii) Alphabetical list of Villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory Data in prescribed format 1. C.D. Block Terhagachh 67 2. C.D. Block Dighalbank 91 3. C.D. Block Thakurganj 113 4. C.D. Block Pothia 147 5. C.D. Block Bahadurganj 181 6. C.D. Block Kochadhamin 209 7. C.D. Block Kishanganj 247 (d) Appendixes to Village Directory Appendix~I Abstract of Educational, Medical & other amenities in villages - C.D. Block level 268 Appendix IA: Villages by number of primary schools 270 Appendix IB : Villages by primary, middle and secondary schools 271 Appendix IC : Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities available 271 Appendix II : Villages with 5,000 and above popUlation which do not have one or more amenities 272 Pages 2. C.D. Block Dighalbank 376 3. C.D. Block Thakurganj 388 4. C.D. Block Pothia 406 5. C.D. Block Bahadurganj 424 6. C.D. Block Kochadhamin 436 7. C.D. Block Kishanganj 454 Vr'ban Primary Census Abstract 470 Annexure r Number of Villages under each Gram Panchayat 485 Annexure II Estimates of chi ld mortality, 1981 and 1991 Census 488 Annexure III Various measures of fertility and mean age at marriage 1991 Census 488 Annexure IV Percentage distribution of migrants by place of birth/place of last residence, 1991 & 2001 Censuses 490 Annexure V Brief account of main religions in the District/C.D. Blocks as pel' 1991 & 2001 Censuses 493 Annexure VI : Marital status of population as per 1991 & 2001 Censuses 497 Annexure VII : Age, sex and education in the district, 1991 & 2001 Censuses 507 Annexure VIII: Distribution of different mother tongues returned in 2001 Census 513 Pages Appendix IIA: Census Towns which do not have one or more amenities 273 Appendix II1 : Land utilization data in respect of census towns/non- municipal towns 273 Appendix IV : C.D. Blockwise list of inhabited villages where no amenity other than drinking water facility is available 273 Appendix V Summary showing number of villages not having Scheduled Castes population 278 Appendix VI Summary showing number of villages not having Scheduled Tribes population 278 Appendix VIlA: List of villages according to the proportion of Scheduled Castes to the total population by ranges 279 Appendix VIIB: List of villages according to the proportion of Scheduled Tribes to the total population by ranges 293 Appendix VIII: Number of Villages under each Gram Panchayat (C.D. block wise) 302 Appendix IX: Statement showing number of girls schools in the villages 302 Section-II : Town Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in Town Directory 305 Town Directory Statements (I to VII) (b) Statement I Status and growth history 310 (c) Statement II Physical aspects and location of towns 312 (d) Statement III : Municipal finance 314 (e) Statement IV : Civic and other amenities 316 (t) Statement V : Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural facilities 318 (g) Statement VI : Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking 320 (11) Statement VII: Civic and other amenities in slums 322 (i) Appendix to Town Directory - Towns showing their outgrowth with population 326 PART-B : PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (a) Brief note on Primary Census Abstract 329 (b) District Primary Census Abstract (General) 332 (c) Appendix to District Primary Census Abstract i.e., Urban blockwise figures of Total, SC and ST Population 338 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes 346 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 354 C.D. Blockwise Village Primary Census Abstract 1. C.D. Block Terhagachh 364 Foreword "..,he District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Organization since 1951 census, is one j_ of the important publication in the context of planning and development at grass-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 along with the status of availability of civic amenities, infrastructure facilities, etc. The scope of the DCHB was initially confined to a few Census Table and Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of each village and town within the district. Thereafter, at successive censuses, its scope and coverage has been enlarged. The DCHB published at the 1961 census provided a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and a village and town directory including PCA. The 1971 census­ DCHB series was in three parts: Part-A related to village and town directory, Parl-B to village and town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, district census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. The 1981 census DCHB was in two parts: Part­ A contained village and town directOlY and Part-B the PCA of village and town including the SCs and STs PCA up to tahsil/ town levels. New features along with restructuring of the formats of villages and town dire rectory were added into it. In village Directory, all amenities except electricity were brought together and if any amenity was not available in the referent village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place having such an amenity, was given, Information on new items such as adults literacy centers, primary health sub-centers and community health workers in the villages were provided so as to meet the requirements of some of the Revised Minimum Needs Programme. Information on approach to the village was provided for the first time in the Village Directory so as to given the details on number of inaccessible villages in each district. In Town Directory, a statement (IV-A) on slums was introduced to provide the details on civic and other amenities in the notified slums of Class I and ClassII towns.