CENSUS OF INDIA, 1961 MYSORE STATE DISTllICT CENSUS HANDBOOK BIJA~VR ---.. ,DISTRICT.._ "'- K. BALAsUBRAMANYAM OF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE SUPERINTENDENT OF CENSUS OPERATIONS, MYSORE PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PRINTING,' STATIONERY .AND PUBLICATION' AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS. BANGALOBE DISTRICT MAP OF BIJ"PUP. ( ~ .... u ""f ...It ~ ., "- ,. Q o REFERENCE Oiltrict Hcad-quartc r Tolulr "hael quarter Di,ttict lto"fl4ary To[uk Bounclarf u 15' ~~----------l44SJ o· CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 VOI.JUME Xl lVIY80RE List of Central Government Publications Part I-A General Report Part I-B Report on Vital Statistics Part I-C Subsidiary Tables Part II-A General Population Tables (A Series) Part II-B (i) General Economic Tables (Tables B-1 to B-IV-C) Part II-B (ii) General Economic Tables (Tables B-V to B-IX) Part 11-0 (i) Socia] and Cultural Tables (0 Series) Part II-C (ii) Migration Tables (D Series) Part III Household Economic Tables (Tables B-X to B-XVII) Part IV-A Report on Housing and Establishments Part IV-B Housing and Establishment'Tables (E Series) Part V-A Tables on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Part V-B Ethnographic Notes on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribet­ (including reprints from old Census Reports) Part VI Village Survey Monographs (51 monographs) Part VII Handicraft Survey Monographs~(l3 crafts) Part VI II-A Administration Report-Enumeration 1 not lor sat~ Part VIII-B Administration Report-Tabulation J Part IX Census Atlas Volume Part X Special Report on Bangalore Metropolitan Area State Government Publications 19 DISTRICT CENSUS HA~DBOOKS PREFACE Census in India has all along been a scientific [lnd systemat,io survey. Gradually through t.he decades it has also aimed at providing besides a statistical account of the population surveyed, a picture of the Socio-Economic condition of the people. With this (mel in view, the Census authorities in India have always interested themselves, side by side with the counting of the people, at making se\Teral special studies relating to the life of the people. One of these special features of the Census of India at present is the preparation and publi­ cation of the District Census Handbooks. These were first published in the 1951 Census. Upto 1951, after each Census, only the list of villages along with population was published. But for the first time in 1951, general population tables, literacy tables and social and economic tables were published in the District Census Handbooks. When preliminary work on the 1961 Census started in 1959, the question of enlarging the coverage of subjects included in the District Handbooks was also examined. A broad sheet indicating the items on which information had to be gathered from the various Departments was circulated by the Registrar General, India., and at the First Conference of Superintendents of Census Operations held at Delhi towards the end of 1959, the delegates agreed tbat it was quite within the bounds of possibility to gather information on all the topics suggested by the Registrar General. It was agreed that the contents of the District Census Handbook, on matters of general information, should not compete with the District Gazetteers. The scope of the VilJage Directory included in each District Handbook has been enlarged. In addition to giving the Primary Census Abstract of the village concerned, the Directory gives information about the various amenities available in the village. It is thufs possible to get from the Village Directory not only information about the population and the economic activities of the people but also about the level of development attained by the village in regard to the provision of the various amenities. Many of the Census Tables Published in the Distrjct Handbook furnish information down to the level of a Taluk and they may prove useful in drawing up Ta]uk Deve]opment Plans. Besides the Census Tables and Village Directory, some administrative statistics pertaining to the District concerned, have also been furnished. It was also thought that the usefulness of these volumes would be enhanced by inclusion of district maps and taluk maps set in suitable squares to facilitate easy location of the villages in the taluk maps. In order that the readers may get a bird's eye-view of the cultural heritage of the State, a note on it has also been included, which though not exhaustive, should give a glimpse of our rich heritage. These handbooks have been compiled by the Census Organisation under the general instructions of the Registrar General. They are being printed and published by the State Government who have also approved the list of items to be included and the mode of presentation. In the course of the Census Operations, I have received assistance and co-operation from several institutions and individuals. It is impossible for me to express my gratitude to each of them individually. However, I will be failing in my duty if I do not express my deep sense of gratitude to Sri A. Mitra, I.C.S., Registrar General, India, who has been a source of constant help, inspiration and guidance all through the Census Operations of 1961. I am also grateful to the Government of Mysore and its staff at all levels, for the unstinted co-operation extended to me in this work. BANGALORE K. BALASUBRAMANYAM, 24th Sept., 1966 Superintendent of Oensus Operations in Mysore. The members of the Staff connected with preparation of this Volume are :- Sri C. M. Chandawarkar Deputy Superintendent of Census Operations Sri B. S. Narasimha MurthY} Sri R. Y. Revashetti Tabulation Officers Sri M. Somasekhar Statistical Assistant Sri A. 1. Khan ~ Investigators Sri M. Krishna Rao J Sri M. Nanjundaiah } Oompilation Clerb Sri M. Venkata Rao TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I IN'rRODUC'rlON pag(~ History, The people and their social conditions. i\ledical, Public Health and Animal Husbandry, Agriculture and Irrigation, I )cal cal.uuity, Education and Literacy, Occupation, Manufacture and Trade, Communications, Land Tenures and Land Heforms, Houses and Households, Local Bodies, Village Panchayats, Co·operation, Administration, Schedules VII-VII A to vn G. i-xxv ADMINISTRATIVE STATISTICS Appendices I-RAINFALL AND TEAIPERAT URE A. Climatological 'rabies XXVI--XXX T"ble ':b.nwing n10an minimum and highost, mean mi"imul1l nne! lowest tempor,ltUfes in Headqual'tc'rs Stations J951-60. xxxi-x:n:ii B. Rainfall and rainy days 1951-60 xxxiii-xli II-VITAL STATISTICS A. Births and Deaths Record 1051-60 xlii B. Deaths from selected causes xhi-xliv III-AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. A. Land Utilisation Statistics by Districts 1952 to 1960 xliv B. Yield rates of principal Crops, 1955 to 1960 xlv-xld C. Gross area irrigated, 1951 to 1960 xlvii D. Area under crops 1952 to 1960 xlvii E. Area irrigated during the ye'1r 1952-53 to 1959-60 (in Acres) -,rlv iii F. Progress of cllltiva.tion, during the year 1952-53 to 1959-1960 (in acres) "hiii IV-STATISTICS OF LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIES AND REGlSTEHED FACTORIES A. Growth of Factories, xlix B. Average daily number of workers employed in different industries. xlix C. Average daily number of workers employed in Cotton Spinning and Weaving Mills by class :dix V -ADMINISTRATIVE STATISTICS A. Criminal Justice-Number of Criminal cases tried B. Criminal Justice-Persons convicted or bound over in Bijapur C. (i) Strength of Police in the district 1951 to 1960 Ii (ii) List of police Sub-divisions, circles, police stat:om, out posts etc. Ii D. Jails Iii E. Co-operative Societies 1951-60 Jii F. Ta.ble showing the Receipts liii G. Table Showing the number and description of registered documents and value of property transferred h. the year 1951-52 to 1960-61 Lii VI-PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL STATISTICf:-i A. List of Hospitals, Dis}lensaries in tho ye'Jr 1 !'60 Ijv B. List of Primary Health Centrpo (Rural) Iv ti PART I-conotd. Page' Appendices -wncld. VII-EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS A. List of High Schools Iv B. List of Colloges lvi VIlI-STATISTICS OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, PRESSES AND JOUHNA L,· A. Printing Presses a.t work, News papers and Pc,i"dicals llUbhh~l- in 195\'-60 Ivii B. Cinema~ 1950 to 60 lvii IX-COMMUNICATION STATISTICS A. Statement showing the (kiails of Road, Milenge in charge of the Public Works Depurtn out !IF 0 I 3ht J\breh 1961 lviii--Jx B. Village Roads IXii-lxii C. Lis' ofli'Ers illclur;ing W···:"r ways lxlv D. Statement sb wing the ,letails of Major Brid).!os having a lineal \\-aterway of more than 100 feet lx, E. List of Telegraphs and Telephone Offices Ixvi F. List of p'aces haVI'lg Inspection Trave lers/Bungalow;. in Bijnj_ur District IxvIi G. (i) P-r icula,s of .!ajlf 'nd J\le.lium Projects IJl:viii (ii) Major and Medium Irrigation Projl c S Ixvii X-STATISTICS OF LOCAL BODIES A_ Statement Showing the Receipts and Expenditure of Dist. Develo;1ment CouncilfD sl. D"velorllicn( l30ards . lxix B. Municipalities lxx O. Receipts and Expenditure of Municipalities (xx D. Village PaEchayats lxxi XI-STATISTICS OF COMl\1UNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FORM I &, IT lxxi --!xxiv XU-TREND LIVESTOCK POPULATION lxxv XIII-CALENDAR OF HfPORTANT EVENTS 'fAKEN PLACE DURING THE PERIOD 1951 TO 60 I~,v XIV-A Important Fairs and Melas in the l3ijaplir District h:xvi-Ix'(vi ii XIV-B Fairs and Festivals hxix-lxxx XIV-O List of MarketsfShandies B, G, Yards h:xxi-Ixxxiii XV-GAZETTEER OF PLACE NAMES AND PLACES OF TOURIST INTEREST BIJAPDR DISTRICT 'xxx v-,hxxvii XVI-LIST OF ANCIENT l\WNCMENTS lxxxviii PART-II CENSUS TABLES AND VILLAGE DIRECTORY Census Tables Explanatory note i 0 Census Tables with Annexures A-I-Area, houses and population with Appendices I, II and III ;,:3-35 A-Il- Variation in popUlation during 60 years 36--:;7 A-In-Villages classified by population 38 A- TV-Towns and Town-groups classified by population in 1961 with variation since 1901 39-41 iii PART II-conta.