CENSUS -1 971 SERIES-3 ASSAM PART X-A VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY PART X-B PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK KAMRUP A. K. SAlKlA of the Indian Administ,rative Service DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS, ASSAM Cover motif represents the Kamakhya temple' situated on the Nilachal HilJ of Kamrup District. Printed at the Sreegufu Press, Maligaon, Gauhati-ll and Published by the Government of Assam. ASSAM DISTRICT KAMRUP i. RF. i'25~OOO H u T A N o y A N 0 ~ G' 0 .f'i o Cl \ 'i" REFERENCES ~ DlmICTHE"OQu~ms ..• @ @ ~ TH,lNA Name of the lHmNAnONALBOI!MDA~r Thana sun 8.1,GIIBOR 6500 OISTRI~T BARPETA 769·2 TH.I,HA B"~AMA \. SOKO SUB'DIVISIONAL CHHAYGAO/l 450·7 HAfiOHAL ~IGHWAYS GAUHATI 7692 STAn HIGHWAYS ~ 1 ... ....!!L. HAjO 68 1·2 MHALLEDROAOS I JHAlUKe.l,~ 1 389 u~MmLLEDROADS 1t ... Irt1AlPUR 4222 177 t.1 ,G_RAILW.Io.YS WITH STATIONS 515 '4 432 POSia:THHiRAPH OffiCES P&T 6190 198 RmHOUSE /TRAV[llE I1SeU~GAtOW\HC .• , RM G '" '''LA~8'''RI ,n, 20b I e R"'NGIA 510·2 184 MARK£TS Gl SO R8110" 9687 256 MANIIIES IA M E TA~AeAAI 3004 73 ItO~PIUUf~.H,C,I!llsf'!W~~I'UC,W,CtHT!lf5 @: A W~ 0 I(S THE AR[A, FIGURES SUPPlltD er TH£ HMULPUR 769·2 211 Ilv", ~ SURVEYOR amAl OF INDIA *DEMHS aE APEAF ICUR ESSuPPLlEOBYTH~ 9.9560 ).)44 17 I' TOTAL ~ --« DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, AS>AM 9.86} 'I TOWNS • CONTENTS Pa~es PREFACE iii FIGURES AT A GLANCE iv NOTE VOx Village Directory (vJ Town Directory (v-vi) Primary Census Abstract (vi-x) PART X-A VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY VILLAGE DIRECTORY 1-247 Key to the Codes used for the entries in the Village Directory (3)-Police Station wise Abstract of Educational,Medical and other Amenities (4-5)-Baghbor P. S.-Alphabetical list of Villages (6-7)-Amenities and land use (S-17)­ Barama P. S.-Alphabetical list of Villages (IS-19)-Amenities and land use (20-35)-Barpeta P. S.-Alphabeticallist of Villages (36-39}-Amenities and land use (40-57)--Boko P. S.-Alphabetical list of Villages (5S-61)-Amenities and land use (62-75)-Chhaygaon P. S.-Alpbabetical list of Villages (76-77) -Amenities and land use (7S-87)-Gauhati P. S ..,.-Alphabe~ica1 list of Villages (88-91)-Amenities and land use (92-105)-Hajo p.. S.­ Alphabetical list of Villages (106-107)-Amenities and land use (108-113)­ Jhalukbari P. S.- ·Alphabetical list of Villages (114)-Amenities and land use (1l4-115)-:Kamalpur P. S.-Alphabetical list of Villages (1l6-117}-Amenities and land use (118-127)-Nalbari P.S.-Alphabeticallist of Villages (128-133)­ Amenities and land use (134-161) Palasbari P. S.-Alphabetical list of Villages (162-163)-Amenities and land use (164-177)-Patacharkuchi P. S.-Alphabe­ tical list of Villages (178-179)-Amenities and land use (IS0-191)-Rangia P. S.­ Alphabetical list of Villages (192-193)-Amenities and land use .(194-203)- Sorbhog P.S.-Alphabeticallist of Villages (204-207)-Aroenities and land use (208-221)­ Tamulpur P. S.-Alphabetical list of Villages (222-223)-Amenities and land use (224-241)-Tarabari P. S.-Alphabeticallist of Villages (242-243)-Aroeni­ tieS and land use (244-247). TOWN DIRECTORY 249-265 Key to the Codes used for the entries in the Town Directory (251)-State­ ment I: Status, Growth History and Functional Category (252253)--State­ ment II: Physical Aspects and Locatio!], 1969 (254-255)-Statement III: Municipal Finance, 1968-1969 (256-257)-Statement IV : Civic and other Ameni­ ties, 1969 (258-259)-Statement V: Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 1969 (260-261) -·Statement VI: Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1969 (262-263)-Statement VIr: PopUlation by Religion, 1971 (264-265). PART X-B PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT 269-499 Note on P.C.A: (269)-Police Station wise Rural and Urban informations (270-28l)-An Annexure on Gauhati Urban Agglomeration (282-283)-Sorbhog PREFACE The District Census Handbook is presented in three parts for each district. Part A contains ~he Village and Town Directory. Part B deals with Primary Oensus Abstract which includes data down to the village level in the rural areas and the block level in the urban areas. Part C incorporates the census tables, admini­ strative statistics and an analytical report. With a view to making the data available to tlie public as soon as they are collected and compiled, parts A and B are presented in one volume. Part C, the compilation of which will take some more time, will be printed as a separate volume. 'The District Census Handbooks were first introduced in the 1951 census. Prior to 1951, village statistics for each district used to be printed after the census giving the population for each village and showing the distribution of communities and of lite­ rate persons. The 1951 Handbooks contained a general account of the district? and its people, data on area; houses, population, small-scale industries, distribution of population by livelihood classes for each village and town of the district and some census tables. In 1961 these volumes were improved by extending the coverage and incorporating administrative statistics for each district. The 1971 District Census Handbooks follow more or less the same pattern as in 1961. The District Census Handbooks are state government publications. They are, however, compiled by the census organisation on behalf of the stale government. We received ready and full cooperation from the state government in the prepara­ tion of this volume. We also had the benefit of the guidance and advice of Shri A. Chandra Sekhar, LA .. S., Registrar General and Census Commissioner for India. Shri &. D. Ballal, Deputy Registrar General, Dr. B. K. Roy Burman, Deputy Registrar General (Social Studies) and Shri K. K. Chakravorty, Central Tabulation Officer. assisted us in all possible' ways. We are deeply indebted to them all. This volume is the product of the joint effort of all my esteemed colleagues. I am grateful to th~m a.H. Shri G. N. Bhattacharyya, Deputy Ditector, Shri J. C. Bhuyan, Assistant Direc­ tor and Shri K. S. Dey, Assistant Director in particular deserve my thanks for their he~p' on the preparation of this volume. Shillong, A, K. SAIKIA December 1972 CENSUS 1971 : KAMRUP DISTRICT FIGURES AT A GLANCE • Population Total Persons 2,854,183 Males 1,510,149 Females 1,344,034 Rural PelSOUS 2,519,028 Males 1,315,618 Females 1,203,400 Urban PersolM 335,155 Males 194,521 Females 140,634 • Decennial Growth Rate 1961-71 +38.38 • Area inKm2 9,863.0 • Density of Population (per Km2 ) l89," • Sex ratio (N~ber of female3 per 1000 males) 890 • Literacy rate (Including age-group 0-4) Persons 28.77 Males 38.19 Females 18.17 • Percentage of Urban Population to t.,taI Population 11.74 • Percentage of workers to total Population Persons 26.09 ( main activity only ) Males 47.77 Females 1.72 • Breakup of workers : Percentage to total workers (i) Cultivators Persons 61.88 Males 63.23 Females 19.66 (ii) Agricultural Labourers Persons 7.97 Males 7.98 Females 1.71 (iii) Other Workers Persons 30.15 Males 28.79 Females ~.63 , I • Percentage of Scheduled Caste to total Population Persons 5.77 Males 5.71 Females 5.84 • Percentage of Scheduled Tribe to total Population . Persons 1().44 Males 1().02 Females 10.92 • Number of Occupied Residential Houses 458,279 • Number of Villages Totaj 3,344 Inhabited 3,144 Uninhabited 200 • Number of Towns 17 IV NOTE VILLAGE DIRECTORY (a) All places with a Municipal Corporation or a Municipality or a Town Committee or a The Village Directory (pp 1-247) presents for notified area or Cantonment. each village' inform!ltions on total area, amenities . available within the village, staple food used, land (b) All other places which satisfied the following , use pattern. nearest town and distance, markets and criteria: . 'h'lts' and places of religious, historical and archaeolo­ gical interest. The amenities are presented under (i) A minimum population \of 5,000; six headings, namely, educational, medical, power supply, drinking water, communications and post (ii) At least 75 % of the male working and telegraphs. The land use· pattern is given population is non-agricultural; under five columns, namely, forest, irrigated, un­ irrigated and culturable waste and area not available (iii) A density of population of at least 400 for cultivations. per sq. km. (i,e., 1000 per sq. mile). The informations of the Village Directory Were Statement I , collected through the enumerators during the house­ listing and housenumbeFing operations in September­ It gives the status, growth of population from October, 1970. The enumerators were instructed 1901 to 1971 and the predominant functional category to obtain the area and land use figures in respect of of each town for 1961 and 1971. cadastral villages from the Land Revenue staff. In case of the non-cadastral villages these figures are The procedure for determining the functional estimates baseo on local knOWledge. character of a town ia 1961 and 1971 is explained below: According to 19,61 census the workers were TOWN DIRECTORY grouped under nine industrial categories a~ shown below: The Town Directory (pp 249-265) is presented in the form of seven statements which are indicated (1) Cult iva tors below: Statement I : Status, growth history and func- (II) Agricultural Labourers tional category of town. (III) Mining, Quarrying, Livestock, Forestry, Statement II Physical aspects and location of Fishing, Hunting and Plantations, Orchards towns 1969. and Allied activities Statement III MlUlicipal Finance 1968-69.