CENSUS 1971 PARTS X-A & B TOWN & VILLAGE DIRECTORY SERIES-5 VILLAGE & TOWNWISE GUJARAT PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT .DISTRICT RAJKOT CENSUS DISTRICT HANDBOOK c. C. DOCTOR of the Indian Administrative Service, Director of Census Operations Gu;ara-t DISTRICT RAJKOT Originating in the 19th century perhaps as an occupational craft, the embroidery work of the Kutch and Saurashtra regions was in its heyday one of the loveliest of the folk arts of Gujarat. Over a period of time the craft had acquired sufficient sophistication and regional and caste associations to facilitate its classification into as many as twenty­ two schools, five major and three minor ones and fourteen others obtaining in the Kutch and Saurashtra regions respectively. The work is known to have been done mostly for personal Hse, till it was exploited for commercial purposes in later years. It is commonly done in free hand, but the use of wooden blocks for printing the basic design of motifs to be embroidered is not unknown. It is common for sllch work to reflect the regional, cultural and caste association of the craftsmen. Generally the motifs in a work by a cultivator will lean towards the vegetal; Kathis display a preference for the articles and scenes of war and use arms and caparisoned horses and elephants; females from merchant classes executing the work show a preference for scenes showing Krishna and his Gopis as also birds and animals common /0 their everyday experience. Bllt by far one of the commonest motifs is Lord Ganesh, the large-bellied son of Gauri, the destroyer of difficulties, out of whose worship prosperity and success are said to flow. The mall; displayed on this volume shows a Toran of the Machi school of Saurashtra. Profusions of this work may be found in Ra;kot District in addition to Kutch and other areas of the Saurashtra region. The mo!ij displays a Toran reduced to its pure geo­ metric rendition. In actual practice. however, /ine and overall shape are naturally not so perfect. The central motif in the upper part of the Toran is Ganesh flanked by Riddhi and Siddhi, representinR respectively prosperity and achievement. An elephant at either corner faces the deity in the centre and floral motifs take up the borders. The appenda{!es at the bottom are filled with floral designs and parrots, the whole showing the craftsman's obvious delight in his work which has led him to leave no space unoccupied in his search for self expression. (Block from an ink tracing by Shri K. D. Vaishnav, Geograp~er). '0" 30' 50' I~ 20' 30' CAPITAL OF THE STATE GUJARAT DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS rj• TALUKA HEADQUARTERS :g to' DISTRICT RAJKOT OIST~ICT BOUNDARY TALUKA BOUNOARY , [2 [6 20 MILES NATIONAL HIGHWAY __'H__ FI ~!~ STATE HIGHWAY 4 e 1.2 16 20 24 28 kILOMETRES METAL LEO ROAD 0' RAN N UNMETALLED ROAD ~IVERS " STREAMS TANKS NAT\)RAL OR ARTIFICIAL (/) RESERVOIRS/BUNDS/EMBANKMENTS/ _:::~c~ CANALS WITH DISTRIBUTARIES & LOCK TOWNS ~ VILLAGES WITH POP OFSOOO&ABOVE MARKETS ~• '3. MAN DIES & POST & TELEGRAPH OFFICE P&T REST HOUSE/TRAVELLERS BUNGALOW RH RAILWAYS WITH STATIONS .s BROAD GAUGE ~ RS METRE GAUGE NARROW GAUGE "I--tt--~ SO' HOSPITALS/PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES!- DISPENSARIES/CHILD & MATERNITY WELFARE CENTRES AREA 40 30 .l:> '" F'rom If 20 A U) ~ .6- I..') 10 10' <{ ~ ..::. 0 22 22' .c'rollJ .0 ~ 50 IHDlCAtES PCCkfTS OF JAIoINAGAR OISTRICr FALLING IN I<AJ);Or ClI5TAlq' n A POCKETS OF .... A£L.I DISTA.ICT P()CKETSOF!UA..bIOR~QUTlV:t 10' .0' CENSUS OF INDIA 1971 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 6enrral (~overnment Publications-Census of India 1971-Series-5-Gujarat s 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 ( IB' 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 Composi· tion, Single Year Age, Marital Status, Educational Levels, Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes, etc., Bilingualism. HI Establishments Report and Tables (eE' Series). IV-A Housing Report and Homing Subsidiary Tables. IV-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. V1I Special Report on Graduate and Technical Personnel. VI II-A Administration Report-Enumeration.} For official use only VIIl-B Administration Report-Tabulation. IX Census Atlas. DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK X-A Town and Village Directory. X-B Village and Townwise Prim".ry Census Abstract. X-C Analytical Report, Departmental Statistics and District Census Tables. CONTENTS Pages PREFACE v-x FIGURES AT A GLANCE xi-xii ALPHABETIC LIST OF VILLAGES xiii-xxiv part-A-Town and Village Directory General Note 3-4 Introductory Note on Town aod Village Directory 5-21 Town Directory and its Appendices Statement I Status, Growth History and Functional C~tegory of Towns 25 Statement II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 1969 26 Statement III Civic Finance, 1968-69 27 Statement IV Civic and Other Amenities, 1969 2& Statement V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities in 29 Towns, 1969 Statement VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1969 30 Statement VII Population by Religion, 1971 31 Appendix I List of Urban Areas as per Location Code Numbers 32 Appendix II Names of Outgrowths of Urban Areas which do not 32 qualify to be treated as Separate Towns Village Directory Rajkot Taluka 33-'41 Kotda Sangani Mahal 43-47 Gonda} Taluka 49-57 J etpur Taluka 59-63 Dhoraji T aluka 65-69 U pleta Taluka 71-77 Jamkandorna Mahal 79-83 Lodbika Mahal 85-89 Paddhari Mahal 91-97 Morvi Taluka 99-109 Ma]iya Taluka 111-115 Wankaner Taluka 117-125 Jasdan Taluka 127-137 Abstract of Amenities at each Taluka/Mahal 138-139 Pages Part-B-VUlage and Townwise Primary Census Abstract General Note Primary Census Abstract Rajkot Taluka 5-31 Kotda Sangani Mahal 33-37 Gonda1 Taluka 39-47 Jetpur Taluka 49-57 Dboraji Taluka 59-67 Up leta Taluka 69-75 J amkandorna Mahal 77-81 Lodbika Mahat 83-85 Paddhari Mahal 87-91 Morvi Taluka 93-105 Maliya Taluka 107-111 Wankaner Taluka 113-121 Jasdan Taluka 123-131 Block Directory showing Jurisdiction of Enumerators' Blocks in the Urban Areas 133-147 MAPS District Map Frontispiece Facing Page Rajkot Taluka 5 0- '. Kotda Sangani Mahal o. tt 33 Gondal Taluka t. t. 39 Jetpur Taluka .. 't 49 Dhoraji Taluka .. tt 59 U pleta Taluka 69 " -0 Jamkandorna Mabal 77 • 0 .. Lodbika Mahal 83 t, " Paddbari Mahal .. .. 87 Morvi Taluka t. t. 93 MaJiya Taluka .. .. 107 Wankaner Taluka 113 " t, Jasdao Taluka " .. 123 PREFACE The District Census Handbooks are being Part B published regularly since 1951. Earlier they were (l) Urban Block aDd 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 publisbed by the latter. They are the first to be published (l) Analytical Report in the series of 1971 Census publications, which (2) Administrative Statistics are now to follow. The need for making avail­ able to the State Government, tbe Census data (3) Census Tables as early as possible after the taking of the count, bas been recognised since long. It is a matter of It was originally decided tbat each part deep satisfaction tbat 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 bas been prepared Census. almost at the same time, it is decided to combine these parts into one volume. Part C which bas The data collected during 1971 Census was to await the c()Uection of official statistics from tabulated initially at three Regional Tabulation various Departments of the State Government Offices at Surat, Rajkot and Bhavnagar for and preparation of Census Tables, would be fUfal areas and one more Tabulation Office at published separately. Ahmedabad which dealt with the slips of urban areas only. Tbe data abstracted at the Regional The Town Directory consists of information offices was brought to Ahmedabad where it was about tbe status, growth history and functional compiled for the State as a whole and is now category of towns and tbeir physical aspects, being pub1ished. location, Municipal finances, civic and otber 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 that in 1971 the towns. Detailed information about trade. 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 tbe "Town Directory". We are also giving compre­ 1971 Census by religion and Scheduled Caste and hensive information about rural areas in the Scheduled Tribe is furnished here. The Town "Village Directory". This is further supplemented Directory is a new feature of 1971 Census and tbe 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 Tbe Village Directory contains comprehensive District Census Handbooks of 1971 in three information about the amenities availabJe at the 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 and bus route, existence of post, telegraph and telephone facilities, etc.