CENSUS 1991 PARTS XII A & B VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY SERIES -7 VILLAGE & TOWNWISE GUJARAT PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT AMRELI DISTRICT DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK N. R. VARSANI of the Indian Administrative Service, Djrector of Census Operations, Gujarat The trodittonai cnttaKc industry oJEmbroulery at Bagasara mAmrcll district is abOUI 50 years old. The traditional decorated dresses of bUla oJ Tal Kathiya~ad is made by one needie machine like a shape of Machi's ari. In the beginning, almost all women did emhroidery without the help of machines by utilising the silk thread and jari. Thereafter, the Singer company dl!ve/oped tlte machint! for tire embroidery. Fifty years ago, started with Jour or Jive mac;/Iines, this industry is very well developed and today embroidery is done with lite help of about 1,HOO to 2,000 machines in the Bagasara city. 6,000 to 8,000 artisans are getting employment. In addition, In tire ancillary works oJ this industry like border making and mirror ruing, approximately 5,000 women are getting employment. Artisans earns from Rs.80(J!- to Rs.1500/- per month. The income realised F)r the quality work of art emhroidery pcr blouse p.:e :'e vanes between Rs.600/~ to Rs.l ,000/-. The ilmes produced are chakio, IOdaliya, lOran, pachhit, taMe cloth elC. in this industry. There is huge demand from foreign coumries for the traditional art products of the country. As a result, illi.\' industry had good scope for the development in the field of export. The development possihilities of this industry seems to be very bright. (Drawing by Shr; A.A.Saiyad Sr. Draftsman) CENSUS OF INDIA 1991 LIST OF PROPOSED PUBLICATIONS Central Government Publications - Ccnsus of India 1991, Series - 7 Gujarat are being puhlished in the following parts: Part No Subject Covered I-A Administration Report - Enumeration I-B Administration Report - Tabulation II-A General Population Tables - A Series II-B General Population Tables-Primary Census Abstract III-A General Economic Tables - B Serics (Ta bles B-1 to B-1 0) m-B General Economic Tables - B Series (fables B-ll to B-22) JV-A Social and CUltural Tab:es - C Series (Tables Col to C-6) IV-B Social and CUltural Tables - C Series (Ta hies C-7 to ColO) V-A Migration Tables - D Series (Tables D-l to D-4) V-B Migration Tables - D Series (fa hies D-S to D-l3) VI Fertility Tahles - F Series VII Tables on Houses and Housebold Amenitics VIII Special Tahles on Scheduled Castcs & Scheduled Tribes IX-A Town Directory IX-B Survey Reports Oil Selet'fed Towlls IX-C Survey Reports 011 Selected Villages X Ethnographic Notes and Special Studies on Scheduled Castes and ", heduled Tribes XI Census Atlas State Government PublicatiOlt~: District Census Hand Book XII-A Village and Town Directory 'XlI-B Village and Townwise Primary Census Abstract Note: All the maps included in this publication are based upon ~lI" I'V of India map with the permission of the Surveyar General ofIndia. 2 <0 Govenunent of India Copyright ( 1993 ) 3 The territorial waters of India extend iuto the sea t.o·a dislitlll·1.' of twelve national miles mea~;Jred from the appropriate base line, ERRATA DISTRICT: AMRELI Page No. Particu I:lrs Col. No. For Read 14 Inhahikd villagrs 18,025 IS,02X 14 Un Inhahilrd villages 4X4 481 268 L.C.No. 1 3 NOI dear 3,331.XX 300 Urban arras Heelan's Hectares Rajula villagl' 3 (2,427.0(J) (2,427.00) CONTENTS I'ages 1 Foreword 5 2 Preface and Acknowledgement 7 3 Map of District Facing page II 4 Important Statistics 12 5 Analytical Note and Tables 15 - 49 (i) Census mnl'epts and definitions 15 (ii) Brief history of district and the District Census Handbook ILJ (iii) Scopc of Village DirCl'tory, Town Dirct"tory and Primary Census Abstract 20 (iv) Physical aspec~ - Highlights on the changes in the jurisdiction of the district 21 during the decade and any important event on geographic and geophysical aspect (v) Major characteristics of the district particularly in rclation h 1 the economic 22 resources (vi) Major social and cultural cvents, natural, economic and administrative I • developments during the decadc (vii) Brief description of places of religious, historical or archaeological impor­ 30 tane,: and places of tourist intercst in tbe towns of the district (viii) Brief analysis of data of Primary Census Abstract, Villagc Directory and 33 Tr.l\\'n Dircctory hased on inset tables PART· A VILLAGE AND TOWN IlIRECTORY 49 - 234 SECTION· I VILLAGE DIRECTORY 51 - 215 6 Explanatory nole and list of abbreviatiolts used intbc Village Dircctory 52 7 Amreli TallikaIC.D. Block (i) Taluka/C.D.Block map Fal'in~ page 53 (ii) Alphabetical list ofvillagcs 54 (iii) Villagc Directory 56 8 Dllllr; Taluka/C.D. Block (i) Taluka/C.D.Block map Facing page 6<) (ii) Alphabetical list (lfvillag~s 7U (iii) VilLlgl' Dirc(·tory 9 Kllflmblul Tllfllka/C.D.B/ock (i) Taluka/C.D. Block map Fal"ing pagl." /N (ii) "J,'~nhd"·<llli.,t nfvillagcs l)() (iii) Village Dircctory ')2 pages 10 Rajula Taluka/C.D. Block (i) Taluka/C.O Block Illap Facing page 101 (ii) A1phabelicallislofvillages 102 (iii) Village Directory 106 11 ]afrabad Taluka/C.D.Block (i) Taluka/C.D. Block lIlap Facing page 121 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages 122 (iii) Village Directory 124 12 Kodinar Taluka/C.D. Block (i) "!'aluka/C.D. Block Illap Facing page 133 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages 134 (iii) Village Directory 136 13 Kunkllvav Vadia Talllka/C.D Rlock (i) Taluka/C.D. Block llIap . Facing page 149 I (ii) A1pbabeticallist of villages 150 (iii) Village Directory 152 14 Babra Tallika/C.D. Block (i) Taluka/C.D. Block map Facing page 165 (ii) A1pbabetical lisl of villages 166 (iii) Village Directory 168 15 Ltlthi TlIluka/C.D.Block (i) Taluka/C.D. Block map Facing page l79 (ii) Alphabelicallist of villages 180 (iii) Village Directory 182 16 Lilia Tallika/C.D. Block ~I) Taluka/C.D. Block map Facing page 191 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages 192 (iii) Village Directory 194 17 Appendix I Taluka/C.D. Block wise abstract of educational, medical and 202 other amenities 18 Appendix II Land utilisation data in respect of Census towns 206 19 Appendix III Taluka/C.D. Blockwise list of villages where no amenities viz. 206 educational, medical, post and telegraph, ll1arket/bat, COIll­ munication and power supply are available 20 Appendix IV List of villages according to the proportion of Scheduled Cas­ 207 tes and Scheduled Tribes to total popUlation by mnges SECTION - II TOWN DIRECTORY 217-234 21 Explanatory lIote and list of abbreviations used ill the Town Directory 218 22 Town Directory Statements (I to VI and IV - A) Statement I Status and growth history 220 2 Pages Statement II Pbysical aspects and location of towns, 1989 222 Sta tement III Municipal Finance, 1989 224 Sta tement IV Civic and other amenities, 1989 226 Statement IV-A Civil' and other amenities in notified slums, 1989 228 Statcmcn: V Medical, educational, recreational and cultural facilities, 1989 228 StatclIlc lt VI Trade, COlllmerce, industry and hanking, 1989 232 \ 23 AppenJix Towns showing their outgrowths with _populatioIl, t 991 234 PART - n PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT 235 - 399 24 Explanatory note and list of abbreviations used in Primary Census Abstract 236 25 District, Taluka/C.D. Block Primary Census Abstract 238 26 URBAN/VILLAGE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (i) AmreJi Taluka/C.D.BI(lCk 254 (ii) Dhari Taluka/C.D. Block 268 (iii) Khambba TaJuka/C.D. Block 282 , (iv) Rajula Taluka/C.D.Block 292 (v) Jafrabad Talu~/C.D. Blcx~k 306 (vi) Kodinar Taluka/C.D.Block 316 (vii) Kunkavav Vadia Taluka/C.D. Block 330' (viii) Babra Taluka/C.D. Block 344 (ix) Lathi Taluka/C.D. Block 354 (x) Lilia Taluka/C.D. Block 364 27 Appendix Total, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Populaion­ 374 Urban Blockwise 28 District, Taluka/C.D. Block, Town -Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Primary Cen­ sus Abstract (i) Scheduled Castes Primary Census Abstract 382 (ii) Scheduled Tribes Primary Census Abstract 392 3 FOREWORD Publication of the District Census Handbooks to meet some of the requirements of the Revised Mini­ (DCHs) was initiated after the 1951 Census and is con­ mum Needs Programme. Similarly, information on ap­ tinuing sint'C thcll with somc itUlovations/ 1ll0diticatiollS proach to the village was also provided for the first time after each decennial CCllSUS. This is the most valuable in the Village Directory so as to give an idea about the district level publication brought out by the Census Or­ number of inaccessihle villages in each district. In case of ganisation on behalf of each State Govt./Uniol1 Territory Town Directories also keeping in view the requirements administration. It inter-alia provides data/information on oftbe Minimum Needs Progrlllllllle, a Statement IV-A on some oflhe basic demographic and socio-economic char­ slums was provided so as to enahle thc planners to chalk acteristics and on the availahility of certain important out the progrdnullcs for providing better civic and other civic amellities/fal'ilities in each village and town of the amenities in tbe slums. In this statement details on civic respective districts. This publication has thus proved to be and other amenities were reported for the slums of Class of imJllense utility to the planners, administrators, I and Class II towns. Apart from this, one column on the academicians and research~rs. Scheduled Castes and Schedulcd Trihes population and another on adult literacy classes/centres were addcd in­ The scope of the DC;H was initially confined to Statements IV and V respectively.