Censlls 6'. P. No. 158 M. Int. 107 - -3,5-00- CENSUS OfF PAKiSTAN POPUlATION 196! VOLUME 1 PAK~STAN TABLES & REPORT BY A. RASHID, }C.S.P. CENSUS COMMISSIONER, PAKISTAf\ PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF MINISTRY OF HOME & KASHMI R AFFAIRS (HOME AFFAIRS DIVISION) GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN KARACHI Printed At THE EDVCATIONAL PRESS, PAKISTAN C:JI0WK, KARACHI Published By < \ The Manager of Publications, GQvernment of Pakistan, Karachi PAKISTAN CENSUS ORGANIZATION OFFICE OF THE CENSUS CO~MISSIONER, KARACHI. From To Mr. M.H. Sufi, e.S.P., Census Commissioner, Pakistan 15-6-59 22-10-59 Mr. R.D. Howe, S.Q.A., M.B.E., C.S.P., Census Commissioner, Pakistan 23-10-59 5-3-61 Mr. A.Rashid, C.S.P., Census Commissioner and Ex-Officio Joint Secretary 6-3-61 24-1-63 Mr. A.O. Raziur Rahman. C.S.P., Deputy Secretary (Home Affairs Division) 1-2-63 9-1-64 Mr. A.K. Md. Abdus Sattar, Deputy Secretary (Home Affairs Division) 18-1-64 to-date CENSUS ADVISERS Col E.H. Slade, M.B.E., M.C.P.I.S. 3-2-61 12-6-62 Mr. Lowell T. Galt 13-6-62 to-date DEPUTY CENSUS COMMISSIONER Mr. N. Shamsi 24-7-59 31-8-62 OFFICER ON SPECIAL DUTY (CENSUS) Mr. Mohammad Hafiz Sheikh 3-9-62 to-date STA TfSTfCAL OFFfCERS Mr. Ghulam Mustafa 15-3-60 to-date Mr. Abdul Kader Faquir 12-10-63 to-date Mr. Siddiquer Rahman 6-9-61 30-4-64 Mr. Mohammad Danishmand 18-9-61 9-10-62 Mr. Sayed Safdar Hussain 1-11-61 15-9-62 Mr. Hasan Akhtar 14-11-62 14-9-63 Mr. Abdus Sattar 18-1-63 29-6-63 INVESTIGATORS Mr. Din Muhmmad 14-2-61 to-date Mr. Muhammad Shafiqur Reza 1-12-62 to-date Mr. Abdul Kader Faquir 1-4-61 11-10-{i3. INVESTIGATORS From To Mr. Abdur Rashid Khan 21-11-59 to-date Mr.)hafiqulIah Qureshi 17-8-60 to-date Mr: Hasan Akhtar 31-12-60 13-11-62 & 15-9-63 to date Mr. Habib Haider Zaidi 12-12-62 3-10-63 DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS, EAST PAKISTAN, DACCA Mr. A ..Rashid, C.S.P., Provincial Director of Census, East Pakistan 14-3-60 5-3-61 Mr. H.H. Nomani, S.K,E.P.C.S.(Retd.) Provincial Director of Census, EastPakistan 4-4-61 15-1-63 Mr. B. Ahmed, E.P.C.S., Joint Director of Census, Dacca Zone and Headquarter 3-11-59 31-1-63 Mr. P.A. Nazir, C.S.P., Joint Director of Census, Chittagong Zone 24-3-60 15-5-61 Mr. M.B. Alam, E.P.C.S., Deputy Director of Census, Rajshahi Zone 5-4-60 31-5-61 Mr. A.K. Choudhury, E.P.C.S., Deputy Director of Census, Jessore Zone 15-4:60 23-2-62 Mr. Ruhul Ameen, E.P:C.S., Deputy Director of Census, D~cca 6-12-60 to-date Mr. J.A. Chowdhury, Assistant Director of Census, Compilation Centte, Dacca 24-2-62 30-11-63 Mr. Riazuddin Ahmed, Statistical Officer, Provincial Directorate, Dacca 6-5-61 to-date DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS, WEST PAKISTAN, LAHORE Mr. Aslam Abdullah Khan, C.S.P., Provincial Director of Census, West Pakistan 2-11-59 15-1-63 Mr. K.M.A. Samdani, C.S.P., Joint Direc~or o~Censps, PeshaWar Zone 6-4-60 31-5-61 Mr. A. Majid, P.C.S., Joint Director of Cegsus; Hylrabad Zone 29-2-60 30-6-61 - . ~ Mr. S.M. Sharif, T.K., P.C.S. (Retd.) Deputy Direct~r of Ceqsus, Headquarter, Lah1re 15-1-60 to-date I . Mr., Ghulam Hu~sain, Deputy Director of/Census, Quytta Zone 29-2-60 31-3-62 Mr. Agha Mustafa Qasim QiziLbash, Deputy Director ~f Census, Karachi 4-2-60 1-1-62 , \ Mr. Akhlaque Hussain Kazi, Assistant Director of Comp~lation, Centre Lahore 1-2-61 31-12-6_ \ Mr. Haque Nawaz, Statistical Officer, Provincial Directorate, Lahore 13-57 61 tb-date ~ :. ~ , \ Mr. W.A. Abbasi, Assistant Director, Machine Sorting Cent}~, Karachi 15-9-60 CONTENTS PART-I INTRODUCTION Page 0.1 General Arrangements, 0.2 Census Bulletins, 0.3 Planning and Organ­ ization, 0.4 Scope of Census, 0.5 Census Organization, 0.5 (a) Census Divisions, 0.6 Test Census, 0.7 Housing Census, 0.8 Cottage Industry En­ quiry, 0.9 Enumeration Documents for Population Census, 0.10 Census period, 0.11 Instructions for Enumeration, 0.12 Publicity, 0.13 Enumeration, 0.14 Quality and Reliability of Census Data, 0.15 Processing of Data, 0.16 Compilation and Tabulation, 0.17 Machine Sorting, 0.18 Publication Pro- gramme, 0.19 Printing, 0.20 Analysis of the Data, 0.21 Acknowledgement. I-I to 1-31 CHAPTER-I GEOGRAPHY 1.1 Location and Area, 1.2 Physiography and Geology, 1.2 (a) East Pakistan, 1.2 (b) West Pakistan, 1.3 Climate, 1.3 (a) East Pakistan, 1.3 (b) West Pakistan, 1.4 Soil, Natural Vegetation and Agriculture, 1.4 (a) East Pak­ istan 1.4 (b) West Pakistan, 1.5 Minerals, 1.5 (a) East Pakistan, 1.5 (b) West Pakistan, 1.6 Communications, 1.6 (a) East Pakistan, 1.6 (b) West Pakistan, 1.6 (c) Interwing and International Transport, 1.7 Industry and Trade, 1.8 Administrative Divisions, 1.8 (a) Pakistan, 1.8 (b) East Pakistan, 1.8 (c) West Pakistan. [-33 to I-50 LIST OF MAPS AND CHARTS Figure 1.1 Pakistan in Asia 1-32 Figure 1.2 Physiography-East Pakistan 1-34 Figure 1.3 Physiograpby-West Pakistan 1-34 Figure 1.4 Annual Rainfall-Eas~ Pakistan 1-3~ Figure 1.5 Annual Rainfall-West Pakistan 1-36 Figure 1.6 Major Crops Generalised Distribution-East Pakistan I-41 Figure 1.7 Major Crops Generalised Distribution-West Pakistan T-4l Figure 1.8 Major Dams and Barrages-West Pakistan I-44 Figure 1.9 Administrative Divisions of Pakistan I-50 11 cm'UENTS (Contd) PART II CHAPTER-2 Page GROWTH, COMPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION 2.1 Area Covered, 2.2 Enumerated Population, 2.3 Growth of Population. 2.4 Area and Density, 2.5 Urban and Rural Distribution. 2.6 Rural Population, 2.7 Religious Groups, 2.8 Place of Birth, 2.9 Non· Pakistanis, 2.10 Pakistanis Abroad. II-I to 11- ·29 LIST OF STATEMENTS . StatEment 2.1 Total Population by Sex and by Provinces, 1961 II - 1 Statement 2.2 Population of Selected Countries of the Wurld II 2 Statement 2.3 Growth of Population by Sex and Provinces, 1951-1%1 II- 3 Statement 2.4 Estimates of Population of Pakistan and the Actual Count. 1961 lJ- 4 Statement 2.5 Growth of Population, by Decades 1901-1961, Pakistan H- 4 Statement 2.6 Percentage Increase in Population by Decades, India and IT- 5 Pakistan, 1901-1961. Statement 2.7 Percentage Increase of Population by Provinces, 19{)1-1961 IJ- 6 Sta>ement 2.8 Percentage Distribution of the Population as between East and II - 6 West Pakistan 1901-1961. Statement 2.9 Percentage Variation of Population, 1951-1961 II- 8 Statement 2.10 Percentage Increase-Position of Districts-1961 II- 9 Statement 2.11 Density (Persons per square mile) £1--11 Statement 2.12 Distribution of Population by Density Ranges- -Pakistan, 1961 II-13 Statement 2.13 Area and Density in East Pakistan, 1961 U-14 Statement 2.14 Urban and Rural Distribution of Popu~ation and Variation IT-16 1951-196], Pakhtan and Provinces. Statement 2 15 - Urban and Rural Distribution of Population and Decennial .. IT-17 Variation 1901-1961, Pakistan. Statement 2 16 Cities and Towns by Size of Population, Pakistan, 1951 and 1961 TI-19 Statement 2.17 Population Increase in the Cities with a Population of 1,00,000 II-22 and above in 1961, 1951 and 1941. CO~TENTS (Contd.) III Page Statement 2.18 Percentage Distribution by Religious Groups-1961 II 23 Statement 2.19 Communities in Pakistan and Provinces therein as recorded II -24 in 1901 to 1961 Censuses. Statement 2.20 - Percentage Distribution of Population by Religious Groups of East JI -25 Pakistan. StateDlent 2.21 Distribution of Population by Places of Birth II -28 Statement 2.22 Non-Pakistanis by Country of Nationality II-29 LIST OF MAPS AND CHARTS Figure 2.1 Growth of Population-(A) Decennial Percentage Increase, '1- 7 1991-1961 (B) Decennial Increase in Millions. Figure 2.2 Area and Population-Provinces and Divisions -1961 ll-IO Figure 2.3 Pakistan-Districts by Density Classes H-12 Figure 2.4 Distribution of Population by Density Ranges -Pakistan, 1961 II--13 Figure 2.5 Relationship of Population Density To Rivers-West Pakistan 11-15 Figure 2.6 Rural and Urban Distribution of Population for Pakistan, 1901-1961 II-IS Figure 2.7 Urban Population by Class of Towns Pakistan 19.')1 II-18 Figure 2.8 Cities (Population 1,00,000 and Over) Increase in Numb!!r and 1I-l0 Population, -1951-1961. Figure 2.9 Decennial Ranking of Cities, 1901-1961 JI- -21 Figure 2.10 Population-Percentage Distribution by Religions, 1961 H·-26 LIST OF TABLES Explanatory Notes for Tables 1-10A IJ-30 Table 1 Population by Sex and Area by Districts, 1951-1961 11-34 Table 2 Urban And Rural PODulation, 1951 and 1961 II--42 Table 3 Population of Cities by Sex and Areas, 1951 and 1961 TI-50 Table 4 Decennial Variation in Population, 1901-1961 .