Purnea District Gazetteer. B. QQLUME. Statistics, 1900-1901 to 1910-1911. ALLAHABAD: LIDDELL'S PRINTING WORKS, 1915. [Price-In India, IUID8S 8; lD EngJBDd, 9d.] CONTENTS. --:o:-- TABLE. SUBJECTS. PAGE. I. RAINFALL I II. ARBA AND POPULATION 2 III. PoPliLATION 011 TOWNS s _IV, RELIGION IN 1911 4 V, CASTE, TBIBE OB RACE 8 VI. VITAL STATISTICS 7 -VII. PABT I.-DENSITY, WATER SUPPLY AND CROPS ih. PART II.-AGRICliLTliRAL STATISTICS !lOB 1911-12 8 VIII, PRICE IN BEERS PBR RUPEE 9 IX. DAILY WAGES IN 1911 jb. X, CRIMINAL JUSTICE ... 10 . XI. WORK Oil' THE CRIMINAL COURTS ... 11 XII. CIVIL JUSTICB 12 XIII. FINANCB 18 XIV, LAND REVENliB u XV, EXCISE 15 XVI, STAMPS 18 XVII.- INCOME-TAX 17 XVIII. DISTRICT BOARDS [q XIX. MUNICIPALITIES 20 XX, SANCTIONED STRENGTH Oli" POLICE IN 1911 ib. X~l. .TBANA81 POLICE 8TATION81 AND NO. OP 0HAUKIDAR8 AND DAPEDABS EMPLOYED IN EACH POLICE STATION IN 19111 21 XXII. JAiLS 22 XXIII. .EDUCATION: NUMBER AND PROPORTION Oil' LITERATES .,, 23 XXIV. EDUCATION: NUMBEBOll' INSTITUTIONS AND 8CHOLAB8 ... 2,; XXV, EDUCATION: PUBLIO INSTITUTIONS AND 8CHOL.&.B8 THEBB- IN, 1910-1911 .... 28 XXVI, DISPENSARIES 29 XXVII.' VACCINATION 80 XXVIII, RAILWAY STATIONS 81 XXIX. POST AND TELEGRAPH OPPICES 82 XXX. ROADS AND BUNGALOWS 84 _ XXXI, F ACTOBIEB, MINES, ETC, 41 XXXII. PoLn<ETRICAL TABr.B or DisT4NCIIB ... .. , ·= TABLE I.-MONTHLY AND ANNUAL AVERAGE RAINFALL, Septem- ·Feb- March. April. May. June. July, August. October. November.December. Total.. Bain registering stations JBDnary. ruo.ry. ber. - --- ... 12 13 14 1 2 8 4 5 6 7 .. 8 9 10 11 2•70 5•08 105•96 KiahBDganj - Oo02 0•40 8•82 8·07 13•88 l!Jo47 26•60 24·93 6·95 - 4•42 14•48 Araria. - - 0•40 0•.20 1•75 2·74 4•28 10•78 15·:n 24•08 10•45 0'07 - 1•75 4•41 69•65 Pnmea - - 0•07 0•01 2•88 2•36 4-67 .10•00 l 14-62 2iNl4 6•10 ·- 2•01 4-48 10·44 23•80 ... NS 48•16 Gondw11m (Korba) ·- - - ·- - ·- - - 24•26 6•92 0'70 8 68 64•52 Baraot - - - ·- - 8·60 1•09 ·- 25• .. 2 - 1•50 6•15 19•85 16•00 16·40 ... 6•17 66•26 Forbeagani - 0'18 ·- 1-50 - ·- .... ... ... 20'06 8•4.8 23·54 -KaUgani ·- - - - - - - - I TABLE II.-AllBA AND POPULATION. (Compiled from Imperial Census Table I and ProTincial Table I of 1911.) IL'Iumber TOTAL POPULATION AT PREVIOUS q)Q A. toll 0 • rea NUMBER 07 POPULATION IN 1911, Number of CENSUSES, !3 ·-.w,..... 8UB·DIVI8ION in of oocu- persons c:~.:!CI> Urban Rural. <:> ..... AND THANA. square pied per C) ~ • miles. Towns Vi Dages. Total. !Iale. Female. houses. square 1881. 1891. 1901. ..q) ..."" g.... mile. ~o ... f- -- -- 1 2 8 ~ 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 IS I u 15 ---- .. -- DISTRICT TOTAL ... 4,998 8 4,on· 1989,687 1,016,421 978,216 82,566 1,957,071 370,626 398 1,8,18,687 1,9U,658 1,877,829 + 6•98 s,.,.tlirilion, 8adr S,S75 s 2;252 942,710 . ~79,122 403,594 es,oo3 n11,1 /3 }75,151. 3iQ 815,701 801 1 1R~ 840,808 +13•30 Purnea ... 424 1 309 159,764 81,906 77,858 14,78! 144,980 80,672 877 153,720 156,8-19 155,89-l + .2•48 Amaur ·- 279 ... 849 126,202 63,895 62,807 ... 126,202 2-1,039 452 124,889 122,481 119,135 + 5•93 Dbamdaba ·- .. 524 ... 260 176,362 91,850 84,512 ... 176,362 82,799 887 109,391 14-1,769 147,196 +19•81 Korba - 421 ... 174 118,082 58,843 59,239 ... 118,082 20,929 280 123,946 116,74.2 109,368 + 7•9 Gopalpur ... 828 ... 87.2 80,810 41,982 89,428 ... 80,810 16,954 250 115,031 100,606 78,174 + 8•87 Kadwa ... 365 ... 604 149,866 75,671 74,184 H9,855 27,370 411 134,275 144,343 132,821 +12·8 Katibar 289 ... ... I 294 191,641 66,075 65,566 10,219 121,042 23,988 551 M 1466 76,405 98,280 +88·94 .Araria Sub-dicition 1,077 ·- 65~ 140,233 2~2 1 R0'1 21'1,308 ... 140,233 RT,'1'10 100 ~1,679 432,425 410,085 + 5•68 Araria ·- 481 ·- 816 .211,672 106,165 105,507 ... 211,672 99,921 491 200,012 210,729 201,028 + 6-2 9o Forbesganj ·- 876 - 216 189,052 71,776 67,276 ... _139,052 25,596 870 94,116 182,024 128,906 + 7•8 1 llaniganj - 270 ·- 127 89,509 44,926 44,688 ... 89,509 16,858 882 107,55.2 89,672 87,051 + 2•82 l 1,138 zu...... ; •••. 008,688 314,CJ2 202,250 1,563 SD911S5 113,105 !lSI 831,301 661,039 619,470 1- 1•90 li&llilion. r.... Kisbanganj ·- 827 1 838 145,625 76,814 69,811 7,563 138,062 27,943 445 168,100 157,894 149,979 1- .2•9 () Babadurganj, 898 867 206,261 106,725 100,686 ... 206,261 88,899 525 196,1421 214,990 203,281 + 1•4'1 Islampur ,_ 626 ·-- I 481 254,802 1B2,893 121,909 ... 254,802 46,768 407 277,059 278,165 266,216 1- 8•9L TABLE III-POPULATION OF TOWNS , (Compiled from Imperial Census Tal?le IV of 1911,) ... .. ... TOTA:L POPULATION,. MA.LBS, Fmu.LBS. ... 'tOW!IBo 187J 1881 1891 1901 1911 1872 1881 1891 1901 1911 1872 1881 1891 1901 1911 I -- 1 2 8 .{ I 1'. 6 ,, 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 H u 16 ... I - . ' --- ... - .. ... ... I . ... ... l>urnoa ... 16,067 15,016 . 14,565 14,007 14,784 9,677 8,463 8,769 8,271 8,~25 6,380'. 6,553 5,796 5,736 6,069 I .. .. ' . I . K11tihar ... ... 9,761 10,219 6,123 4,925. ... ... ... ... ·- 4,886 ·- ·- ... 5,096 Klabangnnj ... •8,490 6,000 8,466 7,671 7,663 ·- 2,953 4,713 4,391 4,912 ·- 3,047 3,753 8,280 2,651 l . 1 Details of males nnd females are not available, .. TABLE IV.-RELIGION IN 1911. (Compiled from Census ProTinoial Table II of 1911.) ~ RBLIGlON. SUB·DIVISION AND THANA. Follce Stations. Total. Hindu. .Musalman. Animist, Christian. Others. ------ 1 2 8 ~ 5 6 7 8 DISTRICT TOTAL 1,9lJD,037 1,128,810 83U?27 2{),971 SO() J,JSO &dar ~ub-difluiun 942,7 L8 834,178 280,049 £7,366 410 72B l>umea 159,764 106,660 49,650 ~,176 187 91 Purnea 93,626 63,404 26,630 8,825 186 81 KhiWl!lchihat ... 17,21i7 13,560 s,o29 178 Kasba ... ~8,881 28,706 19,491 678 - 1 - 10 .Amaur 126,202 46,691 80,604 7 - .Amaur ... 83,·U8 29,230 5-1,188 ...- - Baisi 42,78-l 16,361 26,416 - - 7 Dhamdoha 176,362 160,976 13,140 -12,163 - 20 63 Dhmndnba 116,890 99,398 9,218 8,216 0 8 50 Rupauli 5!1,472 IH,578 8,922 3,947 12 18 Xorha 118,082 98,627 12,822 6,197 21 515 Korba 71,660 57,470 0 9,803 4,088 5 194 Barari 46,522 41,057 8,019 1,109 16 821 -Gopalpur 80,810 49,697 28,321 2,878 8 6 Kadwa 149,855 82,104 66,731 946 60 24 Kadwa 70,062 42,466 26,668 872 46 Barsoi 47,175 20,142 27,005 ..._ 4 - 24 .Azamnagar 32,628 19,496 18,058 74 Eatihar ... 131,641 101,721 28,774 1,006 --124 16 Katihar 67,244- 54,164 12,672 877 119 u .Manih&ri . 64,397 47,657 16,202 629 5 ' ..trari4 &b-ditoilio• 440,233 291,810 116,081: 2,039 81 239 .lraria ... 211,672 112,486 99,167 29 8 u Araria 128,162 64,765 78,818 29 3 41 PalBBi 49,016 82,10~ 16,914 - Sikti S-1,496 26,670 8,926 - - ol!'orbeaganj 139,052 108,976 28,4.05 11U5 77 179 b Forbesganj 108,157 82,144. 24,858 1,416 77 168 ·SJ Kuari 80,895 26,832 4,0!7 16 ~ &nlgan): - 89,509 70,898 18,502 595 1 18 ~ ~ Ki•l\at~ganj Suh-dieiiUna ·- (1Ut),(1.~8 20(),833 4()5,121 5(J8 D 159 § Kiahanganj ... us,62o 41,904 103,396 206 s 117 ~ Kiahanganj 10!,419 86,483 67,667 149 3 117 ~ Goal Pokhar ... 41,206 6,4.21 86,728 57 !Jahadargnnj -- 206,261 76,616 129,628 99 28 Bahadurganj 188,182 68,812 124.,751 99 20 Dighalbank 23,079 18,204 4,872 8 · fllampulr ... 254,802 82,413 172,103 261 8 19 - Islam pur 12R,919 81,963 91,954 2 C!lopra 58,0U 17,418 4.0,688 86 2 Thakurganj 72,839 83,032 39,661 226 -4 - 17 .. TAllLE V.-CASTE, TRIBE OR RAOE. (Compiled from · the Compilation Registers for Census Imperial Table XIII of 1~p.) .. .. .. N AUB OJ' THANA • .. Oaste, tribe or race Pnrnea numbering more Total. (sadar). I Kiehlln· than 25,000. Amaur. Dham Korba. Gopnl· Kadwa. Katihar. Bahadur- Islam• Araria. Ferbea- Rani- daba. pur. ganj, ganj. pur. ganj. gauj. .. ---- 1 2 8 ~ 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 u 16 --- HINDU', Brahman ..