CENSUS OF INDIA 1991 SERIES·25 UTTAR PRADESH PAPER-1 of 1991 Supplement P~OVI510NAL POPULATION TOTALS VIJENDER PAUL Director of Census Operatrons Uttar Pradesh Salient features of Supplement to Paper-1 of 1991 1. Overall growth of population of Uttar Pradesh declined by 0.08 per cent points in the decade 1981-91 as compared to previous decade (1971-81) •. 2. Proportion of urban population in uttar Pradesh increased by 1.94 per cent points in decade 1981-91 as compared to previous decade(1971-81). 3. Growth of urban population in uttar Pradesh (38.97 per cent) is highe~ than India(35.97 per cent) and Maharashtra(38.66 per cent). the highest contributor to the urban population of the country. 4. Sex ratio in urban areas of Uttar Pradesh improved by 16 points during the decade 1981-91. 5. Proportion of workers engaged in Household Industry (4.38 per cent) is higher than India(3.63 per cent). 6. Pr6portion of cultivators at the 1991 Census in .dtta~ Pradesh declined as compared to 1981 Census while the proportion of Agricultural Labourers. Household Industry workers and Other Workers has gone up. 7. ·Proportion of marginal workers in uttar Pradesh has gone up by 1.04 per cent points as against merely 0.2 per cent points at India level. Thus rise is more than five times as compared to India. 8. Proportion of urban male Marginal Workers in Uttar Pradesh in 1991 Census has doubled while it is constant at India level. 9. Rural female workers in uttar Pradesh have registered highest growth(98.39 per cent) among all the states during the decade(1981-91) • 10. Urban data. sex ratio. working population, density etc., are being presented by five Economic Regions of uttac Pradesh. CONTENTS - Pages 1. Foreword VII-IX 2. Introductory note 1-13 3. Analysis of data 14-45 4. Maps and Charts 47-103 5. Tables (i) Table 1 - Population and Literates by 105-136 residence and Sex, 1991. (ii) Table 2 - Percentage of urban po pula tion to total 137-138 population and decennial growth rate and sex ratio by residence. (iii) Table 3 - Population of towns. 139-168 (iv) Table 4 - Growth of urban population. 169 (v) Table 5 - Total workers, Main workers, 171-197 Marginal workers and their percentage to total population (vi) Table 6 - Distribution of Main workers as 198-224 Cultivators, Agricultural labourers Household Industry workers and other workers. 6. Appendices (i) New districts/tahsils created after 1981 Censu£' 225-228 (ii) Household Schedule. 229-232 (iii) Individual slip. 233-234 Foreword Paper-1 of 1991 giving provisional population totals was released on April 04, 1991 for the State of Uttar Pradesh. It contained basic information relating to population for the state r districts and towns having more than one lakh population These were, total population, number of literates by sex and density of population. Now, with the availability of Charge Abstracts, further details on the following items have been worked out : i) Rural and urban break-up of population; ii) Population of all the towns; iii) Main workers and their distribution by broad Industrial Categories, VlZ., Cultivators, Agricultural Labourers, Household Industry workers and other workers. According to 1991 Census, population of Uttar Pradesh is placed at 139 million as against 844 million for India and 528J LI~11lon estimated by United Nations for the world as a whole. Uttar Pradesh, the biggest state of the country lies at the 6th place in the world in terms of population after China, C.S.S.R.(erstwhile), United States, Indonesia and Brazil leaving India. utta~ Pradesh accounts for 2.63 per cent of world's total population.In other words, on an average every 38th person of the world belongs to uttar Pradesh. The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) conducted a Techno-Economic Survey In 1960 wherein it divided uttar Pradesh in five Economic Regions. This division was utilised by government of Uttar Pradesh for planning purposes and budgetary allocation. Keeping in view importance of regional analysis, an attempt has been made to present in this volume some of the demographic profiles of Uttar Pradesh by these five Economic Regions. This presentation may be helpful for Administrators and Policy Makers in studying regional imbalances across these five Economic Regions in demographic terms. I hope these details would be useful for researchers and other data users till final figures upto village/ward levels are published. As already mentioned, these figures have been compiled from Charge Abstracts received directly in Regional Tabulation Offices from the Charges. As such, figures in this publication arc likely to vary in some cases from those final totals that would be arrived at after scrutiny and processing of Census Schedules in Reaional Tabulation Offices. There are some compared to those published in Paper-l because those, figures were based on thc quick information transmitted by District/Charge Officers. It would not be out of place to mention here some of the important departures in framing questions and conceptional aspects ~dopted at the 1991 Census as against 1981 Census. Some of these are '- i) Age limit for considering a pereDn illiterate has been raised from 4 in 1981 to 6 years in 1991. It was done at the instance of Department of Education 1n the ~inistry of Human Resource Development and the Planning Commission as the ability to read and write with understanding is not generally achieved until a child attains the age of 7 or more. ii) It was felt that many persons, especially, women and children engaged in farm or family enterprise were not taken as workers. For that matter with a Vlew to netting such persons as workers, a line "including unpaid worker on farm or in family enterprise" was incorporated 1n the individual slip itself in question no. 14A. iii) Information relating to job seekers which was collected for both marginal workers and non-workers at the 1981 Census has now been collected only for non-workers. iv) Two more reasons for migration, viz., business and natural calamity were added to the list of reasons for migration. v) Information regarding ex-army personnel was collected for the first time. cttar Pradesh is one of the few States where population of urban agglomerations/towns common in 1981 and 1991 Censuses has grown faster during the decade as compared to previous decade. In all size classes of D.As./Towns (except class III), growth rate is in the range of 32 to 39 per cent while the population of Class III urban agglomerations/towns of 1981 has increased at a faster rate than Class I and Class II urban agglomerations/towns. A similar trend was witnessed during the decade 1971-81 also. There has, however, been a sharp fall In the growth rate of Class VI towns of 1981. Csually, economic activities rendered by females were not netted properly in previous Censuses owing to ignorance and laxity in asking probing questions on the part of the enumerators and also due to 19norance of respondents themselves who normally do not want to disclos~ this kind of information unless asked repeatedly. Apart from this, women and children are left out because of gender bias and also due to cultural, social and historical reasons. This point was emphasized during training classes to enumerators/supervisors and thereafter during the publicity campaigns launched for the Census work through Video Vans, posterF and hand bills etc. The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIfEM) posters showing female economic activities were displayed and distributed freely. These efforts have paid dividends as is evident from the fact that highest growth rate (98.39 per cent) has been recorded for female workers including marginal workers in the rural areas during decade 1981-91 in Uttar Pradesh as compared to other states. The absolute increase in their number during the decade has been 3,819,481. I am grateful to entire field hierarchy right from the level of District Magistrates and Mukhya Nagar Adhikaris down to enumerators who did commendable job by executing Census Operations in the most populous state of the country with great patience and dedication. My Regional Deputy/Assistant Directors and their subordinate staff coordinated well with field hierarchy and monitored progress of work very efficiently. They all deserve my appreciation. lowe a deep sense of gratitude to Shri A.R.Kanda, Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, for his valuable guidance and suggestions from time to time. Vijender Paul Director Census Operations, C.P. Introductory Note 1. The State of Uttar Pradesh has now 63 districts as against 56 at the 1981 Census. Kanpur Nagar, Hardwar, Firozabad, Mahrajganj, Siddharthnagar, Mau and Sonbhadra are the seven new districts created after 1981 Census. Similarly, 52 new tahsils and 42 towns were also created during the decade 1981-1991. Consequent upon creation of new districts, tahsils, towns and Community Develop­ ment (C.D.) Blocks also, jurisdictions of 20 districts, 79 Tahsils and 68 Community Development Blocks have been affected. Details about these newly created administrative units are presented in Appendix-l. 2. As already mentioned, an attempt has been made to provide information, wherever found feasible, by five economic regions of Uttar Pradesh - viz., Hill, Western, Central, Bundelkhand and Eastern. Appendix-4 provides a list of districts falling in each region. Rural • Urban Configuration of Population 3. It is customary to present rural and urban components of the population separately for each administrative unit. However, there is' no uniform definition of rural and urban areas throughout the world. Urban nomenclature, in fact, depends upon various factors, such as, developmental level, economic, social, politi.cal and cultural situations prevailing in the country.