CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 .DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK WARDHA Compiled by THE MAHARASHTRA CENSUS OFFICE BOMBAY "Printed in India by the Manager, Government Press and Book Depot, Nagpur, and Published by the Director, Government Printing and Stationery, Maharashtra State, BombaY-4. 1966 [ Price - Rs. Eight] CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 Central Government Publications Census Report, Volume X--Maharashtra, is published in the following Parts I-A and B General Report I-C Subsidiary Tables II-A General Population Tables I1-B (i) General Economic Tables-Industrial Classification II-B (ii) General Economic Tables-Occupational Classification II-C (i) Social and Cultural Tables II-C (ii) Migration Tables III Household Economic Tables IV Report on Housing and Establishments V-A Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Maharashtra-Tables V-B Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Maharashtra-Ethnographic Notes VI (1-35) Village Surveys (35 monographs on 35 selected villages) VII-A (1-8) Handicrafts in Maharashtra (8 monographs on 8 selected handicrafts} VII-B Fairs and Festivals in Maharashtra VII I-A Administration Report-Enumeration (For official use only) VIII-B Administration Report-Tabulation (For official use only) IX Census Atlas of Maharashtra X (1-12) Cities of lVIaharashtra (15 Volumes-Four volumes on Greater Bombay and One each on other eleven Cities) State Government Publications 25 Volumes of District Census Handbooks in English 25 Volumes of District Census Handbooks in Marathi Alphabetical List of Villages and Towns in Maharashtra (in Marathi) I J-1976-i-B (Wardha) ." 1" ~ • -0:: I­ tI) C- \ ~ . " « ~ I: ;;. 0 C 0 ~ 0:: ~ i ~ « "- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ b ~ .. ~ ,; ... ! J I ; ~ 1 ? t ~ • "~ to .. • , , 1 " f , \1 ".. PREFACE On the suggestion of the Census Commissioner, India, the Government of MaKarasl:i.tra. decided to publish the District Census Handbooks on the basis of the material collected during ~ the 1961 Census for all the districts in Maharashtra. A Committee consisting of the Executive Editor and Secretary of the District Gazetteers (Revision) Editorial Board, the Superintendent of Census Operations, Maharashtra, and the Director, Bureau of Economics and Statistics, Maharashtra, was appointed to determine the contents and review the drafts of each volume. This is one of the twenty.five volumes compiled in the Maharashtra Census Office and published under that scheme. District Handbooks had been published from the 1951 Census data also. As in the past, the present volume contains a set of 1961 Census Tables for the district and also presents basic demographic and economic information for each village separately. The following improve­ ments have, however, been m1de in the 1961 series ;- (i) The addition of a comprehensive note introducing the district; (ii) The four-coloured map of the district; (iii) Taluka maps showing the location of each village in the district supplemented by alphabetical lists of villages; (iv) Supplementary information showing basic amenities available for each village; and (v) Addition of Part III containing 33 Tables on other official statistics. These new features will make the volume a valuable reference for the Central and State Governments, District Administrators, departments engaged in planning and development work, legislators, private trade and business. Need for such material is far greater today as the functions of planning and implementation of development schemes have now percolated to district, taluka and village levels. Marathi version of this volume is also being issued separately. Part I of the volume pr\:sents villagewise statistics, Part II contains the 1961 Census Tables prepared for the district and Part III contains official statistics on Climate, Rainfall, Agri~ culture, Industry, Education, Health and a few other aspects. An explanatory note is added at the beginning of each part to describe the layout of the Tables and the terms or concepts used. Parts I and II are based entirely on the data collected at the 1961 Census. Part III is based on the material furnished by the District Statistical Officer and the officers of the depart­ ments concerned. Villagewise populations shown in Part I are valid for Sunrise of 1st March 1961 and are not adjusted for seasonal migration to or from other areas. The introductory note at the beginning of the volume describes the present administrative set-up and some of the socia-economic facets of life in the district. It will illustrate how the statistics presented in the volume could be used for economic accounting or as controls of plan achievements in the district. For this note, we have drawn heavily on the District Gazetteers, iv PREFACE Survey and Settlement Reports, Annual Administration Reports and other Government publications. Some Heads of Departments also supplied the latest available material for the volume. Weare indebted to them all. Any views expressed in the introductory note or elsewhere in the volume are personal and the Government is not responsible for them. In the Census Office, everyone has done something for this stupen dous task of compila­ tion and collation of statistics, preparation of notes and reading of proofs. I should specially mention Shri N. Y. Gore, Tabulation Officer, for his sincere and thorough work on compilation and proof reading of Part I, Shri G. S. Gokarn, Tabulation Officer, for his painstaking work on MSS and proofs of Parts II and III, Shri S. K. Deshp::mdc, Shri D. G. Pansare and Shri R. E.Chowdhary for assistance in preparing the introductory note, Shri S. Y. Pradhan and Shri B. M. N agarkar, Draughtsmen, for Maps, Charts and Diagrams. Shri S. G. Deshpande of our office at Nagpur looked after the layout of the Tables and printing of the volume. Shri R. G. Phadke and Shri D. V, Rangnekar, Deputy Superintendents of Census Operations, and Shri G. M. Rajadhyaksha, Tabulation Officer, made valuable contributions at all stages and specially in the preparation of notes. Acknowledgments are due to Shri S. R. Desai, Manager, Government Press and Book Depot, Nagpur, and Shri J. D. Gandhi, Manager, Government Photozinco­ graphic Press, Poona. In spite of heavy;pressur(of work on their presses they did their best to print this volume speedily. I am obliged to Shri Asok Mitra, I.e.s., Census Commissioner, India, for valuable suggestions for improving this volume. I am also indebted to Shri Setu Madhava Rao and Shri M. A. Telang, Members of the District Census Handbook Com mittee, who not only supplied useful material from their departments!bu(also read through the MSS and encouraged us through this venture. POONA: B. A. KULKARNI. The 1st December 1965 CONTENTS PAGES INTRODUCING THE DISTRICT (1)-(51) Physical Features (1) ; Administrative Set-up (2) ; Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis (5) ; Village Panchayats (7); Population (8); Languages (17); Religions (Ii); Scheduled Castes (18); Welfare of Backward Classes (20); Education (21) ; Health and Medical Amenities (26) ; Housing (27) ; Agriculture and Irrigation (27); Agrarian Structure and Land Reforms (35); Co-operation (37); Forests (40) ; Fisheries (41) ; Mining and Quarrying (41); Industries (4 i); Power (43); Trade and Commerce (43) ; Communications and Transport (45); Construction (47); Other Services (47); Broad Aspects of Economy (47). PART I-Village Directory 1-57 PART II-Census Tables 59-152 PART III-Other Official Statistics 153-177 (Subjectwise Contents for Parts I, II and III may be seen at pages 2, 61 and J 54, respectively.) LIST OF MAPS, CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS Wardha District " " Frontispiece The District in Maharashtra :: } Facing page ( 1) Percentages by Area and Population Population, 1901-1961 ,. (8) Variation in Population, J 95 J - J 961 (9) Density of Population, 1961 (10) Distribution by Age-groups, 196 J ( 12) Sex Ratio, 1901-1961 (13) Marital Status, J 961 (14} Literacy, 1901·-1961 (21) Literacy, 1961 (22) Literacy and Educational Levels, 1961 .. (25) Land Utilisation (29) Crop Pattern (30) Distribution of Workers, 1961 (49) Arvi Tahsil Facing page 5 Wardha Tahsil Facing page 23 Hinganghat Tahsil Facing page 43 Weekly Markets Facing page 176 Fairs Facing page 177 INTRODUCING THE DISTRICT This note describes the administrati<:e sBl-up and sOllle socia-economic facets of life in the district THE DISTRICT IN MAHARASHTRA ..... 2 • A D y • It A -l' N ., ~ () HYOItRABAD t I • If IE FE IE ICE ,. Dr.T"rCT WQ, ....... .. 0 II_._· z Dr.TRleT IlOUNDARY •• MIlJOIt ROAD.. •• • •• • .- RAILWAYS. II ••••• II • ++-t-+- ........".,. RlVI:R. II II . •• II " 70 1"0 MIL •• PERCENTAGES BY PERCENTAGES BY AREA POPULATION 0 ' 14 MAHARASHTRA CENSUS BOMBAY G. p, Z. P. POOH... • tSHSZ INTRODUCING THE DISTRICT PHYSICAL FEATURES The district lies at the foot of th~ Satpuda hills The Wunna the principal tributary of the Wardha in the Wardha valley. The Wardha river flows enters the district from Nagpur and traverses the cen­ along its northern and western boundary and con­ treofthe Hinganghat tahsil and joins Wardha river trols the drainage system of the almost all the parts near Sawangi at the south ~western corner of the district. of the district. Thc Bor and the Dham rise 1ll the Arvi tahsil and flowifl.g In a south-easterly direction unite near 0 0 The district lies between 20 18' and 21 21' N. the Village Sawangi in Hinganghat tahsil .and latitude and 78" 3~' and 79° 15' E; longitude. Immediately afterwards jam the Wunna a httle It is bounded on the north by Amravati and Nagpur above Mandgaon. The Potlua drains the south of districts, on the east by Nagpur and Chanda ~istricts, the Hir:ganghat tahsil and after formmg its boundary on the south by Chan.da and Yebtmal distncts and for somt' distance falls into the Wunna little above its by Yeotmal and Amravati districts towards the west. junctIOn with Wardha river. The Asoda, another The area of the district is 2,434 sq. miles and the tributary of the Wardha, rises in the south-west of population in 1961 is 634,277.