CENSUS OF INDIA, 1901. VOLUME XIIA. BURMA. PART II. IMPERIAL TABLES BY C. C. LOWIS, OF THE INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE, SL'PERINTENDE~T, CENSUS OPERATIONS. RANGOON: OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, BURMA. 1902. CONTENTS. Page. IMPERIAL TABLE No. I.-Area, houses and population IMPERIAL TABLE No. H.-Variation in population since 1872 5 IMPERIAL TABLE No. II I.-Towns and villages classified by population 9 IMPERIAL TABLE No. IV.-Townsclassified by population, with variation since 1872 13 IMPERIAL TABLE No. V.-Towns arranged territorially with population by religion 19 IMPERIAL TABLE No. VI.-Religion 25 IMPERIAL TABLE No. VII.-Age, sex and civil condition by religions 29 IMPERIAL TABLE No. VIIL-Education by age, sex and religion 77 IMPERIAL TABLE No. IX.-Education of indigenous races 16r IMPERIAL TABLE No. X.-Languages 165 IMPBRIAL TABLE No. Xl.-Birthplace lSI IMPERIAL TABLES Nos. XII AND xli-A.-Infirmities 21 9 IMPERIAL TABLE No. XII I.-Caste, tribe, race or nationality 227. I ~fPERIAL TABl:B No. XIV.-Civil condition, by age, of 50,000 of each sex of the principal indige- nous races of the province 269 IMPBRIAL TABLE No. XV.-Occupations. Part I. Provincial totals 273 Occupations. Part II. Distribution by districts 295 IMPERIAL TABLE No. XVII.-Territorial distribution of the Christian population by denomina- tion and race ... IMPERIAL TABLE No. XVIlI.-Europeans, Armenians, and Eurasians by race and age IMPERIAL TABLE No. I. Area, Houses and Population. The figures contained in this table are for the whole of Burma exclusive of the Trans­ Salween Northern Shan States and the State of West Mang Lon, which were omi~ted from the operations. They include the returns for Synchronous and non-Synchronous areas and .for the estimated areas in the Northern Shan States, the Pak6kku Chin Hills, and the Upper Cl:ind­ win, Bhamo and Myitkyina districts. The table also comprises the estimated figures for Karenni, the component parts of which are hardly CI States" in the ordinary acceptation of the term. CENSUS. IMPERIAL TABLE No. I.-Area OCCUPIBD HOUSES. Area in 1- District or State. square miles. Towns. Villages. In In Total. towns. villages. 1---·------ ----1----1--- I 2 i 3 4 5 6 7 I I I Akyab 5,136 I 2,351 970483 6,121 91,362 2 Northern Arakan ::: 1 5,233 27 I 4,7 84 4,784 3 Kyaukpyu 4,387 1 1,124 37,718 668 37,050 4 Sandoway ... "'1 3,784 1 646 I 17,579 532 17,047 I Total, Arakan Division 18,540 3 4,148 157,564 7,321 150,243 5 Rangoon Town 19 39,208 39,208 6 Hanthawaddy ···1 3,023 2,061 91,114- 91,II4 I,I7..j. 2 71 Pegu 4,276 1 62,498 2,5 0 59.978 8 Tharrawaddy ... 2,851 3 1,821 75,284 3,341 71,943 '''1f 9 Prome ... 2,9,15 3 1,761 74,695 8,612 66,683 \ Total, Pegu Division .. ·1 13,084 8 6,81 7 342,799 53,681 289,n8 I 10 Bassein 4,127 2 2,61 7 69,007 6,159 62,848 . II IMyaungmya 2,970 2 2,283 56,045 1,854 .'i4.191 I 12 Thongwa '''1... 3,47 1 2 2,285' 86,283 3.425 82,858 13 Henzada '''1 2,870 6 2,349 93,226 9,7 24 83,502 \ \ Total, Irrawaddy Division 13,438 12 9,534 304,561 21,162 283,399 \ 14 \ Toungoo 6,172 2 1,682 60,031 3.926 56,105 IS Salween 2,666 246 8,866 8,866 16 Thaton 5,079 2 1,173 61,885 3,664 58,221 17 I Amherst 7.062 2 738 51,368 I 1,253 5o,II5 18 Tavoy 5,3°8 t 322 22,597 4,194 18,403 19 Mergui 9.789 I 395 16,046 2,163 13,~83 2 Total, Tenasserim Division ."/ 36,076 8 4,556 220,793 15. 00 205,593 20 Thayetmyo 4,750 2 1,275 49,687 4,766 44,921 121 Pakokku ::: I 6,210 I 1,432 72,886 3,917 68,969 Minbu 2 1,147 49,980 021 46,959 22 ... / 3,299 3. 23 Magwe ... 2,913 3 818 45,698 2,997 42,701 Total, Minbu Division 8 4,672 218,251 14,701 203,550 "'1 17,172 24 Mandalay. .. I 2,117 3 943 770496 37,7 10 39,786 25 Bhamo .. ... , 4,146 854 17,317 1,537 15.780 26 Myitkyina ... 10,640 1,228 13,859 13,859 27 Katha 6,994 1,958 35,9II 35,9II 28 Ruby Mines ::: I 5,476 828 16,970 16,970 1 Total. Ml!-ndala¥ Division 29,373 4 5,81I 161,553 39,247 122,306 2 Shwebo ...'''1 5,634 1,426 67,267 2,100 65.167 1 9 30 Sagaing 1,862 I 836 59,239 1,889 57,350 1 1 1 Lower Chindwin .'" 3,480 I 1,272 60,956 1,5 5 59,44 1332 ' Upper Chindwin ... I9,062 I,456 31,007 31,007 Total, Sagaing Division 30,038 3 4,990 218,469 5,504 212,965 Kyaukse 1,274 I 709 36,137 1,154 34.983 /3334 Meiktila ... 2,1 83 I 1,247 48,830 1.479 47,351 35 Yamethin ·"1 4,258 2 1,281 48,995 4.162 44,833 36 Myingyan .,,\... 3,137 2 1,190 72,97 8 4,897 68,081 Total, Meiktila Division 10,852 6 4,427 206,940 I II,6g2 195,248 GRAND TOTAL, BURMA ! 168,573 S2 44,955 1,830,930 168,508 1,662,422 37 Northern Shan States 14,594 3,858 62,440 62,44.0 38 Southern Shan States 43,321 10,917 17 2,999 17 2,999 Chin Hills 8,000 401 23,710 23.7 10 I40 39 Pak6kku Chin Hills .. I 2,250 264 2,732 2,732 1- GRAND TOTAL, PROVINCE ... \ 236,738 52 60,395 2,og2,8II 168,508 1,924.303 I _!_ ~ I Northern Shan States 2. Excludes West Mang Lon and the Trans,Salwe~n CENSUS. 3 Houses and Populatz'on. POPULATION. Persolts. Males. Females. Total. Urban. Rural. Total. Urban. Rural. Total. Urban. Rural. 1---------------,--1-----·-1·----·------------1·------1----·-,-- 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 481,666 35,680 445,986 267,980 240,399 213,fi86 2 0 5,587 1 20,682 20,682 10,557 10;557 10,125 10,125 2 168,827 3,J45 165,682 81,075 79,305 87,752 1,375 86,377 3 90,927 2,845 88,082 45>975 44,513 44,952 1,383 43,569 4 762,I02 4I ,67° 4°5,587 356,515 10,857 345;658 234,881 234,881 165,545 69,336 5 484,8II 484,8n 267,002 267,002 21 7,809 21 7,80 9 6 339,572 14,132 325,440 183,173 . 8,375 174,798 156,399 5,757 150,642 7 395,570 21,380 374,190 201,033 II,3I 5 189,7 18 194,537 10,065 184,472 8 365,804 49,267 316,537 17 8,462 24,552 153,910 187,342 24,7 1 5 162,627 9 1,820,638 319,660 1,500,978 995,2I5 209,787 I 785,428 825,423 109,873 391,427 39,046 352,381 2°3,977 24,39° 179,587 187,45° 14,656 172,794 10 303,274 9,721 293,553 158,977 5,5 0 3 153,474 144,297 4,218 140,079 II ' 484,410 19,402 465,008 261,4°6 11,332 250,074 223,004 8,070 214,934 12 484,558 54,5 0 7 430,051 241,557 27,865 21 3,692 243,°01 26,642 216,359 13 1,663,669 122,676 865,917 797,752 53,586 744,166 279,315 255,862 143,685 13°,980 135,630 124,882 14 37,837 37,837 19,464 19,464- 18,373 18,373 15 343,5 10 20,979 322,53 1 180,208 12,()49 168,159 163,302 8,930 154,372 16 300,173 62,365 237,808 163,93° I 38,824 125,106 136,243 23,541 II2,70 2 17 109,979 22,37 1 87,608 54,574 10,90 4 I 43,670 55,405 1l,467 43,938 18 88,744 11,987 76,757 46,280 6,169 40,111 42,464 5,818 36,646 19 I,I59,558 I4I,I55 608,141 80,651 I I 60,50 4 49°,913 239,7°6 26,°3' 213,675 118,948 13,917 105,03 1 120,758 12,1I4 108,644 20 356,489 19,456 337,033 167,835 9,123 158,712 188,654 10,333 178,321 21 233,377 13,737 219,640 I II,750 6,618 105,132 12 1,627 7,II9 114,508 22 24-6,708 15,4- 19 23 1, 289 II 9,142 7,92 4 II 1,218 127,566 I 7.495 120,071 23 1,076,280 517,675 37,582 480,093 558,605 521,544 366,50 7 19+,178 17 2,329 183,374 98,756 84,618 183,133 95.422 87,7 I1 24 79,515 10,73+ 68,781 4 1 ,530 34,401 37,985 3,605 34,380 25 67,399 67,399 36,336 36,336 31, 063 31,063 26 176,223 176,223 86,494 :~:"9 I 86,494 89,]29 89,729 27 87,694 87,694 48,21 4 48,214 39,480 39,480 28 7n.3_38 204,912 572,426 395,948 105,885 290 ,063 381,390 99,027 282,363 286,891 9,626 277,265 134,045 128,655 152 ,846 .4,236 148,61 ° 29 282,658 9,643 273,01 5 132,148 127,489 150 ,510 4,984 145,526 30 276,383 7,869 268,514 121,967 Il7,58,S i 154,416 3,487 150,929 3 1 154,551 154,551 77,152 77,152 I 77.399 77,399 32 973,345 465,312 14,431 450,881 522,464 14 1,253 5,420 135,833 69,32 9 2,7 I2 66,6 17 71,924 2,708 69.216 33 252,3°5 7,203 245,102 II 9,047 4,287 Il4,760 133,258 I 2,9 16 130,342 34 243,197 23,068 220,129 120,384 II,691 108,693 122,81 3 11,377 111,436 35 356,052 22,393 333,('>59 166,134 II,312 154,822 189,918 Il,c8! 178,837 36 992,807 58,084 934,723 474,894' 30,002 444,892 28,082 J 489,831 9,252,875 989,938 4,72 8,689 4,15°,448 4II,6gt 14,112,489 321 ,090 321 ,09 0 160,045 160,045 161,045 101,045 37 816,354 8I6,354 4°3,583 40 3,583 412,77 1 412,771 38 ,87,18 9 87,189 43,167 43,167 44,022 44,022 39 13,II6 13,n6 6,549 6,!,)49 6,567 6,567 40 989,938 9,500,686 5,342,033 5,148,591 \4>736,894 I Northern Shan States which were" omitted" from the Census Operations.