CENSUS OF INDIA 1951 VOLUME II UTTAR PRADESH Part I~A-REPORT BY Rajeshwari Prasad, I.A.s•• Superintendent, Census Operations ALLAHABAD : . · tii.JPBRINTENDENT. PRINTING AND STAno~v~ UrrAa PRAuESH, broJA ·~ 955 PJ.'!ice. ~.!S . ~fi;( r£~ ~,;;,,,~ ,Y ~ SIZ:,/l,.?~nce?u~?tc o/" 'iffenaUd ~"tact-On.;_, tficat .9/ouk.;.A) U. P. CENSUS PUBLICATIONS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA P:UBLICATIONS (VOL. II OF THE INDIA SERIES) ... ----------~-------------- Price Ordinary De luxe binding b1-n_din g Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. PART I-A-nl'port, pp. 527 5 0 0 17 4 0 PART I-B-SubBidio.ry Tables, pp. 262 4 4 0 15 0 0 PART ri-A-General Population Tables, pp. 190 .. 3 8 0 14 0 0 PART II-B-Economic.Tables, pp. 702 5 0 0 19 0 0 PART· II-C-Age and Social Tables, pp. 818 5 0 0 20 4 0 The above can be had from . THE MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI. U. P. GO;vERNMENT PUBLICATIONS District Population Statistics, containing (a) MohallajWard-wise popu­ lation of urban areas, and (b) Village-wise ~opulation of rural areas. One volume for each district, price Re.l-8 each. District Census Handb~oks, containing for . smaller units of the district the data presented district-wise in the main ta.bles, and some additional statistics. (Jn Press) The above can be had from THE SuPERINTENDENT, PRINTING .AND STATIONERY, u. P., A.l..L.AH.AB.AD. CENSUS OF INDIA, 1951 Part I-A-REPORT CENSUS OF INDIA 1951 VOLUME II PRADESH • Part I-A-REPORT BY Rajeshwari Prasad, r.A.s •• - SllptWintettdent, Cen•u• Operationa - ALLAHABAD: SUPJ::RINTENDENT, l'RINTING AN.ID STATIONERY~ UrrAR PRADEsH.. lNtllA 1953 . DEDICATED TO MY PREDECESSORS EDMUND WHITE 1881 D.C. BAILLIE 1891 R. BURN , 1901. E. A. H. BLUNT . 1911 . E. H. H. EDYE 1921 A. C. TURNER 1931 • BHAGWAN SAHAY 1941 FOREWORD AccoRDING to the scheme approved by the Census Commissioner for India, the Uttar Pradesh Census Reports will form Volume II of the India series. · The Volume will consist of the following parts: Part 1-A-Report Part I-B-Subsidiary Tables Part II-A-General Population Tables Part II- B-Economic Tables Part 11-C-Age and Socia1 Tables Besides the above State-parts there will be· two series of . district-wise publications as follows: (1) District Population Statistics cont~ining · (a) Mohalla-/Ward-wise populatio)l. of urban areas (b) Village-wise population of rural areas. (2) District Census Handbooks containing for smaller units of the district the data presented district-wise in 1lte main tables, and some additional statistics. "' A few brochures on specific subjects may also be published. 2. Of the above~ Part I-B, Subsidiary Tables, was published in October, 1952; Part II-A, General Population Tables, in August; 1952 j Part II-B, Economic • Tables, in December, 1952 and Part II-C, Age and Social Tables in April, 1953. With the publication of Part I-A, Report, the State series is complete. 3· Of the district-wise publications the District Pop~lation Statistics were completed in January, 1953. The District Census Handbooks involve colossal work and it will take at least a year to complete their printing. RAJESHWARI PRASAD, I.A.s., RAMPUR: Superintendent} Census Operations, December 28, 1953· Uttar Pradesh. CONTENTS Pagu INTRODUCTION-Arrangements for the enumeration-location code-house-list-census divisions and appointment of staff-training of staff : sample census-the enumeration-•provisional' figures of population-attitude of the public-sample verification of census count-National Register of Citizens­ tabulation-District Population Statistics-District Census Handbooks-the Report-acknowledgments Chapter I---GENERAL POPULATION SECTION I-PRELIMINARY REMARKS-Topography--a.rea of the State-absorption of enclaves-,­ merger of princely states-adrJI!nistrative divisions-natural divisions-meaning of. d.e facio and de jure population-accuracy of enumeration-reference to statistical tables . 1-11.·, SECTION 2-GENERAL DISTRffiUTION AND DENSITY-Population a~d density of the State­ density of U. P. ·compared with other States, other countries-density by revenue divisions-population and area of districts-average district of various States compared-average population and area of tahsil; kanungo circle, patwari circle-gaon sabhas and panohayati adalats-average population and area. of. tbanas-density.by natural divisions, districts, tehsils-correlation between density and soil fertility;. cultiva_tion, crops, other factors-births and deaths now the determining factor-variations of den­ sity .12-24 SECTION .3-GROWTH-Mean decennial growth-rate-history of population growth-early esti. mates of population-variations 1872-1900, 190l.:.to, 1911-20; l921-3~the decade 193l.:...tO: a.g;ioul­ ture, trade and indllfitry, prices, economic conditions of cultivators and . ameliorative . meaSures, public health-variations during 1931-40 finally explained....:..the decade 1941-50 :general, agricUlture, prices, price cmitrol and rationing, industries, trade, labour, economic pro8perity and growth of popula:.' tion, public health-variations during 1941-50 finally explained-p!Jpulation growth 18 72-1951 '"'-growth compared with other countries, other States of India-effect of natural increase and migration · on growth-births and deaths correlated to growth-growth in the natural divisions since 190 I -growth and , . density-variati~nssince 1'941 andd~g 1901-51 by districts . •• 25-50 SECTION 4-MOVFIMENT-Figures how collected and their limitations-accuracy of figl,ll'es:-:birt;h~ place as index of migration-migration distinguished ·in terms of ·duration and direction---immigration ·· trend~gration from States adjacent and distant-livelihood pattern of i:mniigrant population­ immigrants from Asiatic countries outside India, Nepal and Pakistan-:-immigrants from outside Asia-:­ the Anglo-Indians-variations· in the immigrant population since 1931-immigration by nat~al divisions and districts-emigration to overseas, to Pakistan, to Nepal, to Burma,'to oth~r parts ,of India, to adjacent and distant States-emigration by natural divisions and districts-Streams of migration from and to Uttar Pradesh...:_volume of internal migration-gains by internal migration-. losses on internal migration-the balance of internal migration..:._net migration of the ~tate-actual volume of migration 1941..:.50 . · .. 51-71 SECTION 5-NATURAL INCREASE, BIRTHS AND DEATHS-Rt>gistration of. bi,rths and deaths­ measure of births and, deatbs-reliability of the .rates-,...birth-rate trend since 1901, during 1941-S~ trend of birth~rates in the districts-comparative birth-rates in other States and other countries­ causes of slackening birth·rate-cffoot of changes in age composition since 1901 on birth-rate trend­ effect of proportion of females at reproductive ages on birth-rate trend in the natural divisions­ marriage and birth·rate-other factors affecting birth-rate-probable trend of birth-rate during 1951-6Q-tho death-rate trend since 1901 _:trend of death-rates in natural divisions, districts­ actual num~er of deaths during last three decades-death-1·ate during 1941-5Q-trend of specific death·rates by age-groups-causes of high mortality-rates-part played in decreasing .the death• rate by infant mortality, famines and food shortage, epidemics and fever, etc.-risks ahead and the future death-ra.te-natural increase and the calculated population-net registration error-growth of population fin~lly explained-trend of natural increase • . · 72-94 SEC'fiON 6-LIVELlliOOD PATTERN-:-Accuracy of the data-distribution of population accorl,]ing to livelihood classes-livelihood pattern of general population and workers sinco 1901-'variation in the proportion of population depending on agricultural means of livelihood, non-agricultural means of livelihood-comparison with other States of India-livelihood pattern of general population by natural divisions-seU'-supporting persons, earning and non-earning dependants in each livelihood cl8ss-Iive· lihood patte~ of ~If-supporting persons, earning and non-earning dependants-di:;tribution of earning dependants according.to their secondary means of livelihood 95-105 SEC'TION 7--90NCLUDING )l.E~RKS-Density-growth of population-olfect of mig1•atlon on growth, natural increase-futuro trend ofgrowth-po}mlu.tion projoctions 106-107 ix Chapter II-RURAL POPULATION 1 b t tistics-dofinition and claasifi· SJ<JO'l'ION 1-PHELIMINARY HEMARKS-Uses of rura -ur an s a . rt ill d hamlets rural and urban population-norma 1 y cation of tho terms 1•ural and urban areas, v ages an • . 109-112 of the rural and urban population-the statistics and their comparability · · • · . BUTION AMONG VILLAGES CLASS!· SECTION 2-GENEHAL DISTRIBUTION ; AND DISTRI . FlED BY SIZE OF RURAL POPULATION-The rural-urban population of the State,.other countrlcs, . al and urban population since 1881-rural and urban populat10n by revenue other States o f I n d1a.--rur 'II ul t' d f the ' . al · · · d dist · t -number c.f villages-average v1 age pop a 10n an area o dlVlSIOnB, natur dlVISlOnB an . riC S • • • • . • f ill State, other States-average v illage population and ,."-rca by natural div1stons--d1stnbut10n. o v ages. by size-hamlets-distribution of population by size of village-rural density of the State, revenue diV1· 113-122 sions, natural divisiorui and districts · • · · · · · N 'l-GROWTH OF RURAL POPULATJON...:.Growth of rural population since 1881- SECTIO ·-' · · · 1 · th 1' t f t r vo.r1at1on· · 1n· rura1 and urb an population--effect of admilllBtrattve . c umges m e .18 . s. o owns o tholf· o.roa on ruro.1 grow th- the drift from rural areas-rural growth m the. natural dlVlSIOns-arcas. of high and low percont~ge variation 1941-:-50-vo.ria.tions since 1941 and durmg 1_90 1-51 by d1stncts 123-131 SECTION 4-MOVEMENT-Smo.ll number of out-born-percentage of out-born by distance of . h 1 t' f out born by distance of l\irtb-plaee-immigration to rural area of the State- blrt ·P ace-sex-ra.