CENSUS 1971 I ! PART X-A TOWN & VILLAGE DIRECTORY SERIES 21 I j UTTAR I PRADESH I j j ! • r ' ~ ! II I DISTRICT I DISTRICT ! VARANASI I CENSUS I I I HANDBOOK I I 1 f D. M. SINHA. OF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SFJlVICE I Director of Census Operations I Uttar Pradesh CANGA-KE-GHAT For c~nturies Varanasi has been to the million of Indians a symbol 01 faith sanctity. knowledge and religion. Varanasi is reputed to be one of the oldest cities of the world. The Ghats along the Ganga here, vibrant and }Jul~ating with life, are a ~ight difficult to forget. Each 'Ghat' has its own historical and religious importance, the more note worthy among them being Assi, Tulsi, Ahilya Bai, Dahashwamedha. Mani ,Karnika and Harish Chandra Ghat. Varanasi still holds authority where Sanskrit learning is concerned. These Ghats are visited daily by thouS3.nds of people for taking bath. Congregation of thomanrls of pilgrims from various walk of life taking the holy dip on the Ghats presents a peerless look. These ghats are main attractions for the tourists from abroad. 10' 15 ~ 83' ro' Nomt of t~f ArfOIl1 No 01 ,/ PopiJollon No " ,,' TOhs11 Km' VIII09t5 I"", GYINP\lII 1,08~1 111,101 1,228 DISTRICr VAlANiSl VARIOIASI 1,521l I,JI~414 1,lll CHIIIOIIP.I l,lIO.4 611,1~ 1,011 CHI!II ~109! 171,114 618 TOTAl 5,011.0 2~12,4l9 4,216 10 201CMS. ~ 0 G T R I T R \ C ~ G Iy ,0 ., ,. ,.~ " " J.. " ,. ~ o T R TOWN IY 'WULATION SIZE " 5,00II- 1,999 , (' 10,000 - 11,1" ). , 10,00II-49,999 nAil."" ,.,.".· .. ·."",,_,._11_11 II: --,,""" "" ,," ,,_,_,_,_ (I 100,000 • ABOVE 25' -,-""""""""'/IJSDUI""'" , ..... " ,." "." """@""""" ,.. IADQII- .............. .. @ IIIIIU",_""""" o unll111 ........... ,,, .. P5 I .IM" " ................ .. , 'IWImJlONUllllll,lll • ...... " IICI!Wm.IlllIOIII.,JTm: •• ",.", •• ",...!!.!i..!...i~ .......011 •• " "" " " " ",,1-----1 unWJfLIMfm'IllT_ IMlWiNJSE" ... ' ,,1_..... " __*1 !1111'"""""" jj ..... -"""""""""~ "" ............ ,,""" """ PI 1ST ..,TtI.'fllSS'IMILGW,EK. ...... " RH " """.,""""",',L_"' """" + _COI.LICtiM.S,KIIOOl""" ........ !!I,D 1I.1,INQ1"flLUIE.M.-r ".,,, .. ,, 'i ~ R CONTENTS Pagca Ackno wledgements Introductory Note iii-xiv TOWN & VILLAGE DIRECTORY Town Directory Statement I-Status, Growth History and Functional Category of Town 4-5 Statement II - Physical Aspects and Location otTowns, 1969 6-7 Statement III-Municipal Finance, 1868-69 8-9 Statement IV-Civic and Other Amenities. 1969 lO-lI Statement V - Medical, Educational. Recrp-ational and Cultural Facililies in Towns, 1969 12-13 Statement VI-Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1969 li-,5 Statement VII-Population by ReIigion and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, 1971;' 16-17 Village Directory 1. GYANPUR TAHSIL (i) Alphabetical List of Villages 23-33 (ii) Village Directory (Amenities and Land use) 34-133 2. VARANASI TAHSIL (i) Alphabetical List of Villages 156-147 (ii) Village Directory (Amenities and Land use) 148-25~ 3, CHANDAUL! TAHSIL (i) Alphabetical List of Villages 259-267 (ii) Village Directory (Amenities and Land use) 268--351 4. CHAKIA TAHSIL (i) Alphabetical List of Villages S54-3~9 (ii) Village Directory (Amenities and Land use) 360-409 APPENDIX-Tahsilwise Abstract of Educationl, Medical and other Amenities ,iven in Village Directory. 410--411 ACKNO WLEDG:E.:MENTS At the 1971 Census it has been our endeavour to compile both Census and Non~ CensUS statistics at the villagE' and block level in a uniform manner. To ensure that these statistics are availa.ble to the users as soon as these are sifted and compiled) the District Census Handbook has been divided into three part3. This is the first part of the series, lhe VilJage and Tuwn Directory, \\hich mostly comprises Non-census data. We are deeply indebted to the State Government for their ewr willing and prompt help to us at all stages. The District Census Handbooks are being published by us on their behalf. I wish to express my gratitude to Sri M. Lal, Chief Secretary to D. P. Gm ernment for aU the guidance and facilities afforded to us in the conduct of Census in this State. I am also grateful to Sri P. C. Pandey, Secretary, G. A. D. (Now Commi­ ssioner, Rohilkhand Division, Bareilly) and his successor. Sri A. P. Dixit, for the facilities given by them in sorting out various administrative matters relating to the publication of t~ese Handbooks. I am extremely thankful to the District Officers for their whole hearted co-operation in furnishing the desired information and the District Census Officers for their hard work and sustained efforts in collecting the same. The programme for the printing of District Census Handbooks has been heavy indeed, more so as three parts are being published, one in Hindi and two in English. The arrangements made by Sri A. Dar, Superintendent, Printing and Stationery, D.P., Allahabad for the printing of these volumes, are thankfully acknowledged. Joint Superintendent, Sri J. S. Gupta, In-charge New Government Press, Aishbagh, Lucknow has also been extremely helpful in bringing out the maps. In the Census Office, everyone has done something for this stupehdou~ ta~k of compilation and collation of statistics, preparation of notes arid readin~ of prod;. I am grateful to Sri B. B Pande, Deputy DirectOr, Head'luarters, the Tabulation Offic",r, and other staff of the Technical Section, who have shared the burden aud helped in bringing out these Handbooks. I must also express my gratitude to Sri A. Chandra Sekhar, Registrar General, India, Sri K. D. Balla!, and Dr. B. K. Roy Burman, Deputy Registrars General and Sri K. K. Chakrdvort<', Central Tabulation. Officer for their constant help and ~uidan,~e des?ite their own heavy preoccupations. D. M. SINHA Lucknow /Jirector oj C(TlSUS Operc.tioTis Dated: October 3, 1972. Uttflr Pradesh, INTRODUCTORY NOTE 1. History of District Census Handbook It has been customary to bring our vital statistics at most of the Censuses. A list showin~ the popUlation of villages in each district was published after the 1891 Census. Such information was however, not brought out in 1901. Village Directorieill were prepared for all dIstricts in 1911, but could be published only for thirteen due to the outbreak of the First World War. At the 1921 Cemm, thf'se were published for all districts in the form of Di~trict Census Statistics. T11 1931 village wise statistic~ Were compiled but could not be puhIi,hed owing to fin'lnci,ll stringen('y resulting in los~ of valuable data. At the 1941 Cl'nsus, restricted tabulation wa:'> undertaken in the wake of the Second World War, but the utility of Census statistics was recognised and these were published. The District Census Handbook in its present form was brought out at the 1951 Census, and was published alongwith another volume titlEd District Popul,tion Statistics. In 1961 Censu~, attempts were made to render the District Census Handbook more inform­ ative, as in adrlition to Census data pt'rtainhg to each village, data about its level of development and amenities WE're also collE'cted. At the 1971 C2DSUS, efforts have been made to compile both Census and Non-census statistics at village/town level in a uniform manner with an enlarged scope. As the District Census Handbook makes Census statistics available for the smaller territorial units, it is constantly referred to for several purposes of administration, demar­ cation of electoral constituencies, planning and development and so on. To ensure that these statistics are available to the users early, the District Census Handbcok has been divided for being published separately into three parts : Part A ,Town and Village Directory. Part B : Village and Town-wise Primary Census Abstract. Part C : Analytical Report and Administrative Statement-District Census Tables. 2. Scope of District Census Handbook Part A of the Handbook comprises the Town and Village• Directory. In Village Directory, Particulars of amenitit's in regad to Education, Medical, Power supply Drinkhg water sunply, Post and TelE'graph and Communications h,lVe been given. Be,ides, it ('ontains land-uce statisti~s, days of weeklv markets and places of religious, historic<ll or archaeo10gical interest in each village The Town Directory comprising Sl'\'en statement throws light on the status of the town, its origin, growth of population, functional category, }0cation and physical aspects, Municipal finan~es, Civi-: and other amenities Medical and Eductional facilities and statistics pertaining to Trade, Commerce. Industry and B:lOking Apart from these, it also givt's the distribution of population of a town by Religion and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes. Part B represents data down to village level for rural area and block kvel for towns. It contains the Primary CenslIs Abstract which incorporates figures, of area, number of occupied residen tb I houses ann househoHs, tota I population and its break-up by sex, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe, literate population, working population by nine broad industrial categories of cultivators, agricultural labourers, work"rs engaged in forestry and livE'stock etc., in mining and quarrying, in manufacture or repair, in construction, in trade and commerce, ill transport and communications and ill other services as well ~ the non-wol'king population. ( Iv ) Part C deals with the administrative statistics pertaining to the district in all field of development. The Census table~ pertaining to languag€', religion, migration and economic activities are being reproduced in this part. A write up indicating changes in socio­ economic and demographic characteristics' of the district during the last decade is also being included in it. 3. Town Directory-given in Part A presents data for all the Cenms towm to the district. There is no unirolmly accepted definition of a to .vn. The histori 'al, polit;cal cultural and administrative considerati lOS ar~ generally taken as criteria for mral-'lr:)an classification.