CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK THANA Compiled by THE MAHARASHTRA CENSUS OFFICE BOMBAY l'riuted in India by the Manager, Goycrnment Press and Book Depot, J'.:agpur, and Published by the Director, Goycrnmcnt Printing and Stationery, Maharashtra State, BombaY-4 196s [Price-Rs. Eight] tI IE. 30 SCALE U 1 I;±;·.:t:==---;;;-;;-J KILOt.l<:TRIiS o II Ie SCAL£-t;_l ; '#;;;:;1.. ; :- ;:;w.d M!~&:3 THANA DISTRICT z - ~,., __1:ior.I1 0"''''' "" r-- !Hi-;FI~I----I t\ I , 1""i'!~11 Kt . ... "" . POONA _ : " !' lilIiITKO.,,, ......... NAS,. _ , j,UHiU ~"' _ "" ••• :._ ."P'tII... (~ • ~ " IlIm1nmmll!! ... ,,·· --1 jrmummIH;·· ·····,-·_·-i J 'ml'l!T rOnl j IIHUlI ._. Ili" j 0, !c.ltt lmllflllll1;IILO U,,,,j .• I· I Ulhl ih't 'rtWa d r'l~ h MD) I kjJ 'CIII~'imr: .... " .. ~ i'o;';rh''''·'J) .. .. · .. ·--'1 r. IHwIIFihrs., ..... ,. FI ;i , 111EU tTl H III DI!UL .... x: 91 illIf Ul! II"'H"I, ... ,, ~ II d i !ai~If 'ntu _ ...~ i IlI IW .. · .... · ...... ·t Imp, ... 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H • C. 6114) CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 Central Government Publications I'C~eport, Volum~ X-Maharashtra, is published in the following Parts I-A and B General Report I-C Subsidiary Tables II-A General Population Tables II-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 Handicrafts in Maharashtra VII-B Fairs and Festivals in Maharashtra VIII-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 Maharashtra (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 in Maharashtra A-17se-I.B (T}-ana) PREFACE On the suggestion of the Census Commissioner, India, the Government of Maharashrta 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 :vIaharashtra 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 Cer..sus Tables for the district and also presents basic demographic and economic information for each village separately. The following improve· ments have, however, been made in the 1961 series:- (i) The addition of a comprehensive note intr.)ducing the district; (ii) The four-coloured map of the district; (iii) Taluka maps showing the location of each viliage 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 Tlew 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 presents villagewise statistics, Part I I 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 IIE 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. We are 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 stupendous 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. Deshpande, Shri R. D. Tipnis and Shri R. E. Chowdhary for assistance in preparing the introductory note, Shri S. Y. Pradhan and Shri B. M. Nagarkar, 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, ]\'Ianager, Government Press and Book Depot, Nagpur, and Shri J. D. Gandhi, Manager, Government Photozincographic Press, Poona. In spite of heavy pressure of work on their presses they did their best to print this volume speedily. I am obliged to Shri Asok Mitra, I.C.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 Committee, who not only supplied useful material from their departments but also read through the MSS and encouraged us through this venture. BOMBAY: B.A.KULKARNI The 2nd April 1965 CONTENTS PAGES INTRODUCING THE DISTRICT (1)-(62) Physical Features (1); Administratiye Set-up (2); Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis (7); Vil1age Panchay<>.ts (10) ; Population ( 11) ; Languages (20); Religions (21); Scheduled Castes (22); Scheduled Tribes (24) ; Welfare of Backward Classes (26); Education (27); Health and l\ledical Amenites (32); Housing (33); Agriculture and Irrigation (34); Agrarian Structure :ll;ld Land Reforms (42) ; Co.operation (44); Fore3ts (47); Fisheries (49r; Mining and Quarrying (50); Industries (50) ; Power (53); Trade and Commerce (53) ; Communications and Transport (55); Construction (57); Other Services (57); Broad Aspects of Economy (58). PART I-Village Direct0fY 1-85 PART II-Census Tablt:s .. 87-222 PART IIr~Other Official Statistics 223-261 (Subjectwise Contents for Parts I, II and III may be seen lit pages 2, 89 and 224, respectively) LIST OF :VIAPS, CHARTS AND DIAGRAi\:IS Th:llla District Fronti.~piece The District in l\1aharashtra (1) Percentages by Area and Population : :} Facing page Population, 1901-1961 ( 11) Variation in Population, 19.51-1961 ( 12) Density of Population, 1961 (13) Distribution by Age-groups, 1961 (15) Sex Ratio, 1901-1961 (16) Marital Status, 1961 ( 17) Literacy, 1901-1961 (27) Literacy, 1961 (28) Literacy and Educational Levels, 1961 (31) Land Utilisation (36) Crop Pl'ttern (39) Distribution of Workers, 1961 (59) Dahanu Taluka Facing page 5 'Talasari Mahal Facing page 11 Mokhada Mahal Facing page 15 Jawhar Taluka Facing page 19 Palghar Taluka Facing page 25 Wada Taluka Facing page 33 Bassein Tal uka Facing page 41 Bhivandi Taluka Facing page 47 Shahapur Taluka Facing page 55 Murbad Taluka Facing page 63 Kalyan Taluka Facing page 71 Thana Taluka Facing page 81 Weekly Markets Facing page 257 Fairs Facing page 258 INTRODUCING THE DISTRICT This note describes the administrative set-up and some socia-economic facets of life in the district THE DIST RICT IN MAHARASHTRA ..1 G..2 72· • R A N .); t------+---" ~O • ,. IE HUlCE I DIBTitlC:T ~~ ••••••• t .. 0 z DUilTIt'C:T .OUfoIDAIIY •• 1 . -~ -. MA.J 01l ROA.D... '* • ••••• - RAI LWAY.. • • • • •• •• ~ RIVER ••••••• 70 It ,.. 7.' PERCENTAGES BY PERCENTAGES BY AREA POPULATION MAHARASHTRA CENSUS BOMBAY Q. P.z.P. POONA·t9ts2 INTRODUCING THE DISTRICT PHYSICAL FEATURES The district forms a part of the north Konkan range, forms the watershed between the Damanganga region which lies between the Sahyadri hills in the and Vaitarna valleys. ,east and the Arabian Sea in the west. It has a coast­ Important Rivers line of about 70 miles. The drainage of the district Vaitarna is the principal river of the district.