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Census of India 1931 — Bombay Presidency: General Report

1933

(II) The Main Census Report on Bombay Presidency in two parts the first consiaing of the Report proper and the Subsidiary Tables appended at the end of each chapter to explain the main figures of the Census with reference to particular problems and local areas and the second consisting of the Imperial Tables in which the statistics proper of the 1931 Census are set forth in standard forms simil [...] Dracup has written the whole of the Adminstrative Volume and most of Chapter I the whole of Chapters XI and XII and all the Appendices of the Main Report except those dealing with the Indexes of Castes and the Census of Agricultural Stock. [...] The area therefore which is covered by the pages of the report consists of :— (a) British Territory within the confines of the Bombay Presidency (b) The Indian States and Agencies under the control of the Government of Bombay (c) Aden a total of in all 151 673 square miles. [...] It will be clear to the reader that the smooth progress of Census operations during the process of enumeration.; and the accuracy of the results obtained must depend in no small degree on the co-operation of the public. [...] While the vast bulk of the public realised the futility of opposition to the Census and furnished willingly the information required of them a certain number were led by the pronouncements of the Indian National Congress leaders to refuse to co-operate with the Census authorities to attempt to disorganise proceedings by interfering with honse numbering operations and to prevent the collection of
government politics public policy
Pages
661
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100010
Segment Pages Author Actions
Introduction
i-xxvii A. H. Dracup, H. T. Sorley view
Chapter I—Disrtibution and Movement of the Population
1-32 unknown view
Chapter II—The Population of Cities Towns and Villages
33-59 unknown view
Chapter III—Birthplace and Migration
60-77 unknown view
Chapter IV—Age
78-114 unknown view
Chapter V—Sex
115-147 unknown view
Chapter VI—Civil Condition
148-190 unknown view
Chapter VII—Infirmities
191-217 unknown view
Chapter VIII—Occupation
218-286 unknown view
Chapter IX—Literacy
287-315 unknown view
Chapter X—Language
316-350 unknown view
Chapter XI—Religion
351-375 unknown view
Chapter XII—Race Tribe and Caste
376-386 unknown view
Appendix
387-580 unknown view