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Census of India 1931 — Calcutta

1933

The Port Commissioners' land property was dealt with by the Estates' Superintendent and later by the Assistant Secretary of the Port Commission : the Deputy Superintendent Port Police Calcutta arranged for the census of vessels lying in port and was assisted by the returns for their own vessels made by the big steamer companies of Calcutta : and both the Bengal Pilot Service and the Preventive [...] CHAPTER I Distribution and Growth of population 1. Introductory.—The area covered in this part of the report includes the municipality of Calcutta with Fort William and the Maidan the Port the Calcutta Canal area the two suburban municipalities Tollygunge and South Suburban municipality in the 24-Parganas and the city of Howrah on the western side of the river Hooghly linked to Calcutta by a br [...] For the purposes of the census the Port of Calcutta has been taken to consist of (1) the waters of the river Hooghly from the Cossipore Ghat on the north to the Sandheads on the south and (2) on the left bank of the Hooghly the property of the Port Commissioners between the Cossipore Ghat on the north and the Calcutta Electric Supply Company Metiabruz on the south. [...] Briefly the arrangements made ensured the inclusion in the population of the Port of all persons on the water between the Sandheads and Calcutta on the night of the census together with those further out to sea on vessels which had left a port in India before the census was there taken and did not arrive in Calcutta until after the 26th February. [...] In Calcutta with its suburbs in the 24-Parganas and Howrah the total population is 1 485 582 of which 1 196 734 is found in Calcutta including the municipal area Fort William and the Maidan the Port and Canals 63 975 in the two suburban municipalities and 224 873 in the adjacent city of Howrah.
government politics public policy
Pages
188
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100010
Segment Pages Author Actions
Introduction
i-viii A.E. Porter view
Part I.
1-114 unknown view
Part I.
115-180 unknown view