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The British-born population was in 1881 89,798, in 1891 100,551, in 1901 96,653. In 1901, the total number of persons not born in India, Including the French and Portuguese possessions, was 641,854. Of these, 380,928 were from countries contiguous to India; 139,221, other countries in Asia; 96,653, the Unit6d Kingdom; 10,645, European, American, or Australasian countries; 8,407 born in Africa, &c., or at sea.
III. Occupations of the Population.
Distribution of the population, male and female, according to occupation workers, and dependents in 1901 : —
State (fe Local Administrations Defence .... Service of Foreign States . Provision and care of cattle Agriculture ... Personal, liousehold, and sani
tary services ... Food, drink, and stimulants Light, firing, and forage . Buildings .... Vehicles and vessels . Articles of supplementary re
quirement ... Textile fabrics and dress . Metals and precious stones
Glass, pottery and stone ware Wood, cane, and matting Drugs, dyes, gums, (fee. Leather, horns, boxes, &c. Commerce .... Transport and storage Learned & artistic professions Sport and amusements Earth work and general labour Undefined and disreputable Independent means . Not returned
Total
2,148 3,790
456 3,242 4,198 3,528 4,928
128 17 953
737 5,002
173
294,361
lY. Movement of the Population.
The ratio ot births and deaths per thousand for British India are officially but imperfectly recorded as follows : —
Births
Deaths
1908 36-09
1909
1910
1908
38-56
1909
1910
Bengal .....
37-79
39-7
30-55
33-1
United Provs. of Agra & Oudh.
37-46
33-32
41-0
52-73
37-34
38-7
Punjab
41 -8
35-10
42-7
50-73
30-89
33-3
Central Provinces and Berar .
52-84
51-63
55-4
38-12
38-09
44-9
Upper Burma ....
36-32
37-1
37-1
2S-52
34-8
30-3
Lower Burma ....
34-00
35-3
35-5
28-06
27-7
•27-0
Eastern Bengal and Assam
41-14
40-46
38-0
30-74
33-89
33-7
Madras
32-4
33-10
33-6
26-2
21-80
24-7
Bombay
35-72
35-59
37-3
27-15
. 27-38
30-3
N.W. Front. Prov. .
37-3
34-70
38-1
35-83
26-57
•26-8
Coorg
24-17
27-58
25-7
34-94
28-15
37-8
Ajmer-Merwava
42-48
37-78
42-7
40-03 38-21
50-94
50-1
Total
37-70
36-65
39-52
30-91
33-20
The number of coolie emigrants from India was in 1904-05, 15,939 ; in 1905-06, 21,125; in 1906-07 21.003; in .1907-08, 15,117; in 1908-09, 11,844 ; in 1909-10, 11,644; in 1910-11, 14,650. The bulk go to Natal, Mauritius, Demerara, Trinidad, Fiji, and Surinam.
