Adam's Reports on Vernacular Education in Bengal and Behar/Report 3/Chapter 1/Section 13

Section XIII.

Population.

⟨The preceding sections contain the substance of the information collected respecting the state of the school-instruction; and the state of the domestic and adult instruction remains to be shown⟩. A census of the population within the limits of which this part of the inquiry was confined was found an indispensable preliminary, and the results of the census will, therefore, in the first place be given.

City of Moorshedabad.

In the nineteen thanas included within the city jurisdiction there are 373 mahallas and villages. The mahallas are the streets, quarters, or wards of the city properly so called. The villages contain the scattered agricultural population.

The number of families is 34,754, averaging 93·4 families to each mahalla or village. The number of Hindu families is 24,094, of Musalman families 10,647, and of Native Christian families 13.

The number of persons is 124,804, of whom 84,050 are Hindus, 40,709 are Musalmans, and 45 are Native Christians; averaging 3.591 persons to each of the total number of families, 3.488 to each Hindu family, 3.823 to each Musalman family, and 3.461 to each Native Christian family. The proportion of Hindus to Musalmans and Christians is as 100 to 48.4. In the enumeration both of families and persons, the native soldiers cantoned at Berhampore, and Europeans, whether public functionaries civil and military or private individuals, have been omitted.

The number of males of all ages is 62,519, and of females of all ages 62,285, giving a proportion of 100 males to 99.6 females. In the enumeration of males, sixty-three eunuchs, stated to be of Abyssinian birth and belonging to the household of the Nawab of Moorshedabad, have been included.

The number of males above fourteen years of age is 46,670, and of females of the same age 51,148, giving a proportion of 100 males to 109.5 females above fourteen years.

The number of males between fourteen and five years of age is 9,539, and of females of the same age 5,553, giving a proportion of 100 males to 58.2 females between fourteen and five.

The number of males below five years of age is 6,310, and of females of the same age 5,584, giving a proportion of 100 males to 88.4 females below five.

The number of persons, male and female, above fourteen years of age, is 97,818, and the number of persons, male and female, below five, is 11,894, amounting together to 109,712; the number of persons, male and female, between fourteen and five years of age, is 15,092; and the proportion of the population above fourteen and below five to the population between fourteen and five is as 100 to 13.7.

District of Moorshedabad.

Of the eighteen Mofussil thanas of this district the one selected for investigation was the Daulatbazar thana which was found to contain 183 towns and villages.

The number of families is 12,832, averaging 70.1 families to each town or village. The number of Hindu families is 7,058, and of Musalman families 5,774.

The number of persons is 62,037, of whom 33,199 are Hindus, and 28,838 are Musalmans, averaging 4.834 persons to each of the total number of families, 4.703 to each Hindu family, and 4.994 to each Musalman family. The proportion of Hindus to Musalmans is as 100 to 86.8.

The number of males of all ages is 31,560, and of females of all ages 30,477, giving a proportion of 100 males to 96.5 females.

The number of males above fourteen years of age is 20,222, and of females of the same age 22,615, giving a proportion of 100 males to 111.3 females above fourteen years.

The number of males between fourteen and five years of age is 6,801, and of females of the same age 3,627, giving a proportion of 100 males to 53.3 females between fourteen and five.

The number of males below five years of age is 4,537, and of females of the same age 4,235, giving a proportion of 100 males to 93.3 females below five.

The number of persons, male and female, above fourteen years of age, 42,837, and the number of persons, male and female, belowfive is 8,772, amounting together to 51,609; the number of persons, male and female, between fourteen and five years of age, is 10,428; and the proportion of the population above fourteen and below five to the population between fourteen and five is as 100 to 20.2.

District of Beerbhoom.

Of the seventeen thanas of this district the one selected for special investigation was the Nanglia thana which was found to contain 267 villages.

The number of families is 9,117, averaging 37.1 families to each village. The number of Hindu families is 7,597, of Musalman families 612, of Santhal families 786, and of Dhangar families 122.

The number of persons is 46,416, of whom 38,489 are Hindus. 2,977 are Musalmans, 4,261 are Santhals, and 689 are Dhangars, averaging 5.091 persons to each of the total number of families, 5.066 to each Hindu family, 4.864 to each Musalman family, 5.421 to each Santhal family, and 5.647 to each Dhangar family. The proportion of Hindus to the aggregate of Musalmans, Santhals, and Dhangars is as 100 to 20.5.

The number of males of all ages is 23,496, and of females of all ages 22,920, giving a proportion of 100 males to 97.5 females.

The number of males above fourteen years of age is 14,414, and of females of the same age 15,996, giving a proportion of 100 males to 110.9 females above fourteen.

The number of males between fourteen and five years of age is 5,487, and of females of the same age 3,442, giving a proportion of 100 males to 62.7 females between fourteen and five.

The number of males below five is 3,595, and of females of the same age 3,482, giving a proportion of 100 males to 96·8 females below five.

⟨The number of persons, male and female, above fourteen years of age is 30,410, and the number of persons, male and female, below five years of age, is 7,077, amounting together to 37,487; the number of persons, male and female, between fourteen and five years of age, is 8,929; and the proportion of the population above fourteen and below five to the population between fourteen and five is as 100 to 23·8.⟩

District of Burdwan.

⟨Of the thirteen thanas of this district the one selected for special investigation was the Culna thana, which was found to contain 288 towns and villages.⟩

⟨The number of families is 28,346, averaging 81·06 families to each town or village. The number of Hindu families is 19,047, of Musalman families 4,287, and of Native Christian families 12.⟩

⟨The number of persons is 116,425, of whom 93,923 are Hindus, 22,459 are Musalmans, and 43 are Native Christians, averaging 4·986 persons to each of the total number of families, 4·935 to each Hindu family, 5·238 to each Musalman family, and 3·583 to each aggregate of Musalmans and Native Christians is as 100 to 23·9.⟩

⟨The number of males of all ages is 59,844, and of females of all ages 56,581, giving a proportion of 100 males to 94·5 females.⟩

⟨The number of males above fourteen years of age is 38,974, and of females of the same age 42,071, giving a proportion of 100 males to 107·9 females above fourteen.⟩

The number of males between 14 and 5 years of age is 11,334, and of females of the same age, 6,842, giving a proportion of 100 males to 60·3 females between 14 and 5.

The number of males below five years of age is 9,536, and of females of the same age 7,668, giving a proportion of 100 males to 80·4 females below five.

The number of persons, male and female, above 14 years of age, is 81,045, and the number of persons, male and female, below 5 is 17,204, amounting together to 98,249; the number of persons, male and female between 14 and 5 is 18,176; and the proportion of the population above 14 and below 5 to the population between 14 and 5 is as 100 to 18·4.

District of South Behar.

⟨Of the nine thanas of this district the one selected for special investigation was the Jehanabad thana which was found to contain 803 towns and villages.⟩

⟨The number of families is 14,953, averaging 18·6 families to each town or village. The number of Hindu families is 12,549, and of Musalman families 2,404.⟩

⟨The number of persons is 81,480, of whom 69,515 are Hindus, and 11,965 are Musalmans, averaging 5·462 persons to each of the total number of families, 5·539 to each Hindu family, and 4·977 to each Musalman family. The proportion of Hindus to Musalmans is as 100 to 17·2.⟩

⟨The number of males of all ages is 44,386, and of females of all ages 37094, giving a proportion of 100 males to 83·5 females.⟩

⟨The number of males above 14 years of age is 29,936, and of females of the same age 27,637, giving a proportion of 100 males to 92·3 females above 14.⟩

⟨The number of males between 14 and 5 years of age is 9,781 and of females of the same age 5,814, giving a proportion of 100 males to 59·4 females between 14 and 5.⟩

⟨The number of males below five years of age is 4,669, and of females of the same age 3,643, giving a proportion of 100 males to 78·02 females below five.⟩

⟨The number of persons, male and female, above 14 years of age, is 57,573, and the number of persons, male and female, below five, is 8,312, amounting together to 65,885; the number of persons, male and female, between 14 and 5 years of age, is 15,595; and the proportion of the population above 14 and below 5 to the population between 14 and 5 is as 100 to 23·6.⟩

District of Tirhoot.

Of the 16 thanas of this district the one selected for special investigation was the Bhawara thana, which was found to contain 402 villages.

The number of families is 13,143, averaging 32·6 families to each village. The number of Hindu families is 11,946, and of Musalman families 1,197.

The number of persons is 65,812, of whom 59,836 are Hindus, and 5,976 are Musalmans, averaging 5·007 persons to each of the total number of families, 5·008 to each Hindu family, and 4·992 to each Musalman family. The proportion of Hindus to Musalmans is as 100 to 9·9.

The number of males of all ages is 35,961, and the number of females of all ages is 29,851, giving a proportion of 100 males to 83 females.

The number of males above 14 years of age is 23,224, and the number of females of the same age is 21,192, giving a proportion of 100 males to 91·2 females above 14.

The number of males between 14 and five years of age is 8,368, and the number of females of the same age is 5,041, giving a proportion of 100 males to 60·2 females between 14 and five.

The number of males below five years of age is 4,369, and the number of females of the same age is 3,618, giving a proportion of 100 males to 82·8 females below five.

The number of persons male and female, above fourteen years of age, is 44,416, and the number of persons, male and female, below five, is 7,987, amounting together to 53,403; the number of persons, male and female, between fourteen and five, is 13,409; and the proportion of the population, above fourteen and below five to the population between fourteen and five is as 100 to 25·5.