CENSUS OF INDIA 1951

VOL. ~li PART lB

VIT_f\.L STATISTICS

WEST BENGAL

1941-19~"

BY A. MITRA

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P.G.~HOUDHURY, . Assista1:t Director of Health Services, Vital Statistics, W€st Bengal.

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CENSUS OF INDIA 1951

VOL. VI PART lB

VITAL STATISTICS

WEST BENGAL

1941-1950

BY A. MITRA

of the Indian Civil Service, Superintendent of Census Operations, West Bengal,

and

P. G. CHOUDHURY, Assistant Director of Health Services, Vital Statistics, West Bengal.

PuBLISHED BY THE MANAGER OF PuBLICATIONS, DELIII. Pt\INT!:D BY TilE GoVERNMENT OF INDIA PREss, CALCUTTA UDYao •.

1952. . . • ....

CONTENTS

PREFACE PAGE

Preliminary . remarks Errors in registration of vital statistics · .

Births Deaths Deaths by age, sex and communities Deaths classified by cause of death Death rate from child birth . Health Services of West Bengal Food production Roads Protected water supply Housing in crowded areas Diet Middle class family budget enquiry, 1945-46

TABLES

1 3 4 4 4 5 8

10 11 13 14 16 18 20

1. Table 1. Actual number of births and deaths annually reported for each sex for the State of West Bengal during the decade 1941-50 21

2. Tables 1.1-1.10. Actual number of births and deaths reported for each sex in the State of West Bengal, division and district during 1941-50 . • 21-26

3. Table 2. Total births 1941-50 for each year by male and female and by district 27 4. Table 3. Births rates-number of births per one thousand of the total population calculated

on the population of 1941 for the year 1941~50 and each individual year by male and female and districts • 27

5. Table 4. Births rates-number of births per one thousand of the total population calculated on the estimated population on 30th June of each year 1941-50 and for each year specially by male and female, district by district 28

6. Table 5. Female births reported per one thousand male births reported annually in each district 1941-50 and for each year . 28

7. Table 6. Total deaths 1941-50 and for each year by male and female, by districts . 29 8. Table 7. Death rate-number of deaths per one thousand of the same sex calculated on the

population of 1941 for 1941-50 and for each year by male and female and by district 29 9. Table 8. Death rat~number of deaths per one thousand of the same sex calculated on the

estimated population :m 30th Juna of each year 1941-50 by male and female and district • 30 10. Table 9. Annual death rate by sex and age groups 1941-50 (deaths reported per one

thousand of the same sex and age living at the census of 1941) for 1941-50, for each year by male and female and by age groups . 30

11. Table 10. Female deaths per one thousand male deaths annually in each district ]Jl41-50 and for each year 31

12. Table 11. Number of deaths annually reported for each sex at given age groups 1941-50 for males 31

13 .. Table 12. Nwnber of deaths annually reported for each sex at given age groups 1941-50 for females • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 32

14. Table 13. Female deaths per one thousand male deaths annually by selected religions 19U-50 and for each year . • • • • • • • • . . • • 33

15. Table 14. Monthly average number of female deaths per one thousand male deaths all religions (Hindu and Muslim) for 1941-50 arranged by the 12 months 33

16. Tables 15.1-15.12. Annual deaths from selected causes, i.e., cholera, fever, SII'all-pox · plague, dysentery, diarrhrea, enteric group of fevers, respiratory diseases other than tuberculosis of lungs, suicide, child birth, malaria, kala-azar, tuberculosis of lungs and snake bites by sex 1941-50 actual deaths reported, year by year and for period 1941-50 by male and female, district by district (12 tables) • • . . • • • . 34-39

17. Tables 16.1-16.12. Annual death rate from selected causes as stated above by sex 1941-50. Reported annual death rate per one thousand of the same !.ex calculated on the population of 1941 for 1941-50 and for each individual year by male and female (12 tables) ~ ~0-45

11. Tables 17.1-11.12. Number of deaths reported from ·selected causes as stated above per OIMP thousand deaths from all causes by sex for period 1941-50 and Lor eacb year b7 male and female. district by district (12 tables) • • 46-51

APPENDICES L Appendix A-A brief account of the history_of Vital Statistics in West Bengal 2. • B-Extracts from the Report of a Pilot Survey held in the districts of Bankura.

3. 4. 5. 8. .,. 8.

" " "

"

Nadia. 24-Parganas. Maida and Darjeeling in the year 1~48 • C-The Bengal Births and Deaths Registration Act of 1873 • I-Milestones in the development of vital statistics in India and outside . II-A calendar of registration of vital events from 1870 in Bengal III-List of Notifiable Diseases • IV-Births and Deaths since 1870 in districts of West Bengal • V-Good and bad registration areas by districts of West Bengal •

52

56 62 64 64 66 67 69

Any person who refuses or ne$tlects to ,Ove any information ~A·hich it is his duty to give under .this

section. shall be punishable at the F~ulty for •~elect discretion of the .Magistrate with fine which may extend to five rupees;

Provided that not more than one person shall be punishable for such refusal or neglect to ~ve informa-

' Uo11.

9. Any registrar' who refuses or neglects to register any birth or death occurring within his district, which F~Dalty for registrar he is bound ~o register, within refwdnr &o ~r a reasonable trme after he shall

have been duly informed thereof, or demands or accepts any fee or reward or other gratification as a consideration for making such registry, shall be punishable at the discretion of the Magistrate with fine which may extend to fifty rupees for each such refusal or neglect.

10. Whoever wilfully makes or causes to be made, for the purpose of being inserted in any register of r~ulty for wlllully births or d~aths, any false stat~ &1v~ false lnfor- ment touching any of the parti­mation culars required to be known and

registered, shall be punishable at the discretion of the Magistrate with a fine not exceed­ing fifty rupees.

' Or any sub-registrar appointed for a burning ghat or a burial ground-see ibid., s. 348, printed ibid., p. 845.

(Section.s 11, 12)

11. In any place to which the District Municipal lmprovement Act' shall have been extended, the ~D. Act W of .Municipal Commissioners may, 186-1 if at a meeting specially con­l\lunicipality under vened for considering such ~n. Act W of l8U question they shall so determine, may arrange for arrange for keeping a register keeping register of of all births or of all deaths or births or deaths or of all births and deaths, occur-both ring within the municipality.

On and after a date to be fixed at such meeting, the Commissioners shall in such case be authorized to pro­vide out of the municipal fund for the employment of a sufficient number of registrars, and for the expenditure necessary for the maintenance of such registers, and shall exercise all the powers of a Magistrate under this Act ; and all the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to apply to such place.

12. The Magistrate of a district' may depute any subordinate Magistrate to exercise the powers and to

Magistrate may de­pute subordinate .1\lagistrate to dis­charge his functions

perform the duties vested in the Magistrate by this Act, within such district or any part thereof .

' Ben. Act III of 1864 was repealed by Ben. Act V of 1876, which again has been repealed and re-enacted by the Bengal Municipal Act, 1884 (Ben. Act III of 1884), and this reference should now be taken to be made to the latter Act-see s. 2 thereof, printed in the Bengal Code, Ed. 1913-1915, Vol. II, p. 710.

• Now District Magistrate-see the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), s. 3 (2).

APPENDIX I

1S36

1S75 19:!7 1~

1816

1SS8

1S73 Hlt~j

l93:l 1113.\

18~1)

Mile~tones ln the development of vital statistics in India and outside

England

Enjtland • England • United States •

United States •

• India

, Bengal • Madras

Coorg • Aaeam

Promulgation of Births, Marriages and Death& Regiijtration Act.

Compulsory registration of live births, deatha and marriagee. Compulsory registration of still births. Compulsory registration of live births, still birth&, death• and

marriages. First year of separately published official birth statistics for

· Birth Registration area of United States. , Births, Deaths and :Marriage Rl'gistration Act: voluntary

and for marriages not in effect for Hindu or .Muslim communities.

Births and Deaths Registration Act. , Births and Deaths Registration Act,

Births and Deaths Rt>gbtration Act. , Births and Deaths Registration Act.

APPENDIX U

A ~&lender of registration of vital events from 1870 in Bengal

Dr-. the by 8l'X, by months, by causes, n&ml'ly cholera, small-pox, fever, bowel complain til, in_iunee, namely anicide, wounds and aoc.idl'nta, anake bites or killed by wild anima1J, aU other ca~. Total deatha irom all caUl!<•,

l>Ntha by a~. namely born dMd, not exceeding 1 year, 1 year to 8 years, 8 yE"ars to 12 years, 12 years to !!0 ~ 20 yean to 30 yean, 30 yean to .W years, .W yean to t;() yl'an, 60 years to 60 yean, and exceeding ooy .. n.

O.,atha by oommonitiNI, namely Hindu•, lluMlim.•, Christians and other ciaMee. llirtha by communities. naml'ly Hindu~. lJW<lims, Christia011, Bu<ldhiMt. and all other c'-. IIMtha by oommunitit-8 aa tha' of 1872, only Buddhi>tt. have OO..n inoerted.

, i{irtha hy en. DNI.ha b1 aae aorordinll to infante (children unable to walk), hoyt and girls, adultll, old people, tot&l.

1K75 1M76 1877 1S78 1879 lbSO 1881 1882

18s3 1ss4 1~:~ss 1sstl 1887 1sss 1889 1s!lo 18!!1 1892 1893 18!!4 1895 1S!J6 1897 1898 1899 1!!00 1901 1902 1903 1!!04 1905 19(16 1!)07 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1!!20 1921 1922

1923 1924 Hl25 19:!6 19:!7 1928 1929 1930

1931

11132 l\1:!3 1934 1\l:l.; 1936

1\137 1\13~ 19:\9 1940

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APPENDIX ll-contd.

:}No change. . • Deaths from suicide a{!cording to sex.

~}No change.

• Deaths by age according to 0-1 year, 1-5 years, 5-l~ year!!, 10-15 years, 15-20 yeal'8, 20-30 years, 30-40 years, 40-50 years, 50-60 ~ears and exceeding ~0 years.

No change.

Deaths from dysentery and diarrhoea by months.

No change.

Deaths-Registration of attacks and deaths from plague during each month. Deaths-Registration of deaths from plague.

• Deaths-from respiratory diseases. ·

:}No change. • Deaths-respiratory diseases by months. • Deaths-from plague by months.

}·h~· . Deaths from rabies.

}odoogo. • Monthly malaria reports of Hospitals and Dispensaries. • Deaths under one year as under heading under 1 month, between 1-6 months, 6-12 months, total, and

1--5 years, 5-10 years, 10-15 years, 15-20 years~ 20-30 years, 30-40 years, 40-50 years, 50-60 years, 60 upwards

and

deaths from causes-malaria, enteric fever, measles, relapsing fever, kala-azar, other fevers, dysentery and diarrhoea (shown separately), inftuenza, pneumonia, phthisis, other respiratory diseases and death from child birth.

:}No change. • Monthly Kala-azar reports of Hospita.ls and Dispensaries.

}• oh.ogo.

• Quarterly statements showing the working of the Bengal Births and Deaths Registration Act, separately for the MunidpalititJS and the rural areas.

Deaths under one month as under heading male--under one week, over one week, total and female--under one week, over one week, total and total under one month.

Xo change. • Registration of births according to chief communities..

Deaths of infants under one year by communities. ::>till births registered according to communities and sex. Deaths from cerebrospinal fever, typhus fever, black water fever, whooping cough, beri beri, acute poliomye-

litis, diphtheria, chicken pox, mumps, T. B. of joints, other tubercular diseaaes, leprosy and cancer.

: 1xo change. •J • Deaths from snake bites and killed by wild animals (shown separately), anthrax, epidemic dropsy, T. B. of meninges

and homicide. -

1~1

·~2

·~ It«

·~ lWG

·~7 1~8

1~9

1950

1951

66

APPENDIX D~ncld.

So change.

·J • Ikatha under one month ae under heading mal&-within 24 hours. one day ~ one week, ooe week ~ ooe month

~tal. female-within 2-& hours, one day ~ one week, one week ~ one mont.h, ~&AI aud ~tal of under one' month, between 1 and 3 months, between 3 months to 6 months, between 6 montha ~ 1i mootha and under 1yeaz.

• So change.

APPENDIX m

List of Notifiable Diseases

1-J. C.Jctl#a Gnd Hoti1Nllt

1 Cholt.ra

ll-1• oiMr .Mvnicipaliliu

1 Anthru:

2 Small-poi

3 MeaeiM

4 Yellow fever

6 Whooping ooogh •

6 Jnfluenaa

7 Pneumonia

8 Enteric fever

9 Plague . 10 Cerebrospinal:rdeningitia

11 _Diphtheria

U Leproey

13 TubereulOiiia (all forma)

U Anthru

15 DyRntery (Amoebie and BaciUary)

16 Relap.ing fuver

17 Typhua fner

18 Epi<kmic Dropoy

19 Elephantiuilo

2 Chicken poi

3 Dysentery, both Bacillary and Amoebic

4 Measles

5 Relapsing fever

6 TuberculOIIis of all forma

7 Typhus fever

8 Whooping cough

9 Yellow fever

10 lnJiuenzal pneumonia

11 Leprosy

12 Epidemic dropsy

13 Diphtheria

IlL-I• Rural Arecu

1 Cholera

2 Small-poi

3 ID.IIuenaa

4 Typhoid fever

6 TyphU'I fever

6 Rela po;ing fever

'1 Cerebroepinal meninl(iU.

8 lleri Beri

9 Pla~rne

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APPENDIX IV Births and Deaths since 1870 in Districts of West Bengal

Burdwan Blrbhum Bankura Mldnapur Hooghly Howrah 24-Parganaa Yeara ,--A---. .----"---.. .----"----.. .----"----.. .----"----.. ~ .---'---..

B D B D B D B D B D B .D b D

1870 9,726 2.032 2,298 3,174 :1,32!; 512 6,326 1M71 ..

29,864 14,94i 2,793 11,881 5,566 s,3i2 17,173 1872 1,642 1873 333 25,9&3 192 13,274 638 4,077 21,210 6,841

2,827 6,057 674 19,725

1874 7M6 1,923 209 3,361 583 1,168 5.531 6,294 2,341 2,984 4,934 1,407 1,016 1876 1,418 2,699 194 2,047 772 1,005 3,47R ~.3~2 2,629 3,171 2,606 6,652 1,288 1,724 1~76 1,729 3,033 203 5,320 914 1,255 4,226 £,707 4,042 6,390 2,018 3,781 979 1,697 1877 2,155 25,317 14,215 17,937 8,953 7,089 4,510 l4,1&3 6,112 8,272 11,148 13,853 37,732 37,412 1878 1,1:39 39,360 148 17,253 1,070 12,629 976 44,290 862 9,337 1,620 13,615 ' D,402 6!;,478 1Hi9 1,026 35,825 143 11,816 947 9,452 886 30,020 665 5,764 1,098 7,465 4,623 26,466 1880 632 29,327 17,971 1,242 14,694 715 39,511 756 11,874 1,079 10,285 4,406 41,413 1H~1 739 41,010 25,557 1,101 27,284 &25 56,871 858 15,686 2,079 11,652 6,102 38,667 1882 940 49,297 27,285 1,037 33,559 405 62,019 871 16,378 1,863 9,589 6,470 33,620

966 39,092 20,634 1,150 21,121 518 !;1,846 802 14,206 1,951 12,145 6,559 32,403 1H83 882 33,198 20,668 1,220 19,033 716 50,773 1,022 13,486 2,789 12,357 6,418 31,713 1884

18Ho 936 35,526 2,248 1,100 18,943 611 51,324 963 16,391 2,470 13,592 6,429 31,703 1886 763 27,126 16,256 894 17,615 517 53,114 1,679 13,994· 2,191 11,870 6,017 40,539 1~87 1,141 27,046 21,168 815 16,624' 1,452 55,424 1,925 13,384 2,022 12,682 8,338 46,634 1~M8 1,458 29,627 106 21,057 870 19,498 1,603 59,209 2,285 15,464 2,162 14,867 8,803 41:1,197 1~89 1,643 33,918 129 21,738 941 21,711 1,886 68,299 301 16,623 2,418 15,107 6,035 32,573 1~\lO 1,357 28,251 117 19,474 1,105 18,601 2.015 61,832 2,619 16,595 2,221 16,064 4,810 36,900 18!ll 1,391 86,825 122 24,512 1,263 20,678 2,138 7,458 1,272 19,693 2,351 18,500 6,170 ,46,785 1~92 84,977 46,443 22,204 26,297 25,882 23,727 66,814 81,207 23,014 35,565 20,250 3,307 39,242 19,185 1893 48,430 86,196 32,409 23.172 34,966 20,943 87,105 66,516 38,638 33,588 24,773 18,488 64,708 41,101 1894 40,980 48,119 25,925 28.6~6 34,869 33,067 77,487 73,066 29,008 86,728 24,146 20,991 48,908 45,050 1890 41,638 48,002 28,888 26,448, 84,837 30,771 93,694 73,677 28,183 40,oo:; 25,013 25,379 48,693 65,082 1896 43,313 47,952 29,o3o 26,120 41,698 32,657 88,773 80,637 27,794 40,159 24,973 25,081 48,863 65,882 1897 46,111 41,559 32,062 23,738 88,431 28,546 94,762 74,549 31,885 83,999 27,970 22,391 59,607 46,212 1898 45,822 29,866 81,983 17,157 38,101 20,104 91,108 6~,040 27,799 29,895 25,975 22,156 62,938 42,135 1899 02,454 36,168 85,054 20.526 44,063 22,480 105,235 66,188 81,214 31,006 27,720 25,386 60,533 61,730 1900 47,271 45,292 32,387 22,355 40,654 25,493 95,574 76,314 29,511 35,569 27,528 28,802 60,625 66,127

Census population 1901 1,528,290 906,891 , 1,116,411 2,789,114 1,049,041 850,514 2,165,981.

1901 48,461 45,310 34,401 23,089 40,299 30,203 89,620 92,728 29,736 87,287 26,287 26,942 67,676. 48,194 1902 51,123 52,553 34,367 24.117 87,222 37,061 86,033 115,106 81,559 42,668 26,882 29,996 66,14' 62,480 1903 48,401 50,185 83,722 24.882 37,169 35,687 9:3,543 86,759 80,311 39,465 25,970 28,942 66,901 64,799 1904 57,671 44,306 86,768 26,156 43,2&9 27,883 102,860 71,948 36,662 34,583 31,253 26,186 69,657 68,528 1~05 50,332 64,529 30,918 29,876 40,488 34,364 93,056 93,839 33,796 37,621 29,084 28,288 68,647 60,477 1~06 45,384 53,699 27,711 36,040 39,735 84,010 87,844 100,698 30,363 34,138 26,280 26,198 64,111 69,214 1!107 &0,958 64,901 50,953 64,901 41,&50 38,331 91,789 99,272 34,274 42,729 28,862 29,309 63,952 66,974 1908 40,326 68,392 25,956 44,117 33,872 42,576 91,204 85,911 31,787 37,579 28,216 24,932 71,580 69,94-l 1909 48,872 89,763 81,856 25.397 38,463 30,317 97,799 62,836 36,232 30,329 28,203 22,033 79,988 49,148 1010 52,894 40,951 36,052 24,879 48,529 31,987 97,522 67,211 35,986 29,765 28,890 20,153 74,489 61,&30

Crnsus population 1911 1,638,874 940,162 1,138,670 2,821,201 1,090,097 943,602 2,478,336

1911 49,484 41,890 84,687 27,499 43,607 32,122 95,202 72,109 36,818 33,561 30,320 22,488 80,616 60,424 1!112 46,572 48,894 82,109 32.288 40,734 33,801 89,815 94,875 34,446 38,333 31,189 26,598 76,645 72,857 1913 45,075 4,(1,781 83,419 30,819 40,064 40,389 81,877 88,531 29,930 37,824 28,318 28,368 67,677 64,385 1\l\4 46,796 59,907 32,379 43,702 38,681 4&,062 90,417 77,289 30,497 34,739 28,913 27,076 73,340 62,208 1!115 38,933 53,728 22,598 41.649 33.451 38,196 88,125 88,003 31,387 35,601 28,400 26,917 66,698 71,688 l\116 49,672 49,616 31,276 30,703 86,012 35,777 83,869 82,657 33,640 34,018 31,012 22,610 67,443 64,192 1!117 &3,386 45,935 35,405 24,568 84,617 31,144 85,662 78,969 35,945 33,704 29,846 24,344 75,129 61,18' 1~'18 44,586 79,689 32,338 46,418 87,219 56,981 78,206 107,385 • 27,995 51,459 27,242 30,369 69,509 73,219 1!>19 82,667 77,676 22,174 &8,252 28,482 41,588 68,410 113,260 23,454 89,361 25,432 33,086 117,667 85,436 1~20 39,675 56,642 25,836 40,876 34,386 38,428 75,531 97,895 29,955 38,759 28,055 34,011 69,718 85,147 Crnsus population 1921 1,484,771 851,725 1,019,941 2,666,660 1,060,142 997,403 2,636,710 11>~1 39,489 62,532 28,342 32,548 82,134 39,035 70,655 82,462 27,543 34,999 26,518 28,695 56,934 77,665 ~~~~~ 42,752 89.007 29,970 22,436 85,961 27,403 76,589 64,396 28,111 29,036 26,345 25,695 64,839 64,014 lU:!.:J 43,508 87,329 81,662 22.969 84,369 24,732 77,033 62,874 30,720 27,367 29,175 22,164 66,254 61,414 tn:!-t 89,503 86,352 81,371 24.221 34,188 28,387 72,568 65,889 27,396 27,658 27,217 24,246 58,452 63,2'12 ~~~!) 47,868 35,276 87,010 21,076 88,2&8 24,201 79,273 60,044 28,831 27,804 27,506 24,434 64,125 68,987 1~1:!6 45.038 36,880 35,427 24.778 40,070 25,640 82,205 67,235 26,958 26,504 28,207 30,728 64,441 65,819 1927 42,888 87,921 81,036 24,663 82,435 25.798 69,936 64,229 24,291 26,229 24,345 29,010 57,008 &3,225 IH:!S 41,636 37,576 31,762 25,059 35,214 23,986 79,848 63,838 27,510 27,922 27,754 26,062 68,067 59,597 1929 45,061 35,297 35,290 21,701 88,043 27,187 87,651 57,313 27,643 21,828 26,960 21,829 73,749 52,451 1930 36,810 33,817 34,901 24,338 31,086 25,936 74,225 55,730 25,8-!0 22,045 24,820 21,202 66,184 48,616 CeMllll population 1981 1,675,699 947,564 1,111,721 2,799,093 1,114,255 1,098,867 2,888,694 l\\!ll 42,599 35,253 85,699 27.827 31,468 25,434 78,016 62,958 27,835 22,804 28,208 20,325 73,761 48.682 1!1:12 39.310 84,611 81,482 27,145 28,182 21,406 72,045 58,73! 27,314 2:l,856 27,270 19,537 68,819 48,217 1!1:\3 46,649 89,103 88,1~1 29,752 84,102 27,440 81,727 61,497 31,721 26,000 29,420 21,2114 71,532 45,397 Htt4 40,187 89.216 80.670 31.496 34.433 30,005 78.173 62.202 30,169 25,345 29,680 21,777 77,640 52,522 1 ~t~5 48,928 31,522 85,536 24.549 35,708 26.449 91,998 62,167 38,030 24,506 32,821 22,515 87,320 56,880 1~:\6 46.838 27,210 87,519 23.113 42,295 23,715 87,844 63,331 37,841 26,562 33,155 25,356 79,719 &3,429 1~:17 44.411 29,260 25,621 24.713 41,019 27,210 84.813 61,274 38,550 25,458 32,831 21,124 79,621 68,H9 )\l:>8 46.847 43.688 84.091 28,623 39,7a 28,512 81,463 66,290 31,983 30,769 28,036 24,127 71,967 59,329 tu:~~ 45.773 45.059 30.894 29.217 88.593 2~.634 89,~85 61,052 30,221 24,319 81,343 21,097 86,314 47,1191 1~40 52,208 36,769 84,761 22.246 38,642 24,800 90,6o7 51,1158 87,436 20,680 31,159 18,196 90,785 48,933 C•·nroa population 1941 1,890,732 1,048,317 1,289,640 3,190,f>47 1,377,729 1,490,304 3,669,490 1941 50.502 36,518 311.014 28.173 36,930 27,042 82.120 54,342 36,450 22,216 29,404 20,6&11 88,790 57,903 H••2 52,845 84.301 87.0!l8 22.840 38.816 25.3~1 ';1,786 50,635 8~.324 21,159 23,528 17,027 80,868 49,170 1!14~ 42.~28 47,467 83.2~1 40.4~9 33,808 40,170 74.319 124,739 82,~40 27,495 25,590 34,67! 63,3a5 oo,sa1 l~H 85.3!i7 48.6!\1 21.691 41.200 • !!4,160 31.484 6a.792 79,124 2S,610 29.385 27,817 39,816 51,7~5 84,65(1 1~~~ 38.797 M,349 24.626 29.947 81,163 2".91~ ~5.249 57,561 2ii.~92 25,{171 26,580 28.813 &3,078 57,077 1~~6 #.~48 85.5111 30,:l05 31,761 3~.4~0 ~:i.'2:l4- ~{12f:\5 &3,2i9 35,0~6 22,199 26,775 24,509 74.574 48,340 l~-li 40,~16 85.614 22.2!17 26.903 29.471 ~•'.&4!! 71,924 1·7,6:34 80,039 2~,904 21.647 21.313 59,138 45,176 l~l.S 87.171 S4.H4 ~6.247 22.997 27.480 :!4.52~ 76.521 6~.273 26,564 22,2~4 20,572 24,4U7 fil,868 49,105 lq4\) 40,1\f; 82,5W 26.51'8 24.G80 29,945 23,156 78.366 59.949 27,8114 211,645 21,6li7 22,076 64,172 47,4i)3 l•:.o 85,548 80,413 20,431 23,410 25,421 21,484 74,404 53,427 26,254 19,237 21,337 20,&;9 60,684 42,172 C<'tl<UI popul&tiotl 11151 2,1111,667 1,066,889 1,819,2~9 3,359,02:! 1,554,320 1,611,373 4,609,80D

N.B.-Rirtb 11,..,.. from )(unldpality and to...., onlv for 1£.73 1874 1878-1S91 Db-irlrl birth flgur<'S are not romplere few the •·ear 1876 Flgureea,. aot available r~ tbe ,..,... 1&71 aa llkl report I& JlJ.iWn&. l!iith ogunj. ue OOt availabie for the year 1B<O and 1872 due to oon-~lon. •

68

APPD"l>lX IV--concld. Births and Deaths since 1871 ID Districts of W~t Bengal--concld.

Calnaua }(adla llllll8hldabad Wee,DiuJpar Jalpalgurl D~lq Maida ,_ ,.............. ,.............. ,.............. ,.._...___._ ~ ~ .----.. • D B D B D B D B D B D B D

l't7CI 1,4127 1,158 1,877 11241- 3:.6 lot71 1.0114

1~71 l,a&i

8,8.i 7,4~i n,o6i %,03i 7:>3 1•71 174 8414 8S

I,!Ml 1.;H 1.r.es 1.ooi fl.ld 283 ;o8 4133

7t17 lJ~ l,O~Q 618

1,7~ 1,1!41 1,0511 1114 ll:Od 1!08 114 231 .... u~i ll40 llll .... )5 l,o:.o

12.8414 1,34S 3,0oJS S,i&G 1,0411 847 1,1111) 1'"77 1,4~7 U,IIIO 30,2ii 81,o27

2.)t 1,2,;5 "'" t.:no l•a

13,704 47,4.•4 3»,000 40.~~ 2,343 s.;95 67:i 1,l.,.ll 1S,~S7 2J,4~8

l~il 41,409 1,4U 44,8,.1 1,103 3~,,;Yl! 56 lltl,at•tl "" !>,I~IQ 48 1,678 2Jtl IG,IU

13,044 1,1t!6 8f>,lt17 1,131 2:l,24tl 641 21!,8711 7tl r..a~ll 8~ 7011 1114 lo.~:ltl I~ 7,6~i 11,6t11 1,1111 611,4:.0 :~t,f>63 33,8~11 i,l'l;jl 1"'•1

61!1 1!211 11,1174 1,144 84,1!441 37,7t'7 211,481 11.266 u 1,0.'>11 16,0<16

18o<S 11,490 1,163 711.458 37,792 2d,U:!O tl.-~4 60 1,0~ 1.4~ll I~ 10,83!1 1,170 611,728 30,267 2~.800 1u,,;t~ 61 1,73S 12,,.41 1,.,.. 1,847 86,6<'0 33,100 26,6\17 11,3111 66 2.000 1..-.6 8114 67,646 211,6Q8 32,234 1:0.1111 72

u,ou

Mu 2,,;ijll 1• ... 11,447 1146 47,~7· 7,31'13 3Q,1~6 2.UU 114 4,047 li,U~1 1 ..... 7 7,1154 10,1178 1,106 44,691

1,5fis 34,172 411,04$ l,H57 73 4,430 120 ~U.776

1""" e.eu II,M5 l,1MI 81!1,3..0 30,321! 173 45,038 19,1411 2tlf> 6,6a7 !!tl:t 2~,6~4 l>'•t 8,7~2 ll,Mll 1,1147 86,12& 1.769 3~.1~3 2Q2 42,ollll 19,3:111 3U2 6,1134 621 1,. ,4J3 1•110 1,825 82,676 1,627 26,438 262 41.~02 168 1\1,,77 8~8 6,2~0 6~3 1ti,Ji7 )M\11

8,123 1,8~7 71,682 1,61111 40,51111 214 68,2~3 20tl 21!,1~8 876 7,0t!7 1>43 ll,UO

1~\lt 1!,674 M,730 68,6~6 4l,M8 40,678 2.0~ 62,2711 17,12Q 23,61-!5 2.1100 11,026 22,1177 llti,l!tl4 1·~· s.4~i 20,113 81,578 80,11U 68,1~2 48,527 67,756 $0,202 2.),09~ 20,630 3,l;l8 1!,11~6 3,,1•ll 32,\IH 1 .... 4 l1,4:ltl 22,441 62,154 65,062 43,9110 4a,l34 1>1,566 611.1163 21,626 2;),2ti3 8,3118 11,646 27,4~6 3~.0i•6 1><~>& 10,\>45 27,031 C.7,l!53 63,8tl3 411.3:J3 87,183 64,678 66,011 23,0!!1 24.611 7,lll\O 8,3115 211,700 2<1,llli> 1•116 U,808 !14,356 6$,022 611,458 54,~6 40,113~ 61,113 68,681 ll3,613 27,l[ll 7,125 11,4<17 84,604 25,7~ft 1•117 U,584 24,1\65 71,480 42,1118 65,847 35,606 62,6'0 61,6<11 24,!!54 23,161' 7,2117 11,416 38,62!1 27,4112 1•\IIJ 11,630 20,343 68,664 36,3114 64,531 30,824 82,562 62,405 24,388 22,743 7,450 8,!!73 33,1!74 li~,U27 1H\18 11,004 ll$,,;23 76,758 60.807 60,1140 63,603 66,ij17 61,533 24,2,;0 23,450 8,VH 11,000 3!1,846 41,368 111110 10,773 811,72!! 80,884 63,1134 61,6011 "'·"0 62,432 67,11!>6 23,734 80,772 8,628 ll,Uij3

~ popalaUoD 11101 820,833 773,!02 1,822,488 '56,601 644,1100 2~11.117 608,41411

' 1001 8,128 82,456 70,497 65,098 54,931 44,675 69,51111 69,841 26,895 26,027 11,021 11,764 llllll 1!1,122 a1,no 86,478 88,&40 67,2~11 60,632 77,s:.;; 65,o5r 29,0~11 26,f>H.I 8,5311 8,11114 11'U3 IS,1Sll 2\l,i65 &11,643 67,11!10 65,242 48,4711 63,358 63,351 U,ll53 26,103 1!,013 11,767 111114 U,2f>O 27,323 72,004 66.370 68,2:16 61,753 67,782 63,578 27,600 27,443 II,Of•d 11,8f>2

42,698 88,704 1111>) 16,1137 82,11!1 62,102 77,818 63,446 66,152 70,1711 62,3116 28,006 26,037 8,9:!1 11,1J8 11106 16.0~3 80,2118 r.:t,6110 65.178 60,21& 49,292 6,047 10,573 11107 1&.224 31,1142 114,055 76,637 52,323 67,684

2o,zi3 18,7o3 22,1168 23,768 7,457 8,11[,6

21,o68 1111111 17,048 27,6!!11 211,6118 29,756 61,017 46,086 8,610 8,950 18,7211 111119 111,423 21!,1148 86,446 21,877 60,938 35,922 22,242 11!,1!89 21,6!<2 23,0111 8,551 ll,aul! 32,11!7 11!,246 UIO 17,106 23,728 86,862 25,1166 63,155 44,074 21,010 11!,723 23,4H 22,7114 9,311 11,661! 80,V112 1w,r.os

c-.. popQ)aUoa 1811 898,012 776,986 1,845,073 6011,657 681,282 26S,660 6118,647

11111 111,616 24,896 82,1114 211,838 611,4n0 47,718 18,572 10,6311 23,464 24,814 0,151 11,831 29,064 26,721 IIIIi 111,426 25,209 81,513 80,065 611,411 60,702 20,042 18,6!!1 2~.388 2~,11U1 0,218 11,860 26,668 30,479 11111 18,3~6 26,188 30,64? 30,212 67,140 62,681 111,706 16,464 2~.117 21,3M II,Ui4 10,741 27,696 24,922 11114 17,3•6 2:.,431 29,563 40,4~2 66,3111 70,224 111,722 17,846 23,1211 21.~48 8,i:Jl 9,7911 27,714 211,764 111U 18,678 25,600 2~.1!16 81,697 44,714 62,0411 20,101 18,731 23,381 21,6110 g,on 11,621 23,721 2l!,u611 lllltl 18,737 22.0118 26,473 26,7\16 61,240 45,742 17,756 17,126 21,356 21,533 8,403 10,661 26,846 22,744

. 11117 18,(;07 21,360 31,162 26,362 511,619 47,373 20,25$ 11!,056 23,6U 21.~05 11,349 10,243 80,227 22,136 l\1111 18,1611 81,371 24,8411 43,149 60,240 711,1160 18,7114 20,1:!56 21,5~9 31,1148 8,~!!3 14.110 24,039 311,428 1"111

~ 18,f•t.l6 87,1'13t 20,718 84,7!<9 39,614 64,8118 16,016 22,129 20,450 26,881! 7,966 12,8i)6 21,418 27,aUII

lt"~O U,S71'> 85,276 28,658 81,623 ,7,868 o1,2l:io 18,200 111,1161 22,441 19,252 8,056 11,600 23,020 21,683

ee.- poJIIli&Uoa 11121 1,0Sl,GII7 711,7041 1,224,181 4110,484 604,056 282,746 6811,174

111~1 17,308 80,3115 23,266 81,055 49,647 40,378 19,236 18,3110 20,176 20,176 8,368 12,102 24,427 20,0611 l\1!:1 17,3411 26,381 25,271 22,150 48,445 36,976 16,318 15,182 111,016 17.044 8,610 10,6116 20,218 14,6114

111~· 18,2111 23.~34 28,226 21,6aO 62,9711 33,846 17,780 17,776 22,537 19,216 9,ol!6 11,426 24,686 17.~10

~~~· 1 ll,6t\6 81,881 2:0,042 21,6><8 62,31:!6 33,1105 17,1132 15,683 20,1106 20,458 0,4113 10,196 20,693 16,174 Ill~ 20,348 8.),193 29,1156 25,7011 69,812 311,076 111,6110 17,043 19,1114 17,751 11,6J9 11,1!!4 27,11411 20,002 111:8 lri,l\111 87,378 20,332 22,7\H 41!,61111 43,627 15,678 16,45$ 17,4~2 11!1,237 9,<&76 t1,4611 20,417 lll,,;o7

111~7 16,740 St\,820 23,046 20,\l:ll 60,6116 62,669 111,617 17,3116 22,~114 17,~117 11,152 7,1128 23,6118 26,044

Ill!" 1!2,001 84,1111 24,6\13 21,6110 63,237 37,041 18,326 17,11211 22,30!1 18,627 10,336 8,1!114 23,01(1 111,037

111~11 ~2.7~11 112,1181 24,857 24,>\0S 65,012 35,406 14,834 U,411tl 22,244 17,7311 10,044 8,765 22,601 Ht,772

IIIJO 2J,1U 81,18:> 2U,234 24,4011 48,1131! 40,481 13,648 14,2711 21,518 17,7411 11,11117 8,837 111,011 2ll,246

c- popa~au... teet l,U0,862 721,807 1,870,677 623,1177 7311,160 8111,1136 720,UO

11>,1 28.477 S0,662 25,608 28,1154 61,663 38,288 15,589 18,018 23,028 17,2118 11,764 8,086 !2,124 21,830

Ul1i U.lltS Sli,Oll 23.~1! 22,410 60,1178 33,121 111,517 14,133 2:1,047 17,M71 11,4tl2 9,728 21,6411 15,11a6

1u~s 26,U43 s:..l73 27,\HO ~4.027 58,0111 38,770 18,601'1 H.~52 24,128 111,tl00 12,4~3 11,47ll 24,7111! 1~,11~4

11>'4 !3.717 84,358 25,733 21,154 48,7113 41,837 1&,&1111 16,1141 24.~tll 21!,721 11,1145 10,2~ 11!,2111 ltl,l!l2

111"' !:S,33!l U,U\13 211,662 11!,11116 04,3112 80,204 16,421 14,120 24,Mflf .... ,1:)8 l2,t11\l 10,3117 24,567 J4,5M7

}1114 30,4~5 37,144 80,623 17,0~4 &1!,463 St1,361 u.~u~ 16,246 25,4t14 21,u:l:g 12,4112 10,378 26,212 16,20111

1<1'17 2tl,t\3ri lli,4UII at,m!& 21,Sl•fl 60,61fl s;.~,;o 15,11211 16,1!40 25,347 21,1164 12,121!1 111,776 211,7311 16,utS3

I''"' 2"'.::.e s:>,5ae 24,3~8 22,lH6 61,4112 87,1:.0 16,611 14,2~· 25,4114 20,0113 1ll,2:J3 10,441 l\1,1211 14,547

i"'' 2".2:.0 34,162 27,1113 17,"'62 411,1:•4 63,0~7 13,7111) 10,!lU~ 26,854 :.!I,. iS 1~.35. 11,152 20,4 ... la.;;e

11HG ~~.73U 11,624 81,1>112 111,436 67,48!1 30,6741 13,1116 11,&1111 24,846 111,11'10 11,4!!11 II,Wil6 U,620 1!<:,404

l-JIOIIOlla\loa I ell . 1,108,8111 840,303 ),1140,~30 r.ea.~4 845,702 Biii,8GII 844,316

1~1 U.290 lfi,17CJ !ft,R~~ 111.318 611,7118 31,431 14,978 10,782 .25,930 !0,4311 11,308 10,717 18,!11 11,221

U•t II>,M37 24,6~4 811.4~6 111,12~ 65,116 3:1,3:13 tt,4~Y 11,111<1 23,i3" U,lllli 10,~'" 10,2i3 Jll,I;IJ4 1,760

1 ... 1 111,,31! &:!,!!f\~ 2~,23>1 37,161 36,741 e.>,o;a 14,~17 12,165 llf,><H ~~ • ..04 9,6,8 ll,~M 1o,2:11 11,641 ..... 21,1'~1 6:!,1"43 17,1>46 2~.1•6 211,1~3 6ft, IIIII 14,11:!8 lY,!'ItifS 16,1111 2o,ala 7,t1U ll,f.28 16,i•:i8 f6,7\•l

•••1. :;,;~ •t.s;l! U,IU 23,1131 44,4~11 4tl,ll17 J;l,~\17 13,3:07 l~.r.;.; 2t,:.!H7 10,2~7 I0,\1:!8 ~~."1ft 2U,!'til

I••• ·~.•11 :\6,137 !6,•:1>1 26,t131 47,634 4tt,i~l 17,6\0~ I6,3oll 2iJ,tul 2J,4211 10,4..0 11,11:16 111,\1~4 lW.~MI

1••7 S.l,-.. ... 16 41.1~6 l!l,l\14 w.•H 34,11><0 93.~74 l3,MI6 14,71\ll 24,:1•1'> 1e,HU 11,4tll t1,5:JI l3,6:t>l 11,~03

l\t&4 •·•.141 ..... 1 ;" ~l.i\t$ 111,ll:li 4!.tl:.!d 2><,1>46 14,8•4 12.~ .. 3 2t'S,,..V7 }.;,1117 11,81>0 8,;1>4 :tu,liV ·~.1~1

1 ... ... ~ .. 41,1'<1! ~w.1~•o 1~,147 43,6"'1 2;,666 17,ilf"' 13,374 27,U\t3 1~.2Hl 11,5~3 11,21\41 21,1>117 U,t1114

1...:.0 ..... :tva U.lll6 17,6v6 16,1>61 ll7,!4:t 21>.~7 13,010 13,606 U,t'ooi le,3\*~ 11,.:.:~11 8,744 h,O:.:II 1!<:,466

c-- ,.,..Uoe 11161 t.648,t71 1,144,11:£4 1,711'>,7611 720,671 1114,638 446,liGO 837,1'»10

11.11.-tll.tll lftfW ,.,_ 'Maalrlp.llh &n•l "'""• oniJ for I,..S, 1~4. 1~7"-1~111. Dl•trl<-t blrlll ~'"'"'" aro n•>t '""'''H"' f.,r tbe T"ar 14711. Fljrur .. .... •• a-a..Ne r.-. \l,. ,.., leil .. .._ ropo01., .,.,.1... lllrllil r 111,...,. ""' &Yaltable f•• U.. ,.- 1<1711 - lsi~ dao"' ...... reo,~..&t&UVIJ.

69

APPENDIX V

Good and bad registratioa areas by districts of West Bengal : Birth rate-Municipalities-1949

(Per mille of population)

District

Burdwan

Birbhum

Bank ora

Midnapur

Hooghly

Holli'T&h

24-Pargana.s ,

Calcutta

Nadia

llurshidabad.

Jalpaiguri

Darjeeling

~da. •

1 CENStil

•

•

•

Below 10 p.m.

• Asa.nsol

Suri

Bankura Biahnupur

, Kharar.

• Rishra • Bansberia

• Howrah Bally

• Tollyganj Kh&rdah Panihati Barrackpur Naihati Haliaahar Kanohra para Barasat • Gobardanga •

• Ra.naghat

• Jiaganj-A.&imganj • K.andi •

Between 10 and 20 p.m.

Burdwan Katwa • Raniganj

• Sonamukhi

• Midnapur Ghatal • Tamluk

Konnagar Baidyabati Uttarpara Kotrung Bh&dreshwar Champdani

, · Garden Reach , Baruipur

Budge Budge Raj pur North Dum Dum

• South Dum Dum , Garul.ia • North Barrackpur

Taki South Suburbs Ill

Jaynagar-Majilpur Bhatpara) Kamarhati Basirhat Titagarh Bad uri&

• Birnagar Chakdah·

• llurshidabad •

.· Above 20 p.m.

, Kalna D&inhat

, Chandrakona Ramjibanpur Khirpai

Hooghly-Chinsurah Arambag Serampur

• DumDum • Baranagar

Calontta

Krishna gar • Nabadwip

Santi pur

Berhampur Jangipur Dhulian

Jalp&iguri

Darjoeling Klllll80ng Kalimpong

Englishbu&r Old MaYa

10

70

APPDDIX V-contd.

Good u4 bad re~~stratloa areas b7 districts of West Beapl: Birtb rale-PoUee S&atlou-1949

. . .

Blrbham

Bankara •

KJdoa~ •

Below 10 p.m.

Kald • SalanplU' • K..hADdaghoeJa llanteswar .Jamuria

• Indal • Barjora

• l>uplll' •. Panakura Egra • Bankrt.il

Beb·een 10 ADd 20 p.m.

Bard wan llemari

• Galsi • Ausgram 0 Kalna

Katwa Ketogram Faridplll' Kanba Aaanaol Raniganj Ondal Raina Jamal pur Bhatar PurbasthaU llangalkot Barabani

Sainthia Dobrajplll' lllambazar Bolplll' Nanoor Ramporhat Mayureswar Burl Rajnagar Khayraaol Lab pur Morarai ·

• Bankora • Saltora o

Mejhia Onda Jaypor Patrasair Gangajalghati lndpor Khatra Chhatna Simla pal Vishnupor Sonamukhi Kotulpur ~ipor

o Khargpur o Dantan o Moh&Dpur

Debra o

Keahpor Pingla 0

Ghatal Tamluk Butahata Pataaplll' Ramnagar Midnapur Sal bani Jhargram &bang GopiballaYpnr Nayagram Ch&Ddrakona ll•hieadal NADdigram Contai Bbagwanplll' Jthedgrae

Abon20p.m.

• Moham.madbaaar o Nalhati

• Taldangra , Ranibandh

Jam bani o Binpur • Garhbeta

Moyna Keehiari

• Narayangarh

'11

APPENDIX V-contd.

Good and bad registration areas by districts of West Bengal: Birth rate-Police Statio.u-1949-contd.

District

Hooghly

Ilowrah

24-Pargana.s ,

Nadia •

Murshidabad • • •

Below 10 p.m.

• Magra • Polba • Haripal Khanakul Jangipara •. Uttarpara. Bhadreswa.r • Chinsurah

, Bally Domjur Sa.nkrail Jaga.cha J agatballavpur Panchla Uluberia Amta Bauria.

, Tollyganj Metiabruz Budge Budge Baruipur Sonarpur Bhangar Jaynagar Noapara Titagarh Naihati Bijpur • Habra • Behala • Mahesh tala Bishnupur Canning Khardah • Jagaddal Barasat Gaighata Bangaon Swarupnagar Kakdwip Magrahat Mathurapur

• Chakdah

o Berhampur Town •

Between 10 and 20 p.m.

• Pandua , Dhania.khali

Balagarh Tarakeswar

, Arambag , Goghat • Pursura • Serampur

Singur

, Bagnan • Shyampur

• DumDum Amdanga Raja.rha.t

• Basirhat Ha.snabad

, Sandeshkhali Baduria Ha.roa Diamond Harbour

• Kulpi • Falta , Sagar • Deganga

Krishnagar Nabadwip Naka.sipara Tehatta Ranaghat Santipm Kaliganj Karim pur Krishnaganj Haringhata Hanskhali

o Nawada Raninagar , Murshidabad • Bharatpur Kandi • Khargram Hariharpara Nabagram Jiaganj Bhagwangula L&lgola Bunr1.11 Sat;i :Beldanga

Above ~0 p.m.

• Chandita1a

• Chapra ·

Domkal • Sagardighi • Raghunathganj

Jalangi • Samaerganj

lOA

'12

API"I:NDIX V --c:ontd.

Good ud bacl recbtraUoa areaa by districts of West Beapl: Birth nte-PoUce SI&Uou-1949-c:oncld.

llalda •

w.-Dinaipar

.Jalpaiguri • •

Dvjeeling • • •

Below 10 p.m.

• Kharba Kaliacbak

• llainaguri

•

•

Be$,_ 10 and 20 p.m.

• Hari.ihchandrapur • Rataa • • • Gajol •

Kushmandi • Tapan • Gangarampur Balurgha' • ltahar • Banahihari

• Jalpaiguri • Alipur DuB.ra •

Siliguri • Pulbazar Jore-Bunglow Kalimpong •

AboYe 2Q p.m •

• Englishba~a~ • Mani.kcbak • Bamangola

Maida Babibpur

• Kumarganj Raiganj

• Hili • Kaliagaoj • Hemtabad

• Rajgaoj Mal Falakata Kalchini Nagrakata Madarihat Matiali Kumarganj Dhupguri

• Klll'IIOOng • Phansidewa • Sukhiapokri • Rangli Rangliot

Mirik Darjeeling Kharibari Garubathan

Goocl and bad registration areas by districts of West Bengal : J)eatb rate-MunicipaUties-19C9

Bard wan

BirbhllDl Bankura

Kidnapur

• Burdwan Dainhat Ranigaoj Aaanaol

• Suri • Bankura

Vishnu pur • Kharar

• Rishra : Kotrung Champdani • Konnagar

• Bally • • Tollyganj •

Garden Reach Baruipur • • Jaynagar M.ajilpur • DumDum • North Dum Dum South Dum Dum Garulia North Barrackpur Barrackpur Baliaahar Kanohrapara Kamarhati Barua' Khardah Paoiha&i Buirba' Gollardanp Taki :&dllria

• Sonamukhi

• Ghatal Tamluk Ramjibanpur Chaodrakona

• Banaberia • Arambag • Baidyabati • Bhadreewar

Uttarpara

• Budge Budge • Rajpur. • Naihati • South Suburb1 • Titagarh

, Kalna Katwa

• Midnapur • Khirpai

• Hooghly Serampur

Howrah • Bhatpara • Baranagar

73

APPENDIX V---contd.

Good and bad registration areas by districts of West Bengal : Death rate-MUDicipalities-1949-Concld.

District

Calcutta Nadia •

Murshidabad.

Jalpaiguri Darjeeling

Below 10 p.m.

Ranaghat

• Kandi Jiaganj Jangipur Dhulian

• EngliBhbazar

Between 10 and 20 p.m.

• ~bnagar • Bimagar Santi pur Chakdah :

• Murshidabad •

Jalpaiguri Darjeeling Kurseong Kalimpong

• Old:Malda

Above 20 p.m.

• Calcutta • Nabadwip

• Berhampur

Good and bad registration areas by districts of West Bengal : Death rate-Police Stations-1949

District

Burdwan

Birbhum

Bank ora

Midnapur • •

Below 15 p.m.

• .Asansol Raniganj Ondal • Jamuria Barabani Salanpur Kulti • • Khandaghosh

• Saltora • Simla pal lndas •

Tamlukt Nandigram • Sutabata Contai ~ Ramnagar· Khedgree

·.

Between 15 and 25 p.m.

Burdwan Jamalpur

• ... Raina Memari

• Galsi • Kalna • :Manteswar

Bhatar Ausgram Purbasthali Katwa · Mangalkot Faridpur Murarai. Sainthia Bolpur • Nalhati Rampurhat • Muhammadbazar • Khayra.sol Mayureswar

• Chhatna • Mejhia • • Onda •

Taldangra lndpur Khatra Raipur Ranibandh. Jaypur Patrasair Kotulpur Ban.kura ViBbnupur Khargpur

• Garhbeta Salbani.

• Jbargram • Binpur • • • Gopiballavpur

Nayagram Daspur Mabisadal Panskura Bhagwanpur Midnapur Dan tan Mohan pur Debra Keshput Jam.b&m

•

• •

Above 25 p.m.

• Ketugram • Kanksa

• Suri • Rajnagar • Dubrajpur • Dlambazar • Labpur • Nanoor

• GangajalghaU • Barjora • Sonamukhl

Narayangarh Keshiari Pingla

• Pataspur • Sabang

74

APPENDIX V-contd.

DWriat :Below15p.m. Between 15 &o 25 p.m. Abo.e25p.m.

lDdoapar--eoa&d. • Ghatal Chandrakona Moyna Egra

Hoogh!J • . ChiDnrah . Serampur • • . Chanditala Magra • . Tarakeewar Balagarh . Jangipara Uttarpara . Arambag :Bhadrenrar . . Punmra Singur . Khanakul Haripal . Polba Goghat. Pan dna

Dhaniakhali

Bowrab . Bally . Amta Domjur . :Bagnan Sankrail . Shyampur Jagacha Jagatballavpur Panchla Uluberia :Bauria

2'-Parganal • • Tollyganj . Amdanga :Behala. • . Deganga Mahesh tala . .. Habra . Baruipur . Gaighata :Bhangar . Bangaon Jaynagar . Nul pi Noa.para • Magrahat DumDum . Mathurapur Titagarh Metiabrua Budge Budge Sonarpur Biahnupur Canning Khardah Naihati Jagaddal Bijpur Barasa~ Raj arhat Baairha& Haanabad Sandeehkhali Swarupnagar Baduria Haroa Diamond Harbour Kaltdwip &J:r F ta

Nadia • ...~ Chapra. • . Ranagbat Nakaaipara • • Haringh"ata Kaliganj • .. • • Hanskhali Tehatta ~ ~ • • Kriahna"&DJ Karim pur Santi pur Chakdah Kotwali Nabadwip

Manlaidabacl. • Berhampur . • • • Domkal • • • • Banran Raninagar • • . Jalangi J\hagwangola • . Beldanga ~Ia. • . Hariharpara I' uti . . • • • Nawda Bashunal.hganJ • • NabacraJD

Kunlaidabad

15

APPENDIX V-concld.

Good and bad registration areas by districts of West Bengal : Death rate-Police Stations-1949-eoncld.

District

Murshidabad--contd,

West 'Pinajpur

Ja.lpaiguri

Darjeeling

Maida •

Below 15 p.m.

, Gangarampur

• Mada.riha.t

• Kalimpong

• Kharba • Harishcha.ndrapur Kalia.cha.k Ratua. Gajol

Between 15 to 25 p.m.

Jiaganj Sagardighi Samserganj Bha.ratpur Kandi Khargram

• Hili Tapan • Kushmandi Balurghat ltahar ,

• Kotwali Mainaguri Alipur Duars Nagrakata Dhupguri Ma.tiali Ktalchini Fala.kata. Kuma.rgra.Di

Jore Bunga.low Pulba.za.r Mirik • Sukhiapokri Ra.ngli Ra.ngliot Ga.ruba.tha.n Kurseong Siliguri

• Englishba.za.r • Ma.nikcha.k

Above 25 p.m.

• Kuma.rga.nj • Ra.iga.nj

Ka.lia.ga.nj • Hemta.ba.d

Ba.nsiha.ri

• Ra.jga.nj Ma.l

Sa.da.r • Pha.nsidewa • Khariba.ri

• Ba.ma.ngola. Ha.bibpur Maida

N.B.-Municipalities having less than 10 p.m. birth rate and 15 p.m. death rate are bad registration a.reas, Police Stations ha.ving less than 20 p.m. birth rate a.nd 15 p.m. death rate are bad registration areas. Pla.ces with more than 20 a.nd 30 p.m. birth rate for Municipalities and Police Stations and more than 20 and 25 p.m. tleath ll&te for Municipalities and Police Sta.tiona respectively are good registration areas.

List of Agents-contd. [Continued from inner side of the front cove,.,]

Jl:LLUNDUR CITY-Excelsior Book Depot, Baz Baharv~·ala.

KANPUR-Advani & Co., The Ivtall. Sahitya Niketan. Universal Book Stall, The Mall.

KOLHAPUR-Maharashtra Grantha Bhandar.

LUCKNOW-J. Ray & Sons (India), Ltd., Haza~at Ganj. Law Book Agency, 29-A, Kachery Road. New Oxford Book Co., Jehangirabad Palace. Universal Publisher Ltd., Plaza Building, Hazarat Ganj. Upper India Publishing House, Ltd., Literature Place,

Aminuddaula Park.

LUDHIANA-Lyall Book Dep6t. !vir. Dharam Prakash, B.Sc., Banjiman Road.

MADRAs-Divine Trading Co., 22, Namashivaya Mudali Street,

Triplicane. Higginbothams. K. Krishnamurthi, Mount Road. Presidency Book Supplies, 8-C, Pycrofts Road, Oppo~ite

Victoria Hostel, Triplicane. · Supdt., Government Press, Mount Road. Varadachary & Co., Messrs. P.

MANGALORE-U. R .. Shenoy & Sons, Car Street.

MEERUT CANTT.-Mr. Dharam Prakash, B.Sc.

MEERUT CITY-Prakash Educations Stores, Near Tehsil. University Book Dep6t, Near Tehsil.

MYSORE-J. Nanumal & Sons, Lansdowne Building.

NAGPUR-Supdt., Government Printing, Central Provinces.

NEW DELHI-Amrit Book Co., Connaught Circus. Bhavnani & Sons, Connaught Place. Bodh Raj 1\Iarv~•ah, Shop No. 65, Pussa Road Market,

Karol Bagh. C_hift~:m & Co., Original Road, Karol Bagh. I:m~~re Book Depot, 278, Aliganj, Lodi Road. l·:ng_nsh Book Store, G-Block, Connaught Circus. l·aqtr Chand 1\~arwah & Sons, No. 1-A, Regal Building,

Connaught C1rcus. Ilarikishan Das Bedi~ R.S. 22, Annexe Feroze Shah Road. J .. Ray & Sons (Indta), Ltd., 2, Regal Building. Jam Book Agency, Connaught Place. Jayna Book Dep6t, Chapparwala Kuan, Karol Bagh.

NEW DELHI-contd. Oxford Book & Stationery Coy., Scindia House: Ram Krishna & Sons (of Lahore), 13{13, Connaught Place, Saraswati Book Dep6t, 15, Lady Hardinge Road. Sikh Publishing House, Ltd., 7-C, Connaught Place.

PATIALA-Jainco, Booksellers, etc., Bazar Shaha Nashin.

PATNA-Sohan Singh & Sons, Pirmohani, P. 0. Kadam Kuan. Supdt., Government Printing, Bihar, P. 0. Guizar Bagh.

PATNA CITY-*Hindi Pustak Agency. Lakshmi Trading Co., Padri-ki-Haveli. Raghunath Parshad & Sons.

POONA- . c Deccan Book Stall, Fergusson College Road. Express Book Service, East Street. International Book Service, Deccan Gymkhana.

PUDUKKOTTAI-P. N. Swaminathan Sivam & Co., Perumal Vilas, .Bazar

Street. 1

RAJKOT-Mohan Lal Dosabhai Shah.

RAN CHI-Ideal Book Store, Near Paristhan Theatre, Main Road.

ROORKEE-Camblidge Book DepOt.

SHILLONG-Supdt., Assam Secretariat Press.

SIMLA-J. Ray & Sons {India), Ltd. Azad Kitab Mahal, Stall No. 13. Minerva Book Shop, Regal Cinema Building. Sunder Das & Sons, 14_1, Lower Bazar.

SlROHI-National Trading Co.

SURAT-. Sree Gajan Pustakalaya, Tower Road.

TRICHINOPOLY FORT-· Krishna Swami & Co., Messrs. S., Teppakulam.

TRIV ANDRUM-International Book House, 33, Valia Chalai.

UDAIPUR-Mewar Book Dep6t.

UJJAIN-*l\Ianakchand Book DepOt, Patni Bazar.

\"ELLORE-Venkatasubban, Mr. S., Law Bookseller.

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