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Primary Census Abstract

House listing Abstract

House listing Details

Comparative Village / Town Amenities
 

State & District Map

Thematic Map

Rural Urban Administrative Frame

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Every district has its own culture, features and specialties. The Cover Theme gives the overall feel of the district so that on exploring the census data we have a picture of the region's characteristics                                                            

Primary Census Abstract

The basic task for each census is to conduct survey of the population on cent percent count and release data on various demographic parameters for each and every administrative unit. The pages in the following section contains data on population by sex, child ( 0-6 age) population by sex, general and child sex ratio, literate population and literacy rate excluding child population, work participation rate, two categories of main and marginal workers and broad classification of workers into cultivators, agricultural labourers , household industry workers and other workers etc.

House listing Abstract & Details

To an uninitiated viewer not accustomed to census terminology the term houselisting may seem a bit unfamiliar. Actually in Indian census it is a legacy from the past when census used to be a one-night affair. To help the enumerators to properly visit and count every household within their respective jurisdiction a house list was used to be prepared for every block or area to be enumerated by individual enumerators by local level officials. This later came to be known as houselisting. With the discontinuance of one night census since 1931 there was a debate if houselisting need be also be discontinued. But it was realized that houselisting had served a very useful purpose in ensuring reduction of coverage error to almost negligible levels in Indian census and that reputation may be eroded to great extent if it was decided to dispense with houselisting. Accordingly since 1941 census in India has been conducted in two phases: a) Houselisting which is generally conducted one-year prior to the main census and b) the main census or population enumeration. But it was not until 1961 that houselisting also became a tool for collection of amenities data at the household level apart from the basic aim of providing the enumerators with a list of houses and households for the enumeration block. Thus during houselisting the emphasis is on the houses and households whereas during census proper the emphasis shifts to the individual.

While conditions of houses and amenities available to households had been collected since 1961 a special emphasis had been placed during census of India 2001 to collect data on various amenities available to households including availability of transistor / radio, television, telephone, bicycle, motor cycle / scooter / moped, car / jeep / van and banking facilities. It is hoped that this data will give excellent insight into the living conditions of the Indian households across the length and breadth of the country.

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Comparative Village / Town Amenities

Rural & Urban amenities data for District, C.D. Block, Town and Village are available in this section. Examples: Educational, Medical, Drinking Water Sources, Telephone & Telegraph office, Banking Service, Approach road, Power supply etc.

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State & District Map

Administrative maps of West Bengal (Both Rural & Urban) and Districts are available in this section.

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The GIS Based Thematic Maps link will take you to the Map section whereby you could get a wealth of information on a fully interactive map of West Bengal including individual districts. To get an help on the Thematic Map Click Here

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