| What is the significance of Sualkuchi in silk production? | a weaving village that produces the best silk in the state | In the context of silk weaving, Sualkuchi is a name that stands apart. Sualkuchi is a weaving village that produces the best silk in the state. The Muga silk and Pat silk along with Eri silk from this region is famous for its quality not only in the state but also in most of the parts of India. | 84 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/223/download/542/DH_2011_1822_PART_B_DCHB_KAMRUP.pdf | Sualkuchi is a weaving village that produces the best silk in the state. | 7 | page=7,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What does the area figure of a C.D. Block include? | the total of the village areas coming under each C.D. Block | 6. Area Figures: The area figures supplied by local revenue authorities of the district in respect of tahsils, Police Stations and by the local bodies in respect of towns are given in square kilometers. The area figures of the villages supplied by the Tahsildars in acres have been converted and shown in hectares. The area figures of the C.D. Block are the total of the village areas coming under each C.D. Block. The area figures for the district are the same as adopted by the Surveyor General of India to maintain uniformity at the national level. ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 354 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/223/download/542/DH_2011_1822_PART_B_DCHB_KAMRUP.pdf | Block are the total of the village areas coming under each C.D. Block. | 30 | page=30,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What groups are included in the definition of 'Total Population'? | the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Institutional and the Houseless populations | The term ‘Total Population’ includes the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Institutional and the Houseless populations. An appendix to District Primary Census Abstract has also been furnished showing urban enumeration block-wise particulars on Total Population, the Scheduled Castes Population and the Scheduled Tribes Population for each town. | 37 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/223/download/542/DH_2011_1822_PART_B_DCHB_KAMRUP.pdf | The term ‘Total Population’ includes the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Institutional and the Houseless populations. | 29 | page=29,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the historical origin of the name Kamrup for the district in Assam? | named after Kamarupa, a name by which Assam was previously known in ancient times. | Brief history of the district Kamrup named after Kamarupa, a name by which Assam was previously known in ancient times. The district was originally comprised with parts of present Kamrup (M), Barpeta, Nalbari and Baksa district which got subsequently bifurcated into different independent districts.The district is now a small area in the western part of Assam, with a distinctive native Kamrupi culture and dialect. The distinctive dialect etc. are however, shared with the present administrative districts of Nalbari and Barpeta, these districts being part of an un-divided Kamrup before the 1980s. Assam has been referred to as Kamrup in many of the ancient Indian literature. It was also known as Pragjyotishpur due to the astrology (Jyotish Shashtra) practices that prevailed in this part of the country during that time. "Kamrup" became a more predominant name in the later part of the history. | 37 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/223/download/542/DH_2011_1822_PART_B_DCHB_KAMRUP.pdf | Brief history of the district Kamrup named after Kamarupa, a name by which Assam was previously known in ancient times. The district was originally comprised with parts of present Kamrup (M), Barpeta, Nalbari and Baksa district which got subsequently bifurcated into different independent districts.The district is now a small area in the western part of Assam, with a distinctive native Kamrupi culture and dialect. |
| What is the main purpose of the DCHB? | to disseminate data up to the lowest administrative level of villages in rural areas and wards in urban areas | The Part A will contain various inset tables based on Village Directory/Town Directory data , Part B shall comprise mainly of Census data pertaining to Primary Census Abstract (Rural & Urban) as well as House listing data arranged CD Block wise for each district. This is the first time that the DCHB is coming up with the House listing data in its publication. The main purpose of DCHB is to disseminate data up to the lowest administrative level of villages in rural areas and wards in urban areas to facililate micro level planning and development at the grassroots. | 390 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/223/download/542/DH_2011_1822_PART_B_DCHB_KAMRUP.pdf | The main purpose of DCHB is to disseminate data up to the lowest administrative level of villages in rural areas and wards in urban areas to facililate micro level planning and development at the grassroots. | 12 | page=12,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is Gadadhar Singha? | the first king to annex Kamrup to the Ahom territories | At the beginning of the 17th century, the Ahom began to intervene in Lower Assam. Gadadhar Singha was the first king to annex Kamrup to the Ahom territories. He was succeeded by Rudra Singha in 1695 A.D. | 102 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/223/download/542/DH_2011_1822_PART_B_DCHB_KAMRUP.pdf | Gadadhar Singha was the first king to annex Kamrup to the Ahom territories. | 19 | page=19,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is Population Enumeration? | carried out during February-March, 2011 | Population Enumeration - Census 2011: The field work of the second phase i.e. Population Enumeration was carried out during February-March, 2011. One of the essential features of Population Enumeration in the second phase was that each person was enumerated and her/his individual particulars were collected at a well-defined point of time. | 105 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/223/download/542/DH_2011_1822_PART_B_DCHB_KAMRUP.pdf | Population Enumeration was carried out during February-March, 2011. | 27 | page=27,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is Today Kamrup? | an administrative district of Assam with its headquarters located at Amingaon | However, "Kamrup" became a more predominant name in the later part of the history. Today Kamrup is an administrative district of Assam with its headquarters located at Amingaon. The greater parts of the district consist of wide plains, through the lower portion of which the river Brahmaputra flow a steady course from east to west. | 99 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/223/download/542/DH_2011_1822_PART_B_DCHB_KAMRUP.pdf | Today Kamrup is an administrative district of Assam with its headquarters located at Amingaon. | 18 | page=18,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| Why were certain areas designated as 'Special Charges' during the Census? | security reasons termed as ‘Special Charges’ such as the Defence and strictly Military/Para-Military areas, including operational areas were also covered | In addition to the coverage during House listing & Housing Census, the enumeration of the Houseless population was carried out on the night of 28th February, 2011, as has been the usual practice. For the purpose of Census, certain areas where the access of the civilian enumerators was not permissible due to security reasons termed as ‘Special Charges’ such as the Defence and strictly Military/Para-Military areas, including operational areas were also covered. Such areas were not covered during the House listing & Housing Census. | 309 | relationship | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/223/download/542/DH_2011_1822_PART_B_DCHB_KAMRUP.pdf | For the purpose of Census, certain areas where the access of the civilian enumerators was not permissible due to security reasons termed as ‘Special Charges’ such as the Defence and strictly Military/Para-Military areas, including operational areas were also covered. | 28 | page=28,block=1 | 0.800 |
| What caused Sualkuchi to develop into a weaving village in the 17th Century? | the Shams occupied Sualkuchi defeating the Mughals | Weaving industry at Sualkuchi Sualkuchi is a village in Kamrup district located on the north bank of the mighty river Brahmaputra. In the context of silk weaving, Sualkuchi is a name that stands apart. Sualkuchi is a weaving village that produces the best silk in the state. The Muga silk and Pat silk along with Eri silk from this region is famous for its quality not only in the state but also in most of the parts of India. The weaving tradition here can be traced to the 11th Century when king Dharma Pal dynasty sponsored the craft and bought 26 weaving families from Tantikuchi to Sualkuchi. The village took shape as a weaving village when the Shams occupied Sualkuchi defeating the Mughals in the mid of 17th Century. There are about 17,000 silk looms presently working in Sualkuchi. | 647 | relationship | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/223/download/542/DH_2011_1822_PART_B_DCHB_KAMRUP.pdf | The village took shape as a weaving village when the Shams occupied Sualkuchi defeating the Mughals in the mid of 17th Century. | 7 | page=7,block=2 |