| What was the purpose of the palace with about a thousand real and false doors called HAZARDUARY? | used for holding DURBAR and other official work ofthe Nawabs as also for the residence of high ranking British officials | Reminiscent of Italian style, as seen in its huge flight of stairs and colossalpillars, this palace has about thousand real and false doors, and hence the nameHAZARDUARY. The palace was used for holding DURBAR and other official work ofthe Nawabs as also for the residence of high ranking British officials. It now houses amuseum displaying the stupendous and rare collection of books, manuscripts, statues,arms, paintings and furniture of the Nawabs of Bengal. | 186 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1341/download/4378/DH_2011_1907_PART_B_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | The palace was used for holding DURBAR and other official work ofthe Nawabs as also for the residence of high ranking British officials. | 7 | page=7,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is a Notified Area Committee created for? | newly developing towns or areas | A municipality is constituted with elected members of the inhabitants of a city or town and municipal corporations, and is created by the enactment of State Legislatures or of Parliament in case of Union Territories. The area which does not fulfil all the conditions laid down as necessary for the constitution of a municipality or it may also be created for newly developing towns or areas are known as Notified Area Committee. Except Notified Area, the councils of all these corporate bodies comprise of elected members of the public through adult franchise (citizen of 18 years and above) based on secret ballot. The notified area is governed by the state governments through a body nominated by it. Apart from overall planning, creation and maintenance of Civil Administration, the primary object of every urban local body is to provide certain civic amenities to the people. | 359 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1341/download/4378/DH_2011_1907_PART_B_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | The area which does not fulfil all the conditions laid down as necessary for the constitution of a municipality or it may also be created for newly developing towns or areas are known as Notified Area Committee. |
| What is the name of the widely used publication prepared by the Census Organization? | The District Census Hand Book or DCHB | The District Census Hand Book or DCHB is the most popular and widely used publication which is compiled and prepared by the Census Organization. The first ever DCHB was published in the year 1951. Thereafter Census Directorate is coming up with the publication of DCHB in every decadal Census and the present volume of DCHB of 2011 is seventh in the series. Over the time, the contents of DCHB havebeen changing keeping in track with the requirement of the data user on different amenities. Since DCHB is a compilation of Census and non-Census data, the presentation is being done in two parts, viz. the Part-A and Part-B separately for each district. Part-A contains Village & Town Directory data with some important tables depicting availability of basic civic amenities such as drinking water facilities, educational facilities, post & telegraph facilities, banking facilities etc. at the C.D. | 0 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1341/download/4378/DH_2011_1907_PART_B_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | The District Census Hand Book or DCHB is the most popular and widely used publication which is compiled and prepared by the Census Organization. |
| What is the origin of the name HAZARDUARY? | about thousand real and false doors | Murshidabad, the first capital of British India, had been a land of BengalNawbabs. Once upon a time this had been a land of palaces, most of which nowremain as relics. Among those that still prosper, HAZARDUARY stands out. Situated at the east bank of river Bhagirathi at Lalbagh, this palace was builtduring the reign of NawabNazimHumayun Shah at a cost of Rs. 16.50 lakhs. Designedby Colonel Duncan Mcleod of the Bengal Corps of Engineers, it took 17 years forcompletion (completed in 1837), and was inaugurated during the administration of thethen Governor General Lord Auckland. Reminiscent of Italian style, as seen in its huge flight of stairs and colossalpillars, this palace has about thousand real and false doors, and hence the nameHAZARDUARY. The palace was used for holding DURBAR and other official work ofthe Nawabs as also for the residence of high ranking British officials. | 687 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1341/download/4378/DH_2011_1907_PART_B_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | Reminiscent of Italian style, as seen in its huge flight of stairs and colossalpillars, this palace has about thousand real and false doors, and hence the nameHAZARDUARY. |
| What is Population Enumeration? | carried out during February-March, 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. | 67 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1341/download/4378/DH_2011_1907_PART_B_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | Population Enumeration was carried out during February-March, 2011. | 29 | page=29,block=8 | 0.850 | valid |
| Why were certain areas designated as 'Special Charges' for 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/1341/download/4378/DH_2011_1907_PART_B_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.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. | 30 | page=30,block=1 |
| During whose rule did the Mughal administration in Bengal become well-established? | during the reign of Jehangir | Mughal rule in Bengal began afterEmperor Akbar’s General Munim Khan’s move from Bihar towards Bengal and the capture of Bengal’s capital Tanda (near Goud) without a fight in 1574. under Akbar the Mughal rule in Bengal was more like an armed occupation that lacked a settled administration. It was only during the reign of Jehangir that the Mughal administration assumed a concrete shape and covered almost the entire Bengal. The political history of Makhsudabad city alongwith that of the whole of the modern district of Murshidabad witnessed a phenomenal change in 1700 AD with the appointment of Kartalib Khan, alias Jaffar Khan alias MurshidKuli Khan, as the Faujdarof Makhsudabad and the Diwanof Subah Bangla by Emperor Aurangzeb. | 302 | relationship | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1341/download/4378/DH_2011_1907_PART_B_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | It was only during the reign of Jehangir that the Mughal administration assumed a concrete shape and covered almost the entire Bengal. | 19 | page=19,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the importance of DCHB data in planning and development? | considerable importance in the context of planning and development at grass-root level | The non census data comprise of data on availability of various civic amenities and infrastructural facilities etc. at the town and village level which constitute Village Directory and Town Directory part of the DCHB. The data of DCHB are of considerable importance in the context of planning and development at grass-root level. In 1961 census DCHB provided a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and village and town directory including Primary Census Abstract. This pattern was changed in 1971 Census and the DCHB was published in three parts: Part-A related to village and town directory, Part-B to village and town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, district census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. | 242 | relationship | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1341/download/4378/DH_2011_1907_PART_B_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | The data of DCHB are of considerable importance in the context of planning and development at grass-root level. | 16 |
| Why was the sex-wise population in the 0-6 age group included in the PCA for the first time in the 1991 census? | to enable the data users to compile more realistic literacy rate | sex wise population in 0-6 age group was included in the PCA for the first time with a view to enable the data users to compile more realistic literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age had been treated as illiterate at the time of 1991 census. One of the important innovations in the 1991 census was the Community Development Block (CD Block) level presentation of village directory and PCA data instead of the traditional tahsil/taluk/PS level presentation. | 92 | relationship | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1341/download/4378/DH_2011_1907_PART_B_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | sex wise population in 0-6 age group was included in the PCA for the first time with a view to enable the data users to compile more realistic literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age had been treated as illiterate at the time of 1991 census. | 16 | page=16,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| How are children under the age of 7 classified in terms of literacy in census records? | treated as illiterate even if the child is going to a school and may have picked up reading and writing | One of the important features of the Primary Census Abstract of 1991 Census was the presentation of population of the age group 0-6 which is continued in 2001 and 2011 Census. All the children of age 6 years or less have been treated as illiterate even if the child is going to a school and may have picked up reading and writing. This will help the data users in better analysis and understanding of the literacy data as the literacy rate is calculated with 7 years and above population and it is referred as effective literacy rate. In 2001 and 2011 census four categories of main workers have been given in the Primary Census Abstract. | 226 | summary | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1341/download/4378/DH_2011_1907_PART_B_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | All the children of age 6 years or less have been treated as illiterate even if the child is going to a school and may have picked up reading and writing. | 31 | page=31,block=4 | 0.700 | valid |