713 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Dh 2011 1911 Part a Dchb North Twenty Four Parganas, published by censusindia.gov.in. The source is a 854-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include west bengal, north twenty four parganas, bagda c.d. block, bongaon c.d. block, swarupnagar c.d. block, baduria c.d. block, rajarhat c.d. block, haroa c.d. block. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. Question types in the export: 405 factual, 109 list, 90 definition, 69 summary, 30 relationship, 10 comparison. 308 of the 713 pairs (43.2%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 405 are factual or table-based questions. 97.48% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 713 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from the District Census Handbook (DCHB) for North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal, as published by censusindia.gov.in. The questions span factual, list, definition, summary, relationship, and comparison types, with answers sourced verbatim from the original 854-page document. Topics include administrative divisions, socio-economic data, cultural insights, and infrastructure details. Each record includes the question, answer, context, and source location for verification.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_document | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What are horizontal screens used for in infiltration galleries? | one or more horizontal screens placed adjacent to (on-shore), or directly underneath (bed-mounted), a surface water source | where an impermeable rock barrier affects well efficiency, or where surface water sources are too shallow for intake screens. Infiltration galleries are one or more horizontal screens placed adjacent to (on-shore), or directly underneath (bed-mounted), a surface water source. | 153 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1348/download/4406/DH_2011_1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH_TWENTY_FOUR_PARGANAS.pdf | Infiltration galleries are one or more horizontal screens placed adjacent to (on-shore), or directly underneath (bed-mounted), a surface water source. | 51 | page=51,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the significance of the religious Eid for Muslims? | a single day during which Muslims are not permitted to fast | It marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of sawm (fasting). The religious Eid is a single day during which Muslims are not permitted to fast. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to- sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. | 92 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1348/download/4406/DH_2011_1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH_TWENTY_FOUR_PARGANAS.pdf | The religious Eid is a single day during which Muslims are not permitted to fast. | 132 | page=132,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What type of traffic are Foot Paths unsuitable for? | not suitable for vehicular traffic except bicycles in some cases | 7.16 Foot Path (FP) : A trodden path for the use by pedestrians and in some cases bicycles. The Foot Paths are not suitable for vehicular traffic except bicycles in some cases. Most of the interior/forest villages are connected by Foot Paths. | 111 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1348/download/4406/DH_2011_1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH_TWENTY_FOUR_PARGANAS.pdf | The Foot Paths are not suitable for vehicular traffic except bicycles in some cases. | 49 | page=49,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What was the building used for before the headquarters moved to Delhi in 1912? | the country house of the Governor General of India till headquarters was shifted to Delhi in 1912 | Since 1801, Barrackpur housed the Commander-in-chief of the British Force. The same building was the country house of the Governor General of India till headquarters was shifted to Delhi in 1912. A little south of this building is the tomb of Lady Canning, wife of the then Viceroy Canning. | 97 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1348/download/4406/DH_2011_1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH_TWENTY_FOUR_PARGANAS.pdf | The same building was the country house of the Governor General of India till headquarters was shifted to Delhi in 1912. | 137 | page=137,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| How is a room used for multiple purposes classified? | A room, used for multipurpose such as sleeping, sitting, dining, storing, cooking, etc., is regarded as a dwelling room. | Dwelling Room : A room is treated as a dwelling room if it has walls with a doorway and a roof and should be wide and long enough for a person to sleep in, i.e. it should have a length of not less than 2 meters and a breadth of at least 1.5 meters and a height of 2 meters. A dwelling room would include living room, bedroom, dining room, drawing room, study room, servant’s room and other habitable rooms. Kitchen, bathroom, latrine, store room, passageway and verandah which are not normally usable for living are not considered as dwelling rooms. A room, used for multipurpose such as sleeping, sitting, dining, storing, cooking, etc., is regarded as a dwelling room. In a situation where a Census house is used as a shop or office, etc., and the household also stays in it then the room is not considered as a dwelling room. | 550 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1348/download/4406/DH_2011_1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH_TWENTY_FOUR_PARGANAS.pdf | Kitchen, bathroom, latrine, store room, passageway and verandah which are not normally usable for living are not considered as dwelling rooms. A room, used for multipurpose such as sleeping, sitting, dining, storing, cooking, etc., is regarded as a dwelling room. In a situation where a Census house is used as a shop or office, etc., and the household also stays in it then the room is not considered as a dwelling room. | ||||
| How is a village defined in terms of statutory recognition? | a statutorily recognized unit having a definite boundary and separate land records | Location Code Range of 000001-799999 has been kept for villages. ‘Village’ is defined as a statutorily recognized unit having a definite boundary and separate land records. In case a complete village is treated as an Outgrowth of an urban agglomeration or a Census Town, data on amenities and land use for that village have not been given in the Village Directory but shown along with the urban component. The un-inhabited villages (villages with no population) have been indicated as such after furnishing details of the location code number of the village, name and area of the village. Village directory contains non-Census data pertaining to each village of the district. A C.D. Block level Map and alphabetical list of villages under each C.D. Block is included in the Part-A volume. | 89 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1348/download/4406/DH_2011_1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH_TWENTY_FOUR_PARGANAS.pdf | ‘Village’ is defined as a statutorily recognized unit having a definite boundary and separate land records. | 143 | page=143,block=1 | ||
| How is the class of a town determined in the 2011 Census? | according to population of the towns in 2011 Census | Tribes to the total population by ranges. Note explaining the abbreviations used in Town Directory 2011 Census : Statement I : Status and Growth History : Column 1 – Serial Number : Self explanatory Column 2 – Class, Name and Civic status of Town : The Class is presented according to population of the towns in 2011 Census as follows: Population Class Population Class 100,000 and above I 10,000 – 19,999 IV 50,000 – 99,999 II 5,000 – 9,999 V 20,000 – 49,999 III Below - 5,000 VI The following abbreviations are used to denote the Civic Status of the town. Civic Status Codes Civic Status Codes i – Municipal Corporation M. | 272 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1348/download/4406/DH_2011_1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH_TWENTY_FOUR_PARGANAS.pdf | Note explaining the abbreviations used in Town Directory 2011 Census : Statement I : Status and Growth History : Column 1 – Serial Number : Self explanatory Column 2 – Class, Name and Civic status of Town : The Class is presented according to population of the towns in 2011 Census as follows: Population Class Population Class 100,000 and above I 10,000 – 19,999 IV 50,000 – 99,999 II 5,000 – 9,999 V 20,000 – 49,999 III Below - 5,000 VI The following abbreviations are used to denote the Civic Status of the town. | ||||
| What activities are included in the definition of work? | participation in any economically productive activity with or without compensation, wages or profit | Literacy could have been achieved through adult literacy classes or through any non- formal educational system. People who are blind and can read in Braille are treated as literates. Literacy Rate : Literacy rate of the population is defined as the percentage of literates in the age-group seven years and above. For different age-groups the percentage of literates in that age-group gives the literacy rate. Educational level : The highest level of education a person has completed. Work : Work is defined as participation in any economically productive activity with or without compensation, wages or profit. Such participation may be physical and/or mental in nature. Work involves not only actual work but also includes effective supervision and direction of work. It even includes part time help or unpaid work on farm, family enterprise or in any other economic activity. | 510 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1348/download/4406/DH_2011_1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH_TWENTY_FOUR_PARGANAS.pdf | Work : Work is defined as participation in any economically productive activity with or without compensation, wages or profit. | ||||
| What activities qualify a person to be classified as a cultivator in the Census? | engaged in cultivation of land owned or from government or from private persons or institutions for payment in money, kind or share | Main Worker : A person who has worked for major part of the reference period (i.e. six months or more during the last one year preceding the date of enumeration) in any economically productive activity is termed as ‘main worker’. Marginal Worker : A person who worked for 3 months or less but less than six months of the reference period (i.e. in the last one year preceding the date of enumeration) in any economic activity is termed as ‘marginal worker’. Non-Worker : A person who has not worked at all in any economically productive activity during the reference period (i.e. last one year preceding the date of enumeration) is termed as ‘non-worker’. Cultivator : For purposes of the Census, a person is classified as cultivator if he or she is engaged in cultivation of land owned or from government or from private persons or institutions for payment in money, kind or share. | 749 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1348/download/4406/DH_2011_1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH_TWENTY_FOUR_PARGANAS.pdf | Cultivator : For purposes of the Census, a person is classified as cultivator if he or she is engaged in cultivation of land owned or from government or from private persons or institutions for payment in money, kind or share. | ||||
| What are the distinctive root characteristics of mangroves in the Sundarban? | The cable root along with stilt roots and pneumatophores | The flora of Sundarban is Estuarine Coastal Wetland covered with Mangrove forests. Mangroves are characterised by stilt roots and vivipara specially where there is greater tidal forces of the creeks and channels. The soil has variable salinity and pH level, Sandy and Loamy with different grades of subsurface nutrients. ‘The characteristic features of mangrove species are the typical leathery, dark, thick evergreen leaves, with deeply embedded stomata and aqueous tissue. The cable root along with stilt roots and pneumatophores, are the other characteristic features of these plants. They can also tolerate high salinity’. The forests of Sundarban can be classified in to following categories: (i) Mangrove Scrub : The Mangrove Scrub is formed along the edge of tidal water ways and sheltered muddy coast. The forest is usually dense with average height 3- 6 m. | 475 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1348/download/4406/DH_2011_1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH_TWENTY_FOUR_PARGANAS.pdf | ‘The characteristic features of mangrove species are the typical leathery, dark, thick evergreen leaves, with deeply embedded stomata and aqueous tissue. The cable root along with stilt roots and pneumatophores, are the other characteristic features of these plants. |
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