| What is the definition of a house according to the census? | a dwelling place of a commensal family | A" house" was defined at this census as a dwelling place of a commensal family. "Occupied house ~'means a census house. 3. "Towns" include municipalities, civil lines not included in municipal limits, cantonments ~nd other places of usually not less than 5.000 inhabitants and .possessing distinct urban characteristics. 'Cantonments" have been treated as forming part of the towns in which they are situated. " Village ,,. means a revenue village. " Urban" and" rural" refer to persons Ii ving in tOWlli! or villages as above defined. • . NOTE I.-A few villages of the Shahdara tehsil in'the Sheikhupura district with a population of 16,368 have been included within the- lnmts of Lahore municipality, but they still remain part of the Shahdara tehsil for revenue and other administrative purposes. | 40 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31663/download/34844/47480_1941_TAB.pdf | A" house" was defined at this census as a dwelling place of a commensal family. | 7 | page=7,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is census enumeration? | carried out in full according to plan but the Government of India decided to restrict the tabulation for British India | The census enumeration was carried out in full according to plan but the Government of India decided to restrict the tabulation for British India. Consequently the tables in this volume covel less than half the contemplated range and offer in effect only the distribution of the population by iJommunity and by province or state, district, tehsil and town. | 27 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31663/download/34844/47480_1941_TAB.pdf | The census enumeration was carried out in full according to plan but the Government of India decided to restrict the tabulation for British India. | 3 | page=3,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| How are cantonments treated in relation to towns? | forming part of the towns in which they are situated | A" house" was defined at this census as a dwelling place of a commensal family. "Occupied house ~'means a census house. 3. "Towns" include municipalities, civil lines not included in municipal limits, cantonments ~nd other places of usually not less than 5.000 inhabitants and .possessing distinct urban characteristics. 'Cantonments" have been treated as forming part of the towns in which they are situated. " Village ,,. means a revenue village. " Urban" and" rural" refer to persons Ii ving in tOWlli! or villages as above defined. • . NOTE I.-A few villages of the Shahdara tehsil in'the Sheikhupura district with a population of 16,368 have been included within the- lnmts of Lahore municipality, but they still remain part of the Shahdara tehsil for revenue and other administrative purposes. | 356 | relationship | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31663/download/34844/47480_1941_TAB.pdf | 'Cantonments" have been treated as forming part of the towns in which they are situated. | 7 | page=7,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What caused differences in areas between the current table and the 1931 tables? | territorial transfers and recalculations of areas by the Survey department | The areas in column 2 are those of the latest determination of the Survey Department. The area of the Biloch trans-frontier tract is included in that of Dera Ghazi Khan district. The differences between some of the areas shown in this table and those given in the corresponding tables of 1931 are due to territorial transfers and recalculations of areas by the Survey department. The province has gained a total area of 1· 74 sq miles during the inter-censal period as a result of inter- provincial transfers as under:- District or State affected 1. Gurgaon District 2. Karnal District 3. Sirmoor State . '. | 304 | relationship | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31663/download/34844/47480_1941_TAB.pdf | The differences between some of the areas shown in this table and those given in the corresponding tables of 1931 are due to territorial transfers and recalculations of areas by the Survey department. | 7 | page=7,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What administrative change was made to certain villages in the Shahdara tehsil? | included within the- lnmts of Lahore municipality, but they still remain part of the Shahdara tehsil for revenue and other administrative purposes | A" house" was defined at this census as a dwelling place of a commensal family. "Occupied house ~'means a census house. 3. "Towns" include municipalities, civil lines not included in municipal limits, cantonments ~nd other places of usually not less than 5.000 inhabitants and .possessing distinct urban characteristics. 'Cantonments" have been treated as forming part of the towns in which they are situated. " Village ,,. means a revenue village. " Urban" and" rural" refer to persons Ii ving in tOWlli! or villages as above defined. • . NOTE I.-A few villages of the Shahdara tehsil in'the Sheikhupura district with a population of 16,368 have been included within the- lnmts of Lahore municipality, but they still remain part of the Shahdara tehsil for revenue and other administrative purposes. | 652 | summary | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31663/download/34844/47480_1941_TAB.pdf | NOTE I.-A few villages of the Shahdara tehsil in'the Sheikhupura district with a population of 16,368 have been included within the- lnmts of Lahore municipality, but they still remain part of the Shahdara tehsil for revenue and other administrative purposes. |
| What does the volume primarily offer in terms of population distribution? | only the distribution of the population by iJommunity and by province or state, district, tehsil and town | The census enumeration was carried out in full according to plan but the Government of India decided to restrict the tabulation for British India. Consequently the tables in this volume covel less than half the contemplated range and offer in effect only the distribution of the population by iJommunity and by province or state, district, tehsil and town. In many areas however village tables will also be produced by provincial governments. . 'Opportunity has been taken however ~o sort wherever possible the 1/50 random sample takeu In every area. ·2. The slips in which the remaining unsorted information is to be found are stored in Qaea province against a possible reopening of tabulation ih happier circumstances. | 250 | summary | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31663/download/34844/47480_1941_TAB.pdf | Consequently the tables in this volume covel less than half the contemplated range and offer in effect only the distribution of the population by iJommunity and by province or state, district, tehsil and town. | 3 | page=3,block=1 |
| What is the sexwise distribution of the population according to the present census? | Males 54' 05 % and females 4.5' 95% | The sexwise distribution) according to the sample is: Males 53· 95% and Females 46' 05% ; while the distribution according to the present census comes to: Males 54' 05 % and females 4.5' 95%. 4. As Imperial Tables VII and XI have not been compiled their comparison with the sample tables will have to be deferred until the resumption of the tabulation. The conclusions arrived at will, however, I think, be near the mark and the percentages could be worked out to make a rough estimate of the civil ~ondition etc of the entire population. | 155 | summary | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31663/download/34844/47480_1941_TAB.pdf | The sexwise distribution) according to the sample is: Males 53· 95% and Females 46' 05% ; while the distribution according to the present census comes to: Males 54' 05 % and females 4.5' 95%. | 71 | page=71,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the sexwise distribution of the population according to the sample? | Males 53· 95% and Females 46' 05% | The sexwise distribution) according to the sample is: Males 53· 95% and Females 46' 05% ; while the distribution according to the present census comes to: Males 54' 05 % and females 4.5' 95%. 4. As Imperial Tables VII and XI have not been compiled their comparison with the sample tables will have to be deferred until the resumption of the tabulation. The conclusions arrived at will, however, I think, be near the mark and the percentages could be worked out to make a rough estimate of the civil ~ondition etc of the entire population. | 54 | summary | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31663/download/34844/47480_1941_TAB.pdf | The sexwise distribution) according to the sample is: Males 53· 95% and Females 46' 05% ; while the distribution according to the present census comes to: Males 54' 05 % and females 4.5' 95%. | 71 | page=71,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What classification is used for cities in the tables provided? | classified by population with variation since 1891 | I-Area, houses and population , · . II-Variation in population since 1891 III-Towns and villages classified by population · '- IV--Cities classified by population with variation since 1891 V-Towns arranged 'territorially with popula~ion by communities XIII-Community . . · . · . PROVINCIAL TABLEs--! /I-Area and population o"Itehsils · . II-Population of districts and tehsils by communities | 138 | factual | 0.570 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31663/download/34844/47480_1941_TAB.pdf | II-Variation in population since 1891 III-Towns and villages classified by population · '- IV--Cities classified by population with variation since 1891 V-Towns arranged 'territorially with popula~ion by communities XIII-Community . | 5 | page=5,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the minimum population required for a place to be considered a town? | not less than 5.000 inhabitants | A" house" was defined at this census as a dwelling place of a commensal family. "Occupied house ~'means a census house. 3. "Towns" include municipalities, civil lines not included in municipal limits, cantonments ~nd other places of usually not less than 5.000 inhabitants and .possessing distinct urban characteristics. 'Cantonments" have been treated as forming part of the towns in which they are situated. " Village ,,. means a revenue village. " Urban" and" rural" refer to persons Ii ving in tOWlli! or villages as above defined. • . NOTE I.-A few villages of the Shahdara tehsil in'the Sheikhupura district with a population of 16,368 have been included within the- lnmts of Lahore municipality, but they still remain part of the Shahdara tehsil for revenue and other administrative purposes. | 241 | factual | 0.570 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31663/download/34844/47480_1941_TAB.pdf | "Towns" include municipalities, civil lines not included in municipal limits, cantonments ~nd other places of usually not less than 5.000 inhabitants and .possessing distinct urban characteristics. | 7 | page=7,block=1 |