61 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Provisional Population Totals, Uttar Pradesh, published by censusindia.gov.in. The source is a 23-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include uttar pradesh, provisional population totals, sex ratio, literacy rate, kanpur, lucknow, agra, varanasi. 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: 39 factual, 8 list, 5 summary, 4 definition, 3 relationship, 2 comparison. 22 of the 61 pairs (36.1%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 39 are factual or table-based questions. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset compiles 61 question-and-answer pairs derived from the 1971 Census of India, focusing on Uttar Pradesh's provisional population totals. It includes definitions, summaries, and comparisons on topics such as literacy rates, sex ratios, urban agglomerations, and population density. The data spans various districts and provides insights into demographic trends, urban classifications, and census methodologies. Each answer is sourced directly from the census publication, ensuring traceability to the original document.
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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 arrangements were made for enumerating the population of inaccessible areas in certain districts of Uttarakhand in 1970? | made to enumerate the population of such inaccessible areas in advance during the months of September-October, 1970 | However, certain areas of Tahsils Dharchula and Munsiari of district Pithoragarh, and Tahsil Almora of district Almora, become inaccessible during the "rinter months due to snow fall and as such the population of these places could not be enumerated during the month of February 1971 as originally fixed. Thus arrangements were made to enumerate the population of such inaccessible areas in advance during the months of September-October, 1970. The population of non-synchronous areas of this State where the enumeration was done earlier comes to 7,929. | 328 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31671/download/34852/24336_1971_PPT.pdf | Thus arrangements were made to enumerate the population of such inaccessible areas in advance during the months of September-October, 1970. | 3 | page=3,block=17 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the definition of a literate person in the State? | A person aboye the age of 4 who can both read and write any language | Literaq: A person aboye the age of 4 who can both read and write any language has been treated as literate. The State percentage of literacy at the 1971 Census comes to 21 .64 ; the respective percentage of literacy among males and females being 31.74 and 10.20. Total literacy has increased by :1.99 points during the period 1961-71. Male literacy has recorded an increase of 4.44 points, while female literates haw increased by 3.18 points. As in 1961, Dehra Dun (45.04) | 9 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31671/download/34852/24336_1971_PPT.pdf | Literaq: A person aboye the age of 4 who can both read and write any language has been treated as literate. | 5 | page=5,block=10 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the definition of an urban agglomeration? | a duster of two or more towns | Growth of Popljlation of Cities and Urban Agglomerations having population of more than 100,000: The following places haye been trC'ated as urban at the 1971 Census (i) All l\funicipal Corporations, Municipal Boards, Cantonment Boards, and l\otified Areas. (ii) All localities though not in themselyes local bodies yet which are part of some city or tm\'n agglomeradon. (iii) All places satisf\'ing all the three undermentioned conditions :- (a) Popula6on exceeds 5,000 (b) Atleast 75 per cent of the male working population engaged in non-agricultural pmsuits and (c) Density of population exceeds 1,000 persons per sq, mile (386 persons per sq. km,) All areas satisfying the abm'e mentioned conditions have been treated as towns and place5 having a population of one 1akh or more have been treated as cities. An urban agglomeration stands for a duster of two or more towns. | 845 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31671/download/34852/24336_1971_PPT.pdf | An urban agglomeration stands for a duster of two or more towns. | 6 | page=6,block=1 | 0.700 | |
| What is an urban agglomeration defined as? | a duster of two or more towns | Growth of Popljlation of Cities and Urban Agglomerations having population of more than 100,000: The following places haye been trC'ated as urban at the 1971 Census (i) All l\funicipal Corporations, Municipal Boards, Cantonment Boards, and l\otified Areas. (ii) All localities though not in themselyes local bodies yet which are part of some city or tm\'n agglomeradon. (iii) All places satisf\'ing all the three undermentioned conditions :- (a) Popula6on exceeds 5,000 (b) Atleast 75 per cent of the male working population engaged in non-agricultural pmsuits and (c) Density of population exceeds 1,000 persons per sq, mile (386 persons per sq. km,) All areas satisfying the abm'e mentioned conditions have been treated as towns and place5 having a population of one 1akh or more have been treated as cities. An urban agglomeration stands for a duster of two or more towns. | 845 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31671/download/34852/24336_1971_PPT.pdf | An urban agglomeration stands for a duster of two or more towns. | 6 | page=6,block=1 | 0.700 | |
| What happens to new settlements like railway colonies or industrial colonies near towns? | treated as extension of neighbouring towns | Quite often a town extends hevond its le~a!1y defined limits on account of the natural process of expansion or the coming up of new settlements, such as railway and industrial colonies, C'duotional institutions etc. These places are not considered as independent wwns hut haye heen treated as extension of neighbouring towns. The number of cities and urban agglomerations having population of more than one lakh has gone up from 17 in 1961 to 22 in 1971. The places qualifying to be treated as cities for the first time, at 1971 Census, are Firozabad M. B. Ghaziabad urban agglomeration, MUlaffarnagar l\.{ B. Farrukhabad·cum- Fatehgarh urban agglomeration and Faizabad urban agglomeration. Kanpur (1,273,042) is the only city in the State having a population of mOTe t~an one million. | 282 | relationship | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31671/download/34852/24336_1971_PPT.pdf | These places are not considered as independent wwns hut haye heen treated as extension of neighbouring towns. | 6 | page=6,block=1 | 0.700 | |
| What motivated the compilation and presentation of the booklet of Provisional Population Figures? | our anxiety to make available to the Government and the people the IJtovisional results of 1971 Census count as quickly as possible | fully proces&ed in a serie& of Regional Tabulation Offices. After the final tabulation, apart from providing the Primary CenSU5 data down to every village and enumerator's block of a town, a series of cros~ tabulations of the Census data will be made to present the demographic, social and economic characteristics of the population ill :1 meaningful ,ray. such as by ~ex, broad-age-groups, educa- tional levels etc. It is our anxiety to make available to the Government and the people the IJtovisional results of 1971 Census count as quickly as possible after the completion of enumeration which has impelled us to compile and preseut this booklet of Provisional Population Figures. The present booklet contains one statement, four tables, two maps and one chart. In the statement the comparative figures of the States and the Union Territories of the country have been given. | 423 | relationship | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31671/download/34852/24336_1971_PPT.pdf | It is our anxiety to make available to the Government and the people the IJtovisional results of 1971 Census count as quickly as possible after the completion of enumeration which has impelled us to compile and preseut this booklet of Provisional Population Figures. | ||||
| What has been the general trend in the State's population growth since 1901? | the population of the State has been increasing | Meerut (563) and Varanasi (555) are the only two other districts having density more than 175 per cent of the State average. The lowest density obtains in the hilly districts of Uttar Kashi (19). The districts where less than 100 persons live per sq. km. besides Uttar Kashi, are Chamoli (33), Pithoragarh (43), Tehri-Garhwal (90), and G:lI'hwal (99), all situated in the Himalayan hills. Variation in Population since 1901 : Except for the two earlier decades 1901-1911, and 1911-1921, the population of the State has been increasing. The increa~e has been more phenomenal after 1951. The growth of population in all but 7 districts of the State has been higher in the decade 1961·-71, in comparison to the earlier decade of 1951-61. | 487 | summary | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31671/download/34852/24336_1971_PPT.pdf | Variation in Population since 1901 : Except for the two earlier decades 1901-1911, and 1911-1921, the population of the State has been increasing. | 5 | page=5,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What information does the statement in the booklet contain? | the comparative figures of the States and the Union Territories of the country | fully proces&ed in a serie& of Regional Tabulation Offices. After the final tabulation, apart from providing the Primary CenSU5 data down to every village and enumerator's block of a town, a series of cros~ tabulations of the Census data will be made to present the demographic, social and economic characteristics of the population ill :1 meaningful ,ray. such as by ~ex, broad-age-groups, educa- tional levels etc. It is our anxiety to make available to the Government and the people the IJtovisional results of 1971 Census count as quickly as possible after the completion of enumeration which has impelled us to compile and preseut this booklet of Provisional Population Figures. The present booklet contains one statement, four tables, two maps and one chart. In the statement the comparative figures of the States and the Union Territories of the country have been given. | 782 | summary | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31671/download/34852/24336_1971_PPT.pdf | In the statement the comparative figures of the States and the Union Territories of the country have been given. | 4 | |||
| What will be made available after the final tabulation of the 1971 Census data? | the Primary CenSU5 data down to every village and enumerator's block of a town | fully proces&ed in a serie& of Regional Tabulation Offices. After the final tabulation, apart from providing the Primary CenSU5 data down to every village and enumerator's block of a town, a series of cros~ tabulations of the Census data will be made to present the demographic, social and economic characteristics of the population ill :1 meaningful ,ray. such as by ~ex, broad-age-groups, educa- tional levels etc. It is our anxiety to make available to the Government and the people the IJtovisional results of 1971 Census count as quickly as possible after the completion of enumeration which has impelled us to compile and preseut this booklet of Provisional Population Figures. The present booklet contains one statement, four tables, two maps and one chart. In the statement the comparative figures of the States and the Union Territories of the country have been given. | 109 | summary | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31671/download/34852/24336_1971_PPT.pdf | After the final tabulation, apart from providing the Primary CenSU5 data down to every village and enumerator's block of a town, a series of cros~ tabulations of the Census data will be made to present the demographic, social and economic characteristics of the population ill :1 meaningful ,ray. | ||||
| What does Table III provide information about? | the population by sex and growth-rate during 1961-71 of Cities and Urban Agglomerations which have population of over I lakh | Table I contains information of population, sex ratio, growth-rate and density of population by districts. In Table II uecadal variation in population for each district of Uttar Pradesh during the last 70 years, commencing from 1901 has been shown. Table III gives the population by sex and growth-rate during 1961-71 of Cities and Urban Agglomerations which have population of over I lakh. Figures per- taining to literacy of each district have been presented in Table IV. The Chart illustrates the population of the districts at a glance. In the mapnhe decennial growth-rate and density of population by districts have been giYen. In a supplement to this paper, which is proposed to be brought out shortly. statistics pertaining to rural and urban population, population of large towns, workers and nOlHwrkers by districts of the State will also be presented. | 265 | summary | 0.930 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31671/download/34852/24336_1971_PPT.pdf | Table III gives the population by sex and growth-rate during 1961-71 of Cities and Urban Agglomerations which have population of over I lakh. |
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