| How is a tent or conical shaped hut treated if used for living by a household? | is also considered as dwelling room | But if a garage or servant quarter is used by a servant and if she/he also lives in it as a separate household then this has been considered as a dwelling room available to the servant’s household. Tent or conical shaped hut if used for living by any household is also considered as dwelling room. A dwelling room, which is shared by more than one household, has not been counted for any of them. If two households have a dwelling room each but in addition also share a common dwelling room, then the common room has not been counted for either of the households. | 261 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1344/download/4390/DH_2011_1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | Tent or conical shaped hut if used for living by any household is also considered as dwelling room. | 43 | page=43,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| How is each habitation area in un-surveyed forest villages treated? | is treated as one village | In un-surveyed areas, like villages within forest areas, each habitation area with locally recognized boundaries is treated as one village. Rural-Urban area : The data in the Census are presented separately for rural and urban areas. The unit of classification in this regard is ‘town’ for urban areas and ‘village’ for | 113 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1344/download/4390/DH_2011_1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | In un-surveyed areas, like villages within forest areas, each habitation area with locally recognized boundaries is treated as one village. | 43 | page=43,block=6 | 0.700 | valid |
| How is literacy rate defined for a population? | the percentage of literates in the age-group seven years and above | 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. | 245 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1344/download/4390/DH_2011_1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | Literacy Rate : Literacy rate of the population is defined as the percentage of literates in the age-group seven years and above. | 46 |
| What classification of workers was introduced in the 1981 Census? | Main workers and Marginal workers. | Note : Since 1981 Census, Workers are being classified as Main workers and Marginal workers. The above Table shows that the percentage of main workers to total population for Barddhaman district in Census 2001 and 2011 are 27.6 and 28.1 respectively. For the State as a whole it was 28.7 in 2001 Census and 28.1 in 2011 Census. In the State level the figure is gradually decreasing in the last three decades (1991 to 2011) and at the district this figure is also decreasing from 29. (1991) to 28. (2011). | 58 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1344/download/4390/DH_2011_1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | Note : Since 1981 Census, Workers are being classified as Main workers and Marginal workers. The above Table shows that the percentage of main workers to total population for Barddhaman district in Census 2001 and 2011 are 27.6 and 28.1 respectively. | 63 | page=63,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| What defines a household in terms of living and meal arrangements? | a group of persons who normally live together and take their meals from a common kitchen | Out Growth (OG) : The outgrowth is a viable unit such as a village or a hamlet or an enumeration block and clearly identifiable in terms of its boundaries and location. While determining the outgrowth of a town, it has been ensured that it possesses the urban features in terms of infrastructure and amenities such as pucca roads, electricity, taps, drainage system for disposal of waste water etc. educational institutions, post offices, medical facilities, banks etc. and physically contiguous with the core town of the UA. City : Towns with population of 100,000 and above are called cities. Household : A ‘household’ is usually a group of persons who normally live together and take their meals from a common kitchen unless the exigencies of work prevent any of them from doing so. Persons in a household may be related or unrelated or a mix of both. | 632 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1344/download/4390/DH_2011_1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | Household : A ‘household’ is usually a group of persons who normally live together and take their meals from a common kitchen unless the exigencies of work prevent any of them from doing so. |
| What distinguishes an agricultural labourer from other workers? | A person who works on another person’s land for wages in cash or kind or share | Cultivation also includes effective supervision or direction in cultivation. Cultivation involves ploughing, sowing, harvesting and production of cereals and millet crops such as wheat, paddy, jowar, bajra, ragi, etc., and other crops such as sugarcane, tobacco, ground-nuts, tapioca, etc., and pulses, raw jute and kindred fiber crop, cotton, cinchona and other medicinal plants, fruit growing, vegetable growing or keeping orchards or groves, etc. Cultivation does not include the plantation crops like – tea, coffee, rubber, coconut and betel nuts (areca). The workers engaged in Plantation crops are recorded under “other workers”. Agricultural Labourer : A person who works on another person’s land for wages in cash or kind or share is regarded as an agricultural labourer. She/he has no risk in the cultivation, but merely works on another person’s land for wages. | 660 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1344/download/4390/DH_2011_1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | Agricultural Labourer : A person who works on another person’s land for wages in cash or kind or share is regarded as an agricultural labourer. |
| What do the Village Directory and Town Directory in the District Census Handbook represent? | data on availability of various civic amenities and infrastructural facilities etc. at the town and village 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. | 32 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1344/download/4390/DH_2011_1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | 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. |
| What does the Bengali proverb 'Baro Mase Tero Parbon' signify about West Bengal? | thirteen festivals in twelve months | Major Social and Cultural Activities of the District like Festivals and Fairs Innumerable fairs, festivals and socio-cultural events are held throughout the year in the district having wide admixture of religion, community and culture. The followers of the main faiths and some tribal groups observe their own religious festivals whereas they intermingle in certain melas (fairs) and ceremonies. Brief notes on the major festivals and melas of the district are given below : Festivals Celebrates throughout the State : West Bengal celebrates many pujas (worship) and festivals. The Bengali proverb “Baro Mase Tero Parbon” (thirteen festivals in twelve months) indicates the abundant of festivity in the State. We are trying to go across the State Level common festivals in brief that are celebrated with great grandeur all over West Bengal with great enthusiasm. | 623 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1344/download/4390/DH_2011_1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | The Bengali proverb “Baro Mase Tero Parbon” (thirteen festivals in twelve months) indicates the abundant of festivity in the State. | 135 |
| What does the category 'Power supply for domestic use' include? | electricity used only for domestic consumption. | 10. Power Supply for domestic use : This category includes electricity used only for domestic consumption. 10. Power supply for agricultural use : This category includes all electricity connections given to the farmers for conducting various agricultural activities including irrigation. 10. Power supply for commercial use : This category includes electricity connections given for workshops, industries etc. or for any commercial purposes. 10. Power supply for all uses : This category includes electricity connection is available for domestic use, agricultural use, and for any commercial purposes. 11. Land Use Pattern : The land use area of the villages is given in hectares. The land use patterns in the Village Directory conform to the pattern of classification of land use as recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. The Ministry has | 59 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1344/download/4390/DH_2011_1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | Power Supply for domestic use : This category includes electricity used only for domestic consumption. 10. | 54 | page=54,block=9 |
| What does the festival of Durga Puja symbolize? | the victory of Good over Evil | Durga puja festival marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura. Durga puja festival epitomizes the victory of Good over Evil. The prominence of Durga puja increased gradually during the British Raj in Bengal and erstwhile Assam. After the Hindu reformists identified Durga with India, she became an icon for the Indian Independence Movement. | 127 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1344/download/4390/DH_2011_1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | Durga puja festival epitomizes the victory of Good over Evil. | 135 | page=135,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |