1187 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from General Report, Part I-A, Series-22, West Bengal, published by censusindia.gov.in. 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. 728 of the 1187 pairs (61.3%) are explanatory questions and 459 restate a figure. 96.80% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What effort was made regarding census circles and municipal wards? | made to make census circles con- form to municipal ward,s though it was not always possible owing to the size of the words | If the population was greatly in excess of 80,000 it was constituted into as many charges as contained roughly that number or into charges of equal size. An attempt was made to make census circles con- form to municipal ward,s though it was not always possible owing to the size of the words. Each .circle was divided into enumeration blocks, in each of which the population was about 600. | 169 | definition | 1.000 | An attempt was made to make census circles con- form to municipal ward,s though it was not always possible owing to the size of the words. | 8 | page=8,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What was done in areas without ward boundaries? | no ward boundaries, a circle was constituted on the basis of convenience, each covering about 7 or 8 enumeration blocks | The refusal by primary school teachers to do census work was more wide- spread in the urban areas of the state. Where there were no ward boundaries, a circle was constituted on the basis of convenience, each covering about 7 or 8 enumeration blocks. Where the urban areas were relatively smaller. | 129 | definition | 1.000 | Where there were no ward boundaries, a circle was constituted on the basis of convenience, each covering about 7 or 8 enumeration blocks. | 8 | page=8,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What type of district is Burdwan described as? | a district which combines typical rural areas like the sub-division of Kalna and Katwa with the newly emerging industria] complexes in Durgapur and Asansol | This area, which one can call the Damodar drainage basin, stretches from the western reaches of Howrah district and includes the eastern portion of Midna- pore district, almos' all the rural areas of Hooghly district and the south-eastern areas of Burdwan dis- trict. Burdwan is a district which combines typical rural areas like the sub-division of Kalna and Katwa with the newly emerging industria] complexes in Durgapur and Asansol. The fertility and general productivity of the land has made Burdwan qualify to be included in the programme for intensive agri- cultural development. | 279 | definition | 1.000 | Burdwan is a district which combines typical rural areas like the sub-division of Kalna and Katwa with the newly emerging industria] complexes in Durgapur and Asansol. | 11 | page=11,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the population density like in many agricultural police stations? | a]so moderately high in many of these agricultural police stations | In fact, five out of 7 police stations which are in the "very large" range belong to the region of which the mainstay of the economy is agriculture. Density is a]so moderately high in many of these agricultural police stations. Nadia is partly within the Calcutta metropolitan area. | 160 | definition | 1.000 | Density is a]so moderately high in many of these agricultural police stations. | 25 | page=25,block=4 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the definition of a building used for house numbering? | a readily distinguishable struc- ture or group of structures which is taken as the unit for housenumbering | "' ...... The huilding is a readily distinguishable struc- ture or group of structures which is taken as the unit for housenumbering. The entire building III Jy be deemed one census house or sometimes parts of it, as will be explained. | 26 | definition | 1.000 | The huilding is a readily distinguishable struc- ture or group of structures which is taken as the unit for housenumbering. | 41 | page=41,block=8 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the relationship between Dabgram and Siliguri town? | an extt:nsion cf the SI}lguri town and is ,cry n u{ h fin UI ban arca | Cart Road Dahgram Magurkludi Dhulagori PUrIlopara MaUlft D, tpcnl i~ 'l(!~nI t to SiliplJi (L;~ir;ct rBrjf~ljng) ~rd fnIT s a r (lIt (f the Sil)p.lli Standard Urban Area. Dabgram is an extt:nsion cf the SI}lguri town and is ,cry n u{ h fin UI ban arca. It should have been treated as a tOWD. | 182 | definition | 1.000 | Dabgram is an extt:nsion cf the SI}lguri town and is ,cry n u{ h fin UI ban arca. | 165 | page=165,block=20 | 0.850 | valid |
| What action was taken to investigate allegations received? | made, nonetheless, to enquire into allegations received | After the enumeration they vanished just as suddenly as they .appeared. Every effort was made, nonetheless, to enquire into allegations received. There was a comp- laint from an orpnisation to the effect that persoDs from Bihar were being re:orded as Hindi ·spea- kers and their real mother-tongues such as Magahi, Bhojpurj, Maithili etc., were apparently being supp· r~ssed. | 89 | definition | 1.000 | Every effort was made, nonetheless, to enquire into allegations received. | 240 | page=240,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the first mother-tongue in South Suburban? | the first mother-tongue, The proportion of Bengali speakers is not a) ways uniform )lor is it always overwhelmingly large | however. Bengali is the first mother-tongue, The proportion of Bengali speakers is not a) ways uniform )lor is it always overwhelmingly large. It undoubtedJy swamps other languages in South Suburban. | 20 | definition | 1.000 | Bengali is the first mother-tongue, The proportion of Bengali speakers is not a) ways uniform )lor is it always overwhelmingly large. | 256 | page=256,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the difference between the growth rates of scheduled tribes and the total population in Purulia? | not, however such divergent in Purulia, the difference being less than 2 points only | In M idnapore the growth or the scheduled tribes has been as much as 8 per cent points above the growth of the total population. The two rates are not, however such divergent in Purulia, the difference being less than 2 points only. In all the other districts except Burdwan the scheduled tribes have grown at rates which are appreciabl} below the rate of increa~e of the total population. | 147 | definition | 1.000 | The two rates are not, however such divergent in Purulia, the difference being less than 2 points only. | 333 | page=333,block=5 | 0.850 | valid |
| How is the urban expansion to the north and south of Calcutta characterized? | one unbroken giant metropolitan area | With the years, the city spread outwards to the north, south and east, beyond the circular roads. The 1irst municipal corporation of Calcutta was set up in 1727. Its jurisdiction was ex.tended from time to time to keep pace with the expanding city. Mean while urban centres sprang up on either side of the river to the north and south of the city and these were duly constituted into municipalities~ as and when it was considered necessary. Really speaking, the urban spread to the north and south of the city of Calcutta is one unbroken giant metropolitan area : demographically and economically it is a single entity and deserves to be treated as such. As things stand, however, the dis- trict boundaries must be accepted by the census as the presentation of data is on the basis of the dis- tricts and their constituent units. these being the only really accurately demarcated territorial units. | 525 | definition | 1.000 | Really speaking, the urban spread to the north and south of the city of Calcutta is one unbroken giant metropolitan area : demographically and economically it is a single entity and deserves to be treated as such. | 10 | page=10,block=0 |
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