Rural and Urban Population: About 47.93 per cent of the population of the district lived in villages and about 52.06 per cent in towns. The actual distribution of the population is summarised in table below: -
TABLE No. 3
DISTRIBUTION OF RURAL AND URBAN POPULATION, NAGPUR DISTRICT, 1961.
|
(1) |
Persons |
Males |
Females |
| Total |
1,512,807 |
784,161 |
728,646 |
| Rural |
725,107 |
367,760 |
357,347 |
| Urban |
787,700 |
416,401 |
317,299 |
The district has five tahsils, viz., Ramtek, Katol, Nagpur, Umrer and Saoner. The following table shows the rural and urban population of each tahsil as enumerated in the census of 1961:-
TABLE No. 4
POPULATION BY TAHSIL (URBAN AND RURAL), NAGPUR DISTRICT, 1961
|
Tahsil (1) |
Population |
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|
Persons |
Males |
Females |
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|
Total(2) |
Rural(3) |
Urban(4) |
Total(5) |
Rural6) |
Urban(7) |
Total(8) |
Rural(9) |
Urban (10) |
|
| Katol |
167,850 |
136,986 |
30,864 |
86,256 |
70,158 |
16,098 |
81,594 |
66,828 |
14,766 |
| Saoner |
149,172 |
117,078 |
32,094 |
76,218 |
59,697 |
19,521 |
72,954 |
57,381 |
15,573 |
| Ramtek |
175,153 |
163,395 |
11,758 |
89,177 |
83,080 |
6,037 |
86,036 |
80,315 |
5,721 |
| Nagpur |
828,455 |
138,153 |
690,302 |
435,700 |
69,732 |
365,968 |
392,755 |
68,621 |
324,334 |
| Umrer |
192,177 |
169,495 |
22,682 |
96,870 |
85,093 |
11,777 |
95,307 |
84,402 |
10,905 |
| Total |
1,512,807 |
725,107 |
787,700 |
784,161 |
367,760 |
416,401 |
728,646 |
357,347 |
371,299 |
Area, population and density of the five tahsils as well as of the municipal towns in Nagpur district as enumerated in the census of 1961 are as shown in Table No.5.
TABLE No.5
TAHSIL AND TOWNWISE AREA, POPULATION AND DENSITY, NAGPUR DISTRICT, 1961.
|
Tahsil and Town |
Area in sq. kilometeres |
Total population |
Males |
Females |
Density |
| Katol Tahsil |
1,590.02 (614.00) |
167,850 |
86,256 |
81,594 |
105 (273) |
| Movad Municipality |
13.00 (5.02) |
5,841 |
2,973 |
2,868 |
449 (1,164) |
| Narkhed Mun. |
14.69 (5.67) |
10,442 |
5,489 |
4,953 |
711 (1,842) |
| Katol Municipality |
16.89 (6.52) |
14,581 |
7,636 |
6,945 |
863 (2,236) |
| Saoner Tahsil |
1,406.04 (543.00) |
149,172 |
76,218 |
72,954 |
106 (275) |
| Khapa Municipality |
5.70 (2.20) |
9,536 |
4,873 |
4,663 |
1,674 (4,335) |
| Saoner Municipality |
12.46 (4018) |
10,186 |
5,331 |
4,855 |
1,095 (2,118) |
| Mohpa Municipality |
4.87 (1.88) |
5,647 |
2,920 |
2,727 |
1,160 (3,004) |
| Kalameshwar Mun. |
11.81 (4.56) |
6,725 |
3,397 |
3,328 |
569 (1,475) |
| Ramtek Tahsil |
2,323.02 (897.00) |
175,153 |
89,117 |
86,036 |
72 (195) |
| Ramtek Municipality |
5.87 (2.23) |
11,758 |
6,037 |
5,721 |
2,036 (5,273) |
| Nagpur Tahsil |
2,100.5 (811.00) |
8,28,455 |
435,700 |
392,755 |
395 (1,022) |
| Nagpur Mun. Corp. |
217.56 (84.00) |
6,43,659 |
341,654 |
302,005 |
2,959 (7,663) |
| Kamptee Mun. |
6.06 (2.34) |
40,859 |
21,139 |
19,720 |
6,742 (17,461) |
| Kamptee Canton. |
14.97 (5.78) |
5,784 |
3,175 |
2,609 |
387 (1,001) |
| Umrer Tahsil |
2,509.7 (969.00) |
192,177 |
96,870 |
95,307 |
76 (198) |
| Umrer Municipality |
10.44 (4.03) |
22,682 |
11,777 |
10,905 |
2,173 (5,628) |
Figures in brackets under columns (2) and (6) show area in Square miles and Density per square mile respectively.
The district has, according to 1961 Census, 1,665 inhabited places of which 12 are towns and 1,653 villages. Besides, there are 244 uninhabited villages.