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2 14, Passing from general results, I am now to remark upon certain
3 points in connection with the Census, which seem to invite notice.
4 15. Like almost every other similar operation in India, the Punjab
5 Census shows that successive inquiries tend to enhance the known amount
6 of the population. This result may be partly due to actual increase, owing
7 to the general pacification of the Province, and the augmented means of
8 production. Still, however, the numbers of the present Census lead to the
9 conclusion, that thecloser the investigation the greater thenumber returned.
10 At annexation the population of the Punjab Proper (exclusive of the Cis and
11 Traus-Sutlej T2rritory) was estimated to be from four to five millions. For
12 the same tract the population is now seen to be seven and a half millions,
13 In the Peshawur District the rate of population per squarg mile was cal-
14 culated in 1851, upon seemingly fair data, at 112; it is now proved to be at
15 least 193. In Huzara the male population was, on positive data, set down
16 at 155,434 ; the present Census shows 161,861 males. Inthe Dehra Ghazee
17 Khan District the population was set down at something short of 100,000;
18 it is now shown to be 240,000. But besides these returns, prepared at dif-
19 ferent times for several Districts, the Settlement Department was charged
20 with the preparation of population statistics. The returns were based on,
21 a very careful and complete registration of houses, and the number of re-
22 sidents to each house was filled in by the village accountants and other
23 local officials, Three large Divisions, namely, Cis-Sutlej States, Trans-Sutlej
24 States, and Lahore, having come under settlement, complete population
25 statistics had consequently been prepared for these Divisions previously to
26 the present Census. Although the enumeration was not conducted at one
27 given time, and although the Settlement Returns can hardly compete with
28 those of the Census, yet there is a general agreement between the two,
29 which is a satisfactory circumstance. But in these cases also the revised
30 Census shows an increase of numbers, as will be seen from the following
31 comparative Statement :—
32 Population per Population per
33 ISIONS, BLT uare Mile per Set- uare eo per new
34 Div Districta, Square Mile per Set- | Square Bil
35 : tlement Census. Census.
36 pe hee
37 L pau Se 336-52 2
38 Loodianah, - - - - - - - 7 + 36" 888°29
39 Cis-8utLey, STATES, } Ferovepoor, » - 2 2. - = - 142°40 186-90
40 , Jullundur, - - - - - 2 - te en ce be
41 ANs-Suttes § ){Hooshyarnoor . - - --- - - z 883"
42 ‘Srares, ; ea a Sint antet 202'07 Dall ®
43 ye ene meee : 7 2 4 A aca atee 150°63 209°39
44 aD Ce Bc ag eee 430-39 436-75
45 Umriteur, st rt <2 463-32 re
46 ORE, «- Goordaspoor, - - - - 7 7 7) 401-77 476"
47 Sealkote, ~ ~ - - 7 7 0. 140°48 14747
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