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THE PEOPLE
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LANGUAGES
[1971 Census statistics are still not available.]
The following table (No. 4) gives the population by nine major languages for the district and each tahsil and town separately.
The distribution of languages by rural and urban areas of the district in 1961 is as follows:—
|
Language |
Percentage to total population |
Percentage of each language in |
|
Total |
Rural |
Urban |
Rural areas |
Urban areas |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(1) Banjari |
0.46 |
0.54 |
0.06 |
98.00 |
2.00 |
(2) Gujarati |
0.47 |
0.18 |
1.94 |
31.73 |
68.27 |
(3) Hindi |
4.50 |
2.82 |
13.01 |
52.19 |
47.81 |
(4) Kachchi |
0.04 |
N |
0.21 |
5.14 |
94.86 |
(5) Korku |
0.19 |
0.23 |
N |
99.90 |
0.10 |
(6) Marathi |
83.82 |
88.48 |
60.32 |
88.09 |
11.91 |
(7) Sindhi |
0.24 |
N |
1.44 |
1.75 |
98.25 |
(8) Telugu |
0.59 |
0.59 |
0.57 |
83.71 |
16.29 |
(9) Urdu |
9.53 |
7.05 |
22.05 |
61.69 |
38.31 |
(10) Others |
0.16 |
0.11 |
0.40 |
58.04 |
41.96 |
(11) All languages |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
83.44 |
16.56 |
N = Negligible
TABLE No. 4
POPULATION BY LANGUAGES IN BUI.DHANA DISTRICT, 1961.
District/Tahsil |
Total Rural Urban |
Banjari |
Gujarati |
Hindi |
Kachchi |
Korku |
Males |
Fem-ales |
Males |
Fem-ales |
Males |
Fem-ales |
Males |
Fem-ales |
Males |
Fem-ales |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
(12) | |
District |
Total |
2,566 |
2,327 |
2,604 |
2,373 |
25,518 |
22,209 |
231 |
158 |
967 |
1,076 | |
Rural |
2,512 |
2,283 |
809 |
770 |
13,044 |
11,864 |
12 |
8 |
965 |
1,076 | |
Urban |
54 |
44 |
1,795 |
1,603 |
12,474 |
10,345 |
219 |
150 |
2 |
-- | |
Jalgaon tahsil |
Total |
-- |
-- |
341 |
345 |
2,497 |
2,299 |
1 |
-- |
943 |
1,057 | |
Rural |
-- |
-- |
132 |
138 |
2,041 |
1,871 |
1 |
-- |
942 |
1,057 | |
Urban |
-- |
-- |
209 |
207 |
456 |
428 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- | |
Malkapur tahsil |
Total |
1,106 |
955 |
503 |
400 |
5,322 |
4,752 |
52 |
39 |
1 |
-- | |
Rural |
1,104 |
955 |
168 |
148 |
2,571 |
2,347 |
1 |
3 |
-- |
-- | |
Urban |
2 |
-- |
335 |
252 |
2,751 |
2,405 |
51 |
36 |
1 |
-- | |
Khamgaon tahsil |
Total |
23 |
2 |
1,253 |
1,177 |
7,341 |
6,348 |
117 |
92 |
-- |
-- | |
Rural |
22 |
2 |
213 |
206 |
1,775 |
1,380 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
Urban |
1 |
-- |
1,040 |
971 |
5,566 |
4,968 |
117 |
92 |
-- |
-- |
Chikhli tahsil |
Total |
1,351 |
1,323 |
316 |
288 |
5,619 |
4,533 |
36 |
18 |
23 |
19 | Rural |
1,337 |
1,321 |
134 |
137 |
2,765 |
2,796 |
4 |
5 |
23 |
19 | |
Urban |
14 |
2 |
182 |
151 |
2,854 |
1,737 |
32 |
13 |
-- |
-- | |
Mehkar tahsil |
Total |
86 |
47 |
191 |
163 |
4,739 |
4,277 |
25 |
9 |
-- |
-- | | |
Rural |
49 |
5 |
162 |
141 |
3,892 |
3,470 |
6 |
-- |
-- |
-- | | |
Urban |
37 |
42 |
29 |
22 |
847 |
807 |
19 |
9 |
-- |
-- | |
TOWNS | |
Jalgaon (M) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
209 |
207 |
456 |
428 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- | |
Malkapur (M) |
-- |
2 |
-- |
301 |
230 |
2,033 |
1,753 |
42 |
30 |
1 |
-- | |
Nandura (M) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
34 |
22 |
718 |
652 |
9 |
6 |
-- |
-- | |
Shegaon (M) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
126 |
157 |
1,192 |
947 |
22 |
4 |
-- |
-- | |
Khamgaon (M) |
-- |
1 |
-- |
914 |
814 |
4,374 |
4,021 |
95 |
88 |
-- |
-- | |
Buldhana (M) |
-- |
7 |
1 |
54 |
40 |
1,151 |
537 |
16 |
7 |
-- |
-- | |
Chikhli (M) |
-- |
7 |
1 |
77 |
49 |
1,229 |
782 |
16 |
6 |
-- |
-- | |
Deulgaon Raja (M) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
51 |
62 |
474 |
418 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
Mehkar (M) |
-- |
37 |
42 |
29 |
22 |
847 |
807 |
19 |
9 |
-- |
-- |
TABLE No. 4—contd.
District/Tahsil |
Total Rural Urban |
Marathi |
Sindhi |
Telugu |
Urdu |
Others |
Males |
Fem-ales |
Males |
Fem-ales |
Males |
Fem-ales |
Males |
Fem-ales |
Males |
Fem-ales |
(1) |
(2) |
(13) |
(14) |
(15) |
(16) |
(17) |
(18) |
(19) |
(20) |
(21) |
(22) | |
District |
Total |
451,468 |
436,736 |
1,377 |
1,193 |
3,258 |
2,956 |
52,032 |
48,969 |
1,005 |
675 | |
Rural |
396,333 |
386,052 |
42 |
3 |
2,686 |
2,516 |
31,832 |
30,478 |
610 |
365 | |
Urban |
55,135 |
50,684 |
1,335 |
1,190 |
572 |
440 |
20,200 |
18,491 |
395 |
310 | |
Jalgaon tahsil |
Total |
50,013 |
48,275 |
3 |
-- |
74 |
50 |
4,759 |
4,823 |
53 |
18 | |
Rural |
46,037 |
44,364 |
2 |
-- |
70 |
49 |
3,238 |
3,429 |
49 |
14 | |
Urban |
3,976 |
3,911 |
1 |
-- |
4 |
1 |
1,521 |
1,394 |
4 |
4 | |
Malkapur tahsil |
Total |
100,192 |
96,989 |
651 |
584 |
705 |
623 |
13,551 |
12,378 |
297 |
204 | |
Rural |
86,779 |
84,455 |
28 |
3 |
674 |
602 |
6,222 |
5,724 |
249 |
179 | |
Urban |
13,413 |
12,534 |
623 |
581 |
31 |
21 |
7,329 |
6,654 |
48 |
25 | |
Khamgaon tahsil |
Total |
86,840 |
83,442 |
620 |
540 |
288 |
322 |
12,030 |
10,989 |
91 |
62 | |
Rural |
65,974 |
64,406 |
-- |
-- |
76 |
89 |
5,895 |
5,424 |
7 |
2 | |
Urban |
20,866 |
19,036 |
620 |
540 |
212 |
233 |
6,135 |
5,565 |
84 |
60 |
Chikh i tahsil |
Total |
109,391 |
105,688 |
83 |
67 |
1,346 |
1,223 |
13,673 |
13,255 |
427 |
347 | |
Rural |
96,422 |
93,977 |
7 |
-- |
1,085 |
1,102 |
9,750 |
9,574 |
195 |
132 | |
Urban |
12,969 |
11,711 |
86 |
67 |
261 |
121 |
3,923 |
3,681 |
232 |
215 | |
Mehkar tahsil |
Total |
105,032 |
102,342 |
10 |
2 |
845 |
738 |
8,019 |
7,524 |
137 |
44 | |
Rural |
101,121 |
98,850 |
5 |
-- |
781 |
674 |
6,727 |
6,327 |
110 |
38 | |
Urban |
3,911 |
3,492 |
5 |
2 |
64 |
64 |
1,292 |
1,197 |
27 |
6 | |
Jalgaon (M) |
-- |
3,976 |
3,911 |
1 |
-- |
4 |
1 |
1,521 |
1,394 |
4 |
4 | |
Malkapur (M) |
-- |
7,302 |
6,910 |
397 |
361 |
29 |
17 |
5,381 |
4,858 |
24 |
16 | |
Nandura (M) |
-- |
6,111 |
5,624 |
226 |
220 |
2 |
4 |
1,948 |
1,796 |
24 |
9 | |
Shegaon (M) |
-- |
7,781 |
7,518 |
63 |
63 |
18 |
10 |
1,973 |
1,740 |
29 |
31 | |
Khamgaon (M) |
-- |
13,085 |
11,518 |
557 |
477 |
194 |
223 |
4,162 |
3,825 |
55 |
29 | |
Buldhana (M) |
-- |
5,976 |
5,343 |
9 |
11 |
178 |
60 |
1,374 |
1,167 |
33 |
21 | |
Chikhli (M) |
-- |
3,709 |
3,261 |
77 |
56 |
60 |
46 |
1,864 |
1,876 |
192 |
191 | |
Deulgaon Raja (M) |
-- |
3,284 |
3,107 |
-- |
-- |
23 |
15 |
685 |
638 |
7 |
3 | |
Mehkar (M) |
-- |
3,911 |
3,492 |
5 |
2 |
64 |
64 |
1,292 |
1,197 |
27 |
6 |
(M) = Municipality.
Marathi is the principal language and is the mother-tongue of 8382 per cent of the population. In rural areas Marathi speakers account for 8848 per cent of the population. They make only 60.32 per cent of the population in urban areas. Urdu has the second largest number of speakers. They make 9.53 per cent of the total population. It is spoken more in urban areas where its speakers make as much as 22.05 per cent as against 7.05 per cent for rural areas. Hindi has the third largest number of speakers. They make 4.50 per cent of the total population of the district. It is also spoken more in urban areas where its speakers make as much as 13.01 per cent against only 2.82 per cent in rural areas. Banjari and Korku are spoken mostly in the rural areas.
Gujarati has been reported as 0.47 per cent of the total population. Telugu speakers are found more in rural areas. Sindhi and Kachchi are spoken more in urban areas.
The comparative position of the languages in 1901, 1951 and 1961 was as follows:—
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Language |
Percentage to total population |
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1901 |
1951 |
1961 |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) | |
(1) Banjari |
0.80 |
1.16 |
0.46 | |
(2) Gujarati |
0.78 |
0.63 |
0.47 | |
(3) Hindi |
3.39 |
4.97 |
4.50 | |
(4) Kachchi |
-- |
0.05 |
0.04 | |
(5) Korku |
-- |
0.18 |
0.19 | |
(6) Marathi |
86.29 |
82.85 |
83.82 | |
(7) Sindhi |
-- |
0.19 |
0.24 | |
(8) Telugu |
0.47 |
0.44 |
0.59 | |
(9) Urdu |
8.10 |
8.99 |
9.53 | |
(10) Others |
0.17 |
0.54 |
0.16 | |
All Languages |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
The proportion of Marathi speakers has decreased from 86.29 per cent in 1901 to 82.85 per cent in 1951 but has increased to 83.82 per cent in 1961. The percentage of Urdu speakers has increased from 3.39 per cent in 1901 to 4.97 per cent in 1951, and to 8.53 per cent in 1961. The percentage of Hindi speakers has increased from 3.99 per cent in 1901 to 4.97 per cent in 1951, but has again decreased to 4.50 per cent in 1961. The proportion of Gujarati speakers has decreased from 0.78 per cent in 1901 to 0.63 per cent in 1951 and to 0.47 per cent in 1961. Proportion of Banjari speakers had increased from 0.80 per cent in 1901 to 1.16
per cent in 1951 but decreased to 0.46 per cent in 1961. Kachchi has been reported first in 1951 and the proportion of Kachchi speakers has remained fairly constant over the decade. Korku was reported for the first time in 1951; its proportion has increased from 0.18 per cent in 1951 to 019 per cent in 1961. It may be added that the 1901 proportions pertain to the district as it existed in that year.
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