MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

BARBERS.

BARBERS are to be found all over the district. The census figures show that barbers numbered 1,533 in 1911 and 1,648 in 1931. The census of 1951 records their number as 1,287. Round about 1947 there were 165 barber's shops in Kolhapur city and a total of 170 persons were engaged in them. Of these, 57 were located in C ward, 41 in D ward, 30 in B ward, 20 in E ward and 17 in A ward [ Ibid., p. 202.]. A sample survey of 31 shops in 1957 revealed that in all the shops a total of 51 persons were engaged. Of these, 33 were owners, five members of the owners' families or their relatives and 13 hired workers. Of the latter, 12 were engaged on piece rate. They were paid half the amount charged to customers served by them. A worker got on an average Rs. 300 a year. In one shop in D ward a barber was employed on a fixed salary of Rs. 22 per month.

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