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MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS
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LEARNED PROFESSIONS
PERSONS INCLUDED IN THE GROUP of "arts, letters, and science" belong to various smaller groups which are distinct from one another. There are authors, journalists, sculptors, architects, photographers, musicians actors, dancers, etc. The previous census classification included engineers and surveyors also in this category. In 1931, the largest number of persons under this group was artists, sculptors etc., who were 793 in number. Closely following them were musicians, actors and doctors who numbered 584 of whom 36 were women. Details are given below:-
Category. |
Men. |
Women. |
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1. Artists, Sculptors |
765 |
28 |
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2. Musicians, Actors and Dancers |
548 |
36 |
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3. Authors, Editors, Journalists and Photographers |
23 |
-- |
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4. Horoscope writers, Fortune tellers, etc. |
8 |
-- |
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5. Conjurors, Acrobats, etc. |
5 |
-- |
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6. Managers, Employees of public entertainment |
2 |
-- |
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7. Scribes and Stenographers |
-- |
-- |
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8. Architects, Surveyors, Engineers |
-- |
-- |
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Total |
1,351 |
64 |
The Census of 1951 recorded 112 persons as engaged in "art, letters and journalism". They included 35 artists, sculptors and image-makers, 10 journalists, authors and editors and 67 photographers.
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