THOUGHTS ON LINGUISTIC STATES

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PART VII - SATISTICAL APPENDICES

Appendix I : Population by Linguistic Families
Appendix II : Area and Population of States of United States of America
Appendix III : The Population of the Bombay City according to the Communities
Appendix IV : Provincial/ State Revenue
Appendix V : Budgetary Position of the States on Revenue Account
Appendix VI : Budgetary Position of the States on Revenue Account
Appendix VII : Central Revenues (Selected Years)
Appendix I
Population by Linguistic Families
Language Groups

1
Language of India
and Burma
(I) Austric
Languages
1. Indonesian
Languages
2. Mon-Khmer
Languages
3. Munda Languages
(II) Tibeto-Chinese
Languages
1. Tibeto-Burman
Languages

No. of
No. of speakers
languages
as motherspoken
tongue and
subsidiary 1931
( bilinguals
shown twice)
2
225

No. of
speakers
1931

No. of
Difference
Difference
speakers
between
between
mothercolumns 4 & 5 columns 4 & 3
tongue 1931 ( increase in
( increase +
1931 +
decrease -)
decrease in
1931-)
3
4
5
6
7
366430537 315525177 349887527
+94362350
+50905360

6542

5561

6542

+981

+981

10

734204

549917

726578

+176661

+184287

4710685

3973873

4609588

+635715

+736812

128

14167611

11959011

12982840

+1023829

+2208600

2. Tai-Chinese
Languages
3. Man and Karen
Languages
(III) Dravidian
Languages
1. Dravida
Languages
2. Intermediate
Languages
3. Andhra Languages
4. N.W. Languages
(IV) Indo-European
Languages
1. Eranian Languages
2. Dardic Languages
3. IndoAryanLanguages
(V) Unclassed
Languages
1.Andamanese
2.Burushashi
3.Gipsy dialects
4.Languages not
returned and
unspecified
B. Languages of
other Asiatic counties
and Africa
C. Languages of
Europe

11

1150220

926335

1027656

+101321

+223885

17

1351291

1114617

1342278

+227661

+236674

47032874

37285594

41454593

+4168999

+9747280

3661277

3056598

3609418

+552820

+604679

1
1

28195824
231581

23601492
184368

26373727
207049

+2772235
+22681

+4594332
+47213

2457134
1981675
1354031
1304319
261105909 229560555

2270466
1522936
253699403

+288791
+218617
+24138848

+475459
+238712
+31545354

3
5
19

2
1
6

466
26076
25999

580
--15018
5664

466
26076
25999
2912

+114
+26076
+10981
+3752

-114
+26076
+10981
+24149

17

305386

211894

302324

+90430

+93492

10

452099

319112

339706

+20594

+132987

---

29813

APPENDIX II
Area and Population of States of United States of America
Name of State
1
1. Alabama

Area sq. miles

2
51,609

Population Est. 1944

3
2,818,083

2. Arirona
3. Aricansas
4. California
5. Colorado
6. Connecticut
7. Delaware
8. Florida
9. Georgia
10 Idaho
11. Illinois
12. Indiana
13. Jowa
14. Kansas
15. Kentucky
16. Louisiana
17. Maine
18. Maryland
19. Massachusetts
20. Michigan
21. Minnesota
22. Mississippi
23. Missouri
24. Montana
25. Nebraska
26. Nevada
27. New Hampshire
28. New Jersey
29. New Mexico
30. New York
31. North Carolina
32. North Dakota
33. Ohio
34. Oklahoma
35. Oregon
36. Pennsylvania

113,909
53,102
158,693
104,247
5,009
2,057
58,560
58,876
83,557
56,400
36,291
56,280
82,276
40,395
48,523
33,215
10,577
8,257
58,216
84,008
47,716
69,674
147,138
77,237
110,540
9,304
7,836
121,666
49,576
52,712
70,665
41,222
69,919
96,981
45,332

638,412
1,776,446
8,746,989
1,147,269
1,176,807
283,802
3,367,217
3,223,727
531,573
7,729,720
3,419,707
2,269,759
1,774,447
2,630,194
2,535,385
793,600
2,127,874
4,162,815
5,429,641
2,508,663
2,175,877
3,589,538
464,999
1,213,792
156,445
457,231
4,167,840
532,212
12,632,890
3,534,545
528,071
638,667
2,064,679
1,214,226
9,247,088

37. Rhode-Island
38. South Carolina
39. South Dakota
40. Tennessee
41. Texas
42. Utah
43. Vermont
44. Virginia
45. Washington
46. West Virginia
47. Wisconsin
48. Wyoming

1,214
31,055
77,047
42,246
267,339
84,916
9,609
40,815
68,192
24,181
56,154
97,914

778,972
1,923,354
558,629
2,870,158
6,876,248
606,994
310,941
3,119,115
2,055,378
1,715,984
2,975,910
257,108

APPENDIX III
The population of the Bombay City according to the Communities given in the

Census of 1941 is as follows:

Hindu
Scheduled Castes
Muslims
Indian Christians
Anglo-Indians
Parsees
Sikhs
Jains
Buddhists
Tribes
Others
Total

8,99,398
1,21,352
2,51,518
1,22,683
8,787
58,813
2,418
33,281
912
4,606
29,847
1,489,883

The area of the Bombay City according to the Census of 1941 was 30 sq.
miles.

APPENDIX IIIA
Inter-Provincial Immigration And Emigration In India
Variation As Compared With 1921 In The Volume Of Migration Within India
Province Net gain
or State + or loss

1931

Net gain
+ or loss
-

Immigrant Emigran
s
ts

1
2
3
4
5
Provinces or States which gain
Assam
+ 1,314,0 73,036 +1,140,7
,241,01
47 954,434
52
Bengal
1 1,726,3 24,197 1,132,19
Burma
70 592,194
2
+
Bombay
771,93 617,521
+
6 1,188,9
553,471
01
+
593,32
472,023*
44
596,70
7
Central
+ 649,064 422,061 +197,323
Province
27,003
s
and
340,700 125,238 +210,064
Berar.
215,46 259,163 69,427 +113,158
Mysore
2 333,077 105,176 +10,674
Delhi
+189,7
36
Baroda
+127,9
07
Central
+ 598,102 482,536 " 58,0^6
India
115,566
Agency
Travancor + 83,919 133,852 49,933 + 49,732
e
Ajmer+ 44,029 104,938 60,909 -}- 66,033
Merwara
Cochin
+ 41,424 87,214 45,790 +15,792

1921

Variation 1921-31

Immigra
nts

Emigran
ts

Immigrants

Emigran
ts

1,216,66
1
1,817,77
5
572,530
1,039,62
2

603.924

75,909 685,581
19,059
567,599*

+ 97,386 - 2,873
- 91,405
+
- 44,991 68,853
+
+ 256,074
5,138
+318,28
0*

406,601

+ 45,140 +15,460

309,850 99,786 69,327

182,485
221,206
231,880

+ 30,850
-76,678
+101,197

+
25,452
+100
-16,030

544,688

486,632

+ 53,414 - 4,096

71,973

22,241

108,452

42,419

39,689

23,897

+ 61,879

+
27,692
- 3,514 +18,490

- 47,525

Coorg

+ 30,988

33,838

2,850

+ 5,924

66,166

60,242

+ 50,835

118,395

67,560

6,527

+
23,121

582

+14,080

14,396

316

141

+236

Baluchist
an
North
West
Frontier
Province.
Andaman +13,703 14,255
s and
Nicobars.
Provioces or States which Lose
Sikkim
- 4,782
2,403
Gwalior
-14,471 281,350
Jammu
- 33,266 61,189
and
Kashmir
Punjab
- 67,792 635,025
Hyderabad -19,788 312,814

7,212
296,821
94,445

+ 4,781

21,893
+381

+
38619 3,231
35,388
+ 66,542 42,763
23,779
+21,187 111,868 90,681

+376 -17,479

- 2,297
+632
- 22,685

1,836
4,133
289,657 289,025
61,561 84,246

+594
- 8,307
-372

+ 3,079
+ 7,796
+10,029

702,817 + 60,940
332,602 -166,326

591,885 530,942
197,127 363,453

+ 43,140
+171,875
-166,326 197,127 363,453

Rajputana -516,898 329,913 864,811 - 625,650

Madras
- 888,339 246,892 1,135,23 - 718,183
1
United
1,063,14 494,308 1,557,45 - 974,642
Provinces
3
1

242,234 8,67,893
196609 914,792

+ 87,670
+ 50,283

- 106,79 293,685
186,89
5
0

Included against Bombay

- 21,082
+ 220,439

425,152 1,557,45
- 425,15 1,557,4
- 425,15 466,56 1,758,1
- 387,06 1,955,0
+
3
1 974,64
2
51 974,642
2
30 1,567,9
8
36 79,49 196,90
2
68
5
6

Includes Punjab States Agency

NoteThe figures for provinces include those for the States attached to them except in the case
of Madras, where they exclude Cochin and Travancore
Migration figures to and from countries outside British India are excluded.

APPENDIX IV
PROVINCIAL/ STATE REVENUE

Devolution of revenue
and grants from the
Centre. ()

Yield (Crores of Rupees)

Share in total revenue (per cent)
1921- 1936-37 1938- 1944- 1953-54 1921- 1936- 1938- 1944-45
5.55
22
39
45
22
37
39
9.02
2.67
6.45 36.89 117.92
3.6
8.4
19.1
25.6

7.53

7.57

10.0

9.9

5.2

1.8

Share of income tax

assigned to States
Share of jute duty
assigned to States
Share of Central excise
duty assigned to States
Grant of aid etc. from the
Centre.

3.09

0.04

1.47

25.75

2.13

2.51

1.48

56.90

5.3

0.1

1.9

13.3

2.8

3.3

0.8

15.94
12.11

.5

2.47

9.66

12.3

3.5

45.08

.7

3.2

5.0

9.8

Figures for 1921-22 exclude those for Burma but include Sind as part of Bombay. Figures for
1936-37 exclude those for Burma, Sind and N.W.F.P
Transfers from funds are excluded, receipts under forests are taken net after deducting entire
expenditure from gross receipts, for other public utilities and State undertaking net receipts
(after deducting working expenses) are included.

APPENDIX V
Budgetary Position of the States on Revenue Account
Figures for 1938-39 and 1944-45 are for nine Provinces excluding Sind and N.W.F.P
Figures for 1953-54 relate to all Part A, Part B and Six Part C States

PART "A" STATES

1950-51
Revenue
Expenditure
Surplus (+) or deficit (-)
Surplus (+) or deficit (-) (excluding transfers
from and to Revenue Reserve Funds)

93.33
81.93
(+) 1.45
(+) 1.45

1951-52

1952-53

106.70
100.33
(+) 6.17
(+)5.97

108.12
105.88
(+)3.24
(+)3.24

1953-54*
1954-55
(R.E.)
(B.E.)
112.21 121.76
115.85 127.65
(-)3.64 (-) 5.89
(-)3.64 (-) 5.89

APPENDIX VI
Budgetary Position of the States on Revenue Account
PART "B" STATES
1950-51 1951-52
Revenue
Expenditure

214.37
293.08

315.60
309.10

1952-53

1953-54*
1954-55
(R.E.)
(B.E.)
229.32
357.49 367.17
329- 37
371.64 400.89

Surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Surplus (+) or deficit (-) (excluding transfers
from and to Revenue Reserve Funds)

(+) 1.29
(-) 3.15

(+) 6.50
(-)2.25

(-)0.15
(-) 12.01

(-)14.15 (-) 33.72

(-)20.82 (-) 39.86

APPENDIX VII
Central Revenues ( Selected Years)
Total Revenue*
Customs (net)
Taxes on income (net)
Corporation tax
Central excise duties (net) . .
Salt duty
Commercial Departments
Railways (net contribution)
Posts & Telegraphs (net) . .

Contents

1921-22
1936-37
1938-39
1944-45
1953-54 (R.E.)
80. 00
100 81.45 100 82.90 100 334.40
100 394-34
100
31.61
39.5 38.11 46.8 40.51 48.9 39.77
11.9 160.00
40.6
18.74
23.4 14.33 18.8 13.74 16.6 80.52
24.1 69.31
17.6
2.04
2.5 84.22
25.2
38.4
9.7
2.80
3.5 13.35 16.4 8.66 10.5 38.14
11.4 78.00
19.8
6.34
7.9 8.81 10.8 8.12
9.8
9.29
2.8
(-)9.09
.14

0.2

1.37
0.19

Continued

1.7
0.2

32.00
10.25

9.6
3.1

7.50
2.02

1.9
0.5