Through this post, we are releasing the digital scan of Census of India 1961 – Vol. VII – Kerala – Part VI D – Village Survey Monographs Alleppey District written by M.K. Devassy and published in the year 1965.
During the 1961 census, the Indian government moved beyond basic numerical counting to perform deep, socio-economic and cultural “type studies” of rural communities across various states.
This specific volume focuses entirely on the Alleppey (Alappuzha) District in Kerala, taking an integrated look at demographic patterns, occupational adjustments, and everyday local traditions. Out of 35 total village surveys taken up across Kerala, this part presents the deep-dive monographs of four specific centres chosen for their distinct socioeconomic and ecological characteristics:
Bharanikavu: Selected to study traditional paddy (rice) cultivation.
Kadapra: Selected to look closely at sugar-cane cultivation.
Muttar: Selected to study the concentration and social structure of the Velan community.
Prakkad: Selected to observe kari land (acid peat soil unique to Kuttanad) cultivation practices.
These documents are digitized as part of the Madras University Library digitization project.
Metadata and link to the digitized document
Metadata and link to the digitized document are provided below. A facility to read the document online is provided in the item page. Click on the first image that you see on the item page to download the document.
- Name: Census of India 1961 – Vol. VII – Kerala – Part VI D – Village Survey Monographs Alleppey District
- Author: M.K. Devassy
- Published Year: 1965
- Number of pages: 476
- Press: The City Press, Trivandrum
- Scan link: Link