{"id":18355,"date":"2026-08-19T15:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpura.org\/blog\/?p=18355"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:43:12","slug":"1951-census-of-india-vol-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpura.org\/blog\/1951-census-of-india-vol-13\/","title":{"rendered":"1953 – Census of India 1951 – Vol. XIII – Travancore-Cochin – Part I A – Report – U. Sivaraman Nair"},"content":{"rendered":"

Through this post, we are releasing the digital scan of\u00a0Census of India 1951 \u2013 Vol. XIII \u2013 Travancore-Cochin \u2013 Part I A – Report <\/strong>written by U. Sivaraman<\/strong> Nair<\/strong> and published in the year 1953.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1953 – Census of India 1951 – Vol. XIII – Travancore-Cochin – Part I A – Report – U. Sivaraman Nair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Census of India 1951 \u2013 Vol. XIII \u2013 Travancore-Cochin \u2013 Part I A – Report <\/strong>is a rare historical publication authored by Dr. U. Sivaraman Nair, the Superintendent of Census Operations for Travancore-Cochin. Originally priced at 2 Rupees and 8 Annas, this comprehensive document captures a crucial transitional period in South Indian history, offering an in-depth breakdown of the region’s demographic landscape just a few years after Indian independence and prior to the official formation of Kerala in 1956.
\n\u200bThe structure of the report systematically covers the core aspects of the region’s population across six detailed chapters. It begins with an overview of the general population in Chapter I, followed by granular analyses of the rural population in Chapter II and early urbanization trends in Chapter III. To provide a clear economic snapshot of mid-20th-century livelihoods, Chapters IV and V categorize the society into agricultural classes\u2014such as landowners and tenant farmers\u2014and non-agricultural classes, including industrial workers, traders, and service providers. Finally, Chapter VI delves into household structures, analyzing families, sex ratios, and principal age groups across the state. Ultimately, this report serves as an invaluable archival record for sociological studies, economic research, and demographic tracking, bridging post-independence administration with the modern history of Kerala.<\/p>\n

These documents are digitized as part of the\u00a0Madras University Library digitization project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Metadata and link to the digitized document<\/h3>\n

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.<\/p>\n