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The Census of India 1871-1951: Bengal, Orissa & Bihar is an authoritative 47-book collection that captures five decades of demographic transformation across three major Indian regions. Compiled by prominent statisticians and administrators including A. E. Porter, H. Beverley, H. E. J. T. Maguire, J. R. Blackwood, L.S.S. O’Malley, and W. H. Thompson, this hardcover set provides an unparalleled historical record of population statistics, social structures, occupations, languages, religions, and caste distributions.
This comprehensive compilation serves as an invaluable resource for historians, demographers, genealogists, and researchers studying colonial India and the subcontinent’s social history. Each census cycle reveals significant shifts in settlement patterns, urbanization, literacy rates, and cultural composition. The detailed tabulations and analytical commentary offer insights into administrative practices, economic conditions, and societal changes during the British Raj period and immediate post-independence era.
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