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124 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — INDIA AND DEPENDENCIES

111 1901 the population consisted of 117,653,127 males and 113,952,813 females; in 1911, of 124,873,691 males and 119,393,851 females.

The following Native States are more or less under the control of the Indian Government,

States or Agency

Area in

square miles

1901

Population 1911

Population 1901

Increase or Decrease 1901-1911

Pop. per

sq. mile

1901

'

Hyderabad

82,698

13,374,676

11,141,142

2,233,534

134

Baroda

8,099

2,032,798

1,952,692

80,106

238

Mysore

29,444

5,806,193

5,539,399

266,794

185

Kashmir (includ-

ing Ladakh.

Pialtistan, and

Gilgit) .

80,900

3,158,126

2,905,578

252,548

36

Rajputana

127,541

10,530,432

9,853,366

677,066

76

Central India .

78,774

9,356,980

8,497,805

859,175

112

Bombay States ,

65,761

7,411,675

6,908,559

503,116

105

Madras States .

9,969

4,811,841

4,188,086

623,755

436

Centra] Provinces

States .

31,188

2,117,002

1,631,140

485,862

52-

Bengal States .

32,773

4,538,161

3,881,448

656,713

118

U. P. States

5,079

832,036

802,097

29,939

158

Punjab States .

36,532

4,212,794

4,424,398

211,604

121

Baluchistan

86,511

396,432

382,106

32,208

5

E. B. and Assam

15,986

(Approximate)

575,835

457,790

118,045

29

Sikhim .

2,818

87,920

59,014

28,906

21

N.W. Frontier.

1,622,094

83,962

1,538,132

Total States

691,253

70,864,995

62,755,116

8,109,879

91

Total India

1,789,154

315,132,537

294,361,056

20,771,481

165

The following are further details concerning the larger Native States : —

States

Hyderabad

Baroda

Mysore

Jammu k Kashmir

Sikhim

R&,jputana States : Alwar

Bharatpur . Bikaner

82,698

8,099

29,444

80,900

2,818

3,221

1,982 23,311

13,374,676 2,032,798 5,806,193 3,158,126

87,920

791,688

558,785 700,983

Estimated

Gross

Revenue

Rx.

48,52,611 15,92,200 23,61,660 10,15,343

28,652

3,47,812

2,97,732 3,30,000

Ruling Family

Sunni M.

Mahratha (Hindu) Kshatriya (Hindu) Dogra Rajput

(Hindu) Tibetan by descent

(Buddhist)

Naruka Rajput

(Hindu) Jat (Hindu) Rathor Rajput

(Hindu)

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