Villages and Agriculture Expansion Era

British Administration in Garhwal   -145

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History of British Rule/Administration over Kumaun and Garhwal (1815-1947) -165

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            History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -999

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                              By: Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)

   Dr Dabral divided British rule (1815-1947) into following eras-

1-Era of Village numbers and farm land expansion from 1815-1864

2-Era of Farming land expansion by forest destruction from 1864-1914

3-Era of Exploitation and repression 1915-1947

4- Indian rule from 1947 till date – Hopelessness era

   There had been 180 degree changes from 185 to 1947 all fields of society. Initially, changes were slow and later the changes were speedy .

                                    Towns and Populations

               According to Trail the 99 % population of Uttarakhand was rural population in 1821.  There were following so called towns where markets were there and population was high-

Town -----No Houses------ Males----Females --- Children --------Total Population

Almora------742---------------1369--------1178----------968------------3114

Shrinagar-------562------------945----------887------------512-----------2344

Champawat-----161-----------338-----------  NA---------------NA-------------NA

Joshimath---------119----------225-------------322---------------101-------------648

  The female population was higher in Joshimath because, the Badrinath prostitutes (Devdasi) used to live in Joshimath.

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References  

1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -7 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -1, page- 332-456

2-Scatch of Kumaon 147-158

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History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -1000

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*** History of British Rule/Administration over British Garhwal (Pauri, Rudraprayag, and Chamoli1815-1947) to be continued in next chapter

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(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

Forest settlement , History of British Rule, Administration , Policies, Revenue system,  over Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand ; Forest settlement , History of British Rule , Administration , Policies Revenue system  over Pauri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar Kumaon, Uttarakhand; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies ,Revenue system  over Chamoli Garhwal, Nainital Kumaon, Uttarakhand; Forest settlement ,  History of British Rule, Administration, Policies ,Revenue system  over Rudraprayag Garhwal, Almora Kumaon, Uttarakhand; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies ,Revenue system  over Dehradun , Champawat Kumaon, Uttarakhand ; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies, ,Revenue system  over Bageshwar  Kumaon, Uttarakhand ; Patwari , Civil Police History of British Rule, Forest settlement,  Administration, Policies, Revenue system over Haridwar, Pithoragarh Kumaon, Uttarakhand;