The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database
  1. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter I. Distribution and Movement of the Population. Naga Hills reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 The population of the Naga Hills has increased b 20,043 or by 12.6 per cent. The figure, however, includes ...
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  2. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter I. Distribution and Movement of the Population. Naga Hills J.P. Mills' analysis of the census reports Mills/ J.P. Mullan/ C.S. 1931 Nevertheless, Mr J.P. Mills, I.C.S., the Deputy Commissioner...
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  3. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter I. Distribution and Movement of the Population. Naga Hills reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsidiary Table 1. Density, water-supply and crops] Naga Hills Mean density per square mile i...
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  4. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter I. Distribution and Movement of the Population. Naga Hills reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsidiary Table 3. Variation in relation to density since 1881] Naga Hills Percentage of var...
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  5. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter I. Distribution and Movement of the Population. Naga Hills reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsidiary Table 5. Persons per house and houses per square mile] Naga Hills Average number o...
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  6. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter II. The Population of Towns and Villages reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsiduary Table 1.] Distribution of the population between towns and villages Naga Hills Average population pe...
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  7. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter II. The Population of Towns and Villages reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsidiary Table 2.] Number per mille of the total population and of each main religion who live in towns Naga H...
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  8. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter IV. Age. reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsiduary table 5.] Proportion of children under 10 and of persons 60 and over to those aged 15-40; also of married females aged 15-40 per 100 f...
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  9. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter V. Sex reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsidiary table 1.] General proportions of the sexes by natural divisions and districts. Number of females to 1,000 males (actual population) Nag...
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  10. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter VII. Infirmities insanity reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 85. The number of persons recorded as insane had increased by 1,327 since 1921....In the hills, however, although the proportion of insane p...
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  11. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter VII. Infirmities Deaf-mutism reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 In 1921, 1911 and 1901 the Naga Hills was far the worst district for deaf-mutism, yet the figures for 1931 show this infirmity is not muc...
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  12. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter VII. Infirmities Blindness reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 The hill districts - as at all previous censuses - have the highest proportion of blind. The Naga Hills and Manipur show an improvement sin...
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  13. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter VII. Infirmities Leprosy reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 94. It is distressing to note how few ... lepers are receiving proper care and treatment. There are only two small leper asylums in British t...
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  14. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter VII. Infirmities reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsidiary Table 1.] Number per 100,000 of the population at each of the last five censuses: Naga Hills ______________________Male______...
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  15. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter VIII. Occupation reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsiduary Table 2a.] Distribution by sub-classes in natural divisions and districts. (a) Earners (principal occupation) and working depe...
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  16. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter VIII. Occupation reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsiduary table 2b.] Distribution by sub-classes in natural divisions and districts. (b) Earners (subsiduary occupation) Number per mill...
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  17. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter IX. Literacy reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsiduary table 2.] Literacy by age, sex and locality. Naga Hills Number per mille who are literate ____________________________Total___Mal...
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  18. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter IX. Literacy reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Table 3.] Literacy by religion, sex and locality. Aged 5 and over. Number per mille who are literate ____________Males_____Females_________ ...
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  19. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter X. Language reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 Mr J.P. Mills, I.C.S., Deputy Commissioner of the Naga Hills, tells me that Kachha Naga (though a term which is in common use) is a meaningless expression...
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  20. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter X. Language Tibeto-Chinese family. The Naga group. reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 138. ....The Naga group is one of the most interesting groups o the Assam-Burmese branch. The number of speakers of...
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  21. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter X. Language reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsidiary Table 1.] Distribution of total population by language _Language____________Total_number_____Number_per_mille___Where_chiefly _____...
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  22. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter X. Language reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsiduary table 2.] (a) Number per 10,000 of the total population who speak: Naga Hills Assamese as mother tongue: total - 46 as mother tong...
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  23. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter X. Language reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsiduary table 3.] Comparison of tribe and language tables Tribe_and_language____Strength_of_tribe__Number_speaking_tribal_language ________...
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  24. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter XI. Religion reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsidiary table 2.] Distribution by district of the main religions. Naga_Hills__1931__1921__1911__1901__1891 Hindu_______361___390___282___3...
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  25. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter XI. Religion reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 [Summary of Subsidiary table 3.] Christians - number and variations Naga Hills Actual number of Christians in ___1931___1921___1911___1901___1891 _22,908...
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  26. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Chapter 12. Caste, tribe, race and nationality increase and decrease in certain castes and tribes reports Mullan/ C.S. 1931 156. ...The Lhotas who numbered over 22,000 in 1891 have gradually decreased...
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  27. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S contact with civilization reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 The conditions obtai...
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  28. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S exploitation of natural resources; Government's view on jhum land reports Mullan/ C....
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  29. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S wage-labour in the plains reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 There is no systemat...
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  30. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S communications spread disease reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 Improved communi...
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  31. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S rice beer; distilled liquor reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 The national drink...
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  32. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S opium reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 Opium is only consumed in certain areas....
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  33. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S prostitution reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 The opening up of the cart road t...
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  34. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S trade reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 While the extension of communications ha...
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  35. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S Khonoma substituted trade for raiding reports Khonoma Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 ...
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  36. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S prostitution reports Kohima Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 I have mentioned above the...
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  37. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S dangers of education reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 Education of the type whi...
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  38. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S foreign dress reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 Foreign dress is spreading slowl...
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  39. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S use of corrugated iron reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 Nagas who have taken wh...
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  40. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S sacrifice of mithun, and head hunting reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 Only two...
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  41. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S effect on culture by missionaries reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 Realising th...
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  42. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S missionary suppression of alchohol reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 To any one ...
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  43. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S ceremonial dress, singing and dancing, suppressed by missionaries reports Mullan/ C....
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  44. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S effect of missions on wood-carving, xylophones and morungs reports Mullan/ C.S. Mill...
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  45. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S effect on the Nagas of missionary suppressions reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931...
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  46. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix A. The effect on the tribes of the Naga Hills district of Contacts with civilization, by J.P. Mills, I.C.S reflections on the future for the Nagas reports Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 Times ...
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  47. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix B. (1). The Western Rengma Nagas reports Rengma <Western Khezha-Kenoma (Kheza-Kenoma) Therugu Mt. Insinyu (Kitagha) Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 1. The tribe is divided into a southern and a...
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  48. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix B. (1). The Western Rengma Nagas megaliths reports Gwalu/ of Phesinyu Rengma <Western Silizuma (Phesinyu) 1929 Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 6. There is a certain amount of terraced cultivati...
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  49. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix B. (1). The Western Rengma Nagas stone seats; houses; Feasts of Merit; house horns reports Rengma <Western Tesophenyu Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 8. Circular, or, more usually, semicircular...
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  50. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix B. (1). The Western Rengma Nagas religion; myths about planets, storms and eclipses reports Rengma <Western Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 11. It is very vaguely believed that the sun is male ...
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  51. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix B. (1). The Western Rengma Nagas burial of the dead reports Rengma <Western Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 12. The dead are buried in the village. Sometimes a man will ask to be buried outside...
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  52. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix B. (1). The Western Rengma Nagas souls of the dead reports Rengma <Western Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 13. The soul of the dead man remains in the village till the Ngada ceremony which mark...
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  53. published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'
    Appendix B. (1). The Western Rengma Nagas appearance; agriculture; muscical instruments; weapons; heads reports Rengma <Western Mullan/ C.S. Mills/ J.P. 1931 14. The complexion is sallow. The hair is ...
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