47

The following is the classification we have adopted:

All male and female children under 1 = infants.
All male children from
All female „ „

,, males „

„ females „

„ males „

,, females ,,

,, males

above

females

1
to 7
«=male children.

1
to 6
« female children.

7 6 15
to 15 to 15 to 55
^boys. — girls. «=male adults.

15
to 50
« female adults.

55
— old men,

50
= old wontxen.

It is necessary to note that the average age at which
a boy or a girl in this village is expected to shoulder the
responsibilities of a family or household is 15, and hence
we have adopted it as the mark of distinction between
adults and non-adults. Distributed according to this
classification, the Kaliparaj, the Ujaliparaj, and the total
population for the village as a whole form themselves into

erent groups as under :

Kaliparaj Ujaliparaj Total

Male infants ....
20
10
30

Female infants . . .
33
16
49

Male children ....
189
73
262

Female children . . -
138
48
186

Boys .......
200
79
279

Girls .......
164*
67
231

Male adults ....
456
255
711

Female adults ....
400
253
653

Olid men .....
37
33
70

Old women .....
53
36
89

Active workers . . .
456
255
711

Dependents ....
1234
615
1849

Infants and children are certainly an addition to the
number of mouths to be fed, and they cannot be expected