MANUAL OF THE NILAOIRI DISTRICT. 



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Twenty-six years later or in December 1817 Captain Ouchtcr- CHAP. III. 



Population. 



Captain 



Ouchterlony's 



Report. 



In the year 1856, the number of the hill tribes, exclusive of Hill Tribes- 

 Irulas, was as follows ; but I have not been able to ascertain jo^^*^^^ ^° 

 the figures of the Hindu, European, Eurasian and Mussulman 

 population at this date. 



Tddas 

 Kotas 

 Kurumbas 



Total 



Male. 



6,574 

 185 

 238 



72 



7,C 



Female. 



Total. 



6,778 



131 



246 



79 



7,234 



13,352 

 316 



484 

 151 



14,333 



In the year 1866-67, the total population had risen to 38,142 —In 1866-67. 

 souls, but this figure was too low owing to the omission, probably, Keport.^'^'^^'^ 

 of the Tamil and European population ; as five years later, accord- 

 ing to the census of 1871, the numbers were 49,501, or 66*0 per 

 square mile. Since this date the Ouchterlony Valley, hitherto 

 appertaining to South-East Wainad, and still more recently the 

 greater part of the remaining portion of that section of the 

 Waindd Taluq, have been added to the district, containing in 

 1871 a total population of 37,347 souls, or 156-26 to the square 

 mile. Thus the total population, allowing for the natural 

 increase and immigration since the year 1871, may be roughly 

 estimated at little short of 100,000 souls, or about 100 persons 

 to the square mile. 



Within the limits of the district as it stood in 1871, the Distribution 

 population is distributed as follows. These statistics are drawn tion.°^" ^' 

 mainly from Dr. Cornish's Census Report. For the portions 

 since annexed, I am unable to give information in detail. 



* Then employed on the Topographical Survey of the Plateau. 



