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Remarks on the Amount of 



[No. 38, 



V. — Rsmurks on, the amount of Education in Madras. By As- 

 sistant Surgeon Edward Balfour, Body Guard. 



Mr. Elliot, Chief Magistrate, having very obligingly pre- 

 sented me with a list of the Schools and Educational Insti- 

 tutions in Madras, which I regard as the most authentic, and, 

 on that account, the most valuable document that has lately 

 been prepared on the subject of Education in India, I think 

 the public may be pleased to have a summary of the de- 

 tailed information which Mr. Elliot has with much labour, 

 collected, and under this impression, I beg leave to offer the 

 following remarks. 



No Census of Madras lias been lately taken, but, owing to the 

 influx of people from the country, the population is supposed* to 

 have increased to the number of 720,000 inhabitants. 



These are chiefly composed of the Arava nation, the Teling 

 nation, Mahomedans, and Europeans or their descendants, but 

 there is, also, a small sprinkling amongst them of Mahrattas and 

 Canarese. The languages generally in use, however, are those of 

 the four first named races, being the Tamil, the Teloogoo, the 

 Hindustanee or Oordoo, and the English, though the learned men 

 among the Hindus all learn Sanscrit, and all educated Mahome- 

 dans learn Persian and Arabic. 



The above population live within the bounds of the Police ; 

 which is a semi-circle, with a radius of 5 miles, North, "West, and 

 South, of Port Saint George. In tropical countries, the male, 

 somewhat exceeds the female part of the population : it may 

 therefore be assumed that there are 300,000 males and 330,000 

 females ; and; allowing 4 children to each two adults the population 

 of Madras may be arranged as follows : 





Adults. 





Children. 





Total. 



Grand 



















Total. 



Men. 



Women. 



Total. 



Boys. 



Girls. 



Total. 



Males. 



Females. 



125,000 



115,000 



240,000 



260,000 



220,000 



480,000 



390,000 



330,000 



720,000 



In the absence of accurate statistical returns, the above may be 

 considered a fair estimate of the different sexes and ages of the 



* Mr. Elliot thinks this estimate rather under than over 'the number of in. 

 habitants. 



