1831.] 
Population of the City of Dacca . 
85 
Notwithstanding its present insignificance, as compared with its former grandeur, 
Dacca may, nevertheless, still be classed among second-rate cities. It has a popu- 
lation greater than that of Plymouth or Brussels. Some new brick dwellings 
have silently sprung up here and there an oil mill, driven by steam, has lately 
been erected ; and an iron suspension bridge, and three more steam engines, are in 
the course of erection, for various purposes. 
The number of native males, as shewn by the statements, exceeds that of the 
females in the ratio of 103§ to 100. This is the converse of what is found to 
occur in other countries : it is supported, however, by Captain Wroughton’s census 
of Gorukhpoor, wherein the proportion of males to females was given as 108 to 
100, ( Gleanings , 1829, No. 12,) but there is great difficulty in obtaining occurate 
returns of the female members of families, particularly among the Musulmans. 
Table I. 
Caste. 
Number 
of houses. 
31 ales 
above 16 
years. 
Females 
above 16 
years. 
Males 
below 16 
years. 
Females 
below 16 
years. 
Total- 
Propor- 
tion to a 
house. 
Armenian, . . 
42 
49 
37 
25 
15 
126 
3 
Greek, 
21 * 
19 
12 
10 
7 
48 
Portuguese, 
41 
52 
36 
38 
18 
144 
34 
French, .... 
1 
2 
0 
2 
0 
4 
4 
Total, 
105 
122 
85 
75 
40 
322 
3 1 
Hindoo, 
7327 
13045 
9907 
4678 
3799 
31429 
42 1 (T 
Musulm&n, 
8825 
14428 
11741 
5271 
3798 
35238 
4'jU 
Total, 
16257 
1 27595 
1 21733 
1 10024 
7637 
66989 
4 T5 
Males above 16 27595 Females above 16 121733 Adults, 49328 
under 16 10024 under 16 7637 Minors, 17669 
Total males, 376 19 
Total females, 29370 
66989 
The number of native inhabitants found actually existing in each house or chauc 
varies from 1 to 90, the average being 4J, a less proportion than at Burdivan’ 
ler, Jf St t at 5i ; 0r than at Benares - wIlere 6 has been ass urueci as a fair 
average for houses situated within the limits of the town. 
fcnttr ! il ' tC :' S rr 8pecify the n “ mbers Mongin Z 10 each caste and profession, 
but we cannot afford room for more than the following general statement : 
Hindus of the Brahmin caste, 
Cshetri, (merchants, servants, &c.) . . 
Bysliye, 
Sudra, including 89 trades, &c 
Musulm&ns, Zemindars, 
In service, 
Independent families, 
58 professions and trades, .... 
Houses. 
Inhabitants , 
285 
1,336 
376 
1,153 
17 
60 
6,359 
28,327 
74 
1,065 
1,067 
9,056 
1,070 
3,879 
5,634 
21,238 
