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CH. VIII.] REPORT OF THE INDIAN HEMP DRUGS COMMISSION, 1893-94. 131
the number of consumers
of excised ganja is easily calculated, and is shown in
the attached statement.
|
MAUNDS OF GANJA
SOLD |
Number of |
Number of |
Percentage of
consu- |
|||||
|
Division. |
District. |
Population. |
Sold. |
Exported. |
Balance for |
|||
|
Burdwan |
Burdwan |
1,391,880 |
70 |
70 |
19,000 |
5,600 |
.4 |
|
|
Bankura |
1,069,668 |
22 |
22 |
48,000 |
1,760 |
.2 |
||
|
Birbhum |
797,833 |
45 |
45 |
17,000 |
3,600 |
.5 |
||
|
Midnapur |
2,631,516 |
71 |
71 |
37,000 |
5,680 |
.2 |
||
|
Hooghly |
1,076,710 |
60 |
60 |
17,000 |
4,800 |
.4 |
||
|
Howrah |
721,211 |
32 |
32 |
22,000 |
2,560 |
.4 |
||
|
Total |
7,688,818 |
300 |
300 |
25,000 |
24,000 |
.3 |
||
|
Presidency |
24-Parganas |
1,892,033 |
174 |
174 |
10,000 |
13,920 |
.7 |
|
|
Calcutta |
874,450 |
592 |
592 |
1,400 |
47,360 |
5.4 |
||
|
Nadia |
1,644,108 |
39 |
39 |
42,000 |
3,120 |
.2 |
||
|
Jessore |
1,888,827 |
50 |
50 |
37,000 |
4,000 |
.2 |
||
|
Khulna |
1,177,652 |
42 |
42 |
28,000 |
3,360 |
.3 |
||
|
Murshidabad |
1,250,946 |
58 |
58 |
21,000 |
4,640 |
.4 |
||
|
Total |
8,728,016 |
955 |
955 |
9,000 |
76,400 |
.9 |
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|
Rajshahi |
Dinajpur |
1,555,835 |
52 |
52 |
29,000 |
4,160 |
.3 |
|
|
Rajshahi |
1,313,336 |
71 |
5 |
66 |
19,000 |
5,280 |
.4 |
|
|
Rangpur |
2,065,464 |
115 |
115 |
17,000 |
9,200 |
.4 |
||
|
Bogra |
817,494 |
43 |
43 |
19,000 |
3,440 |
.4 |
||
|
Pabna |
1,362,392 |
99 |
99 |
13,000 |
7,920 |
.6 |
||
|
Darjeeling |
223,314 |
21 |
21 |
10,000 |
1,680 |
.8 |
||
|
Julpaiguri |
681,352 |
73 |
73 |
9,000 |
5,840 |
.9 |
||
|
Total |
8,019,187 |
474 |
5 |
469 |
17,000 |
37,520 |
.5 |
|
|
Dacca |
Dacca |
2,420,656 |
271 |
271 |
8,000 |
21,680 |
.9 |
|
|
Faridpur |
1,797,320 |
73 |
73 |
24,000 |
5,840 |
.3 |
||
|
Backergunge |
2,153,965 |
64 |
64 |
33,000 |
5,120 |
.2 |
||
|
Mymensingh |
3,472,186 |
393 |
393 |
8,000 |
31,440 |
.9 |
||
|
Total |
9,844,127 |
801 |
801 |
12,000 |
64,080 |
.7 |
||
|
Chittagong |
Chittagong |
1,290,167 |
62 |
62 |
20,000 |
4,960 |
.4 |
|
|
Noakhali |
1,009,794 |
14 |
14 |
72,000 |
1,120 |
.1 |
||
|
Tippera |
1,782,935 |
100 |
100 |
17,000 |
8,000 |
.4 |
||
|
Total |
4,082,896 |
176 |
176 |
23,000 |
14,080 |
.3 |
||
|
Patna |
Patna |
1,760,004 |
434 |
279 |
155 |
11,000 |
12,400 |
.7 |
|
Gaya |
2,138,331 |
93 |
93 |
22,000 |
7,440 |
.3 |
||
|
Shahahad |
2,063,337 |
321 |
113 |
208 |
9,000 |
16,640 |
.8 |
|
|
Muzaffarpur |
2,711,445 |
108 |
39 |
69 |
39,000 |
5,520 |
.2 |
|
|
Darbhanga |
2,801,955 |
129 |
32 |
97 |
28,000 |
7,760 |
.3 |
|
|
Saran |
2,467,477 |
233 |
134 |
9 |
24,000 |
7,920 |
.3 |
|
|
Champaran |
1,859,465 |
178 |
78 |
100 |
18,000 |
8,000 |
.4 |
|
|
Total |
15,811,014 |
1,496 |
675 |
821 |
19,000 |
65,680 |
.4 |
|
|
Bhagalpur |
Monghyr |
2,036,021 |
243 |
32 |
211 |
9,000 |
16,880 |
.8 |
|
Bhagalpur |
2,032,606 |
244 |
244 |
8,000 |
19,520 |
1.0 |
||
|
Purnea |
1,944,658 |
228 |
29 |
199 |
9,000 |
15,920 |
.8 |
|
|
Malda |
814,919 |
64 |
64 |
12,000 |
5,120 |
.6 |
||
|
Sonthal Parganas |
1,754,196 |
79 |
79 |
22,000 |
6,320 |
.4 |
||
|
Total |
8,582,490 |
858 |
61 |
797 |
10,000 |
63,760 |
.7 |
|
|
Orissa |
Cuttack |
1,937,671 |
113 |
113 |
17,000 |
9,040 |
.5 |
|
|
Puri |
944,998 |
92 |
92 |
10,000 |
7,360 |
.8 |
||
|
Balasore |
994,625 |
37 |
37 |
26,000 |
2,960 |
.3 |
||
|
Total |
3,877,294 |
242 |
242 |
16,000 |
19,360 |
.5 |
||
|
Chota Nagpur |
Hazaribagh |
1,164,321 |
30 |
30 |
38,000 |
2,400 |
.2 |
|
|
Lohardaga |
1,137,331 |
50 |
50 |
22,000 |
4,000 |
.4 |
||
|
Palamau |
596,770 |
14 |
14 |
42,000 |
1,120 |
.2 |
||
|
Singhbhum |
545,488 |
13 |
13 |
41,090 |
1,040 |
.2 |
||
|
Manbhum |
1,193,328 |
43 |
43 |
27,000 |
3,440 |
.3 |
||
|
Total |
4,637,238 |
150 |
150 |
30,000 |
12,000 |
.3 |
||
|
GRAND TOTAL |
71,271,080 |
5,452 |
741 |
4,711 |
15,000 |
3,76,880 |
.5 |
|
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| Description | Report is based on research conducted August 1893-August 1894. The Commission interviewed nearly 2000 witnesses from medical officers to missionaries in 30 cities across India. Covers in detail the effect of hemp drugs (‘ganja’) on physical, mental and moral wellbeing. |
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