Bengali Report - Bengalee Association Bihar

continued for some years after 1960. Among the districts, the refugee Bengali
households in West Champaran and East Champaran had largely arrived in late
fifties; for similar households in Purnea and Katihar, however, their year of
displacement had ranged from late forties to early sixties. Thanks to the sensitive
response of the state government, these refugee Bengali households were
rehabilied rather quickly. The official records indicate that about 3.5 lakh Bengalis
from East Pakistan were rehabilitated in Bihar and, as shown by figures in Table 20,
this huge task was completed within a period of barely 2-3 years.
Table 19 : Percentage Distribution of Refugee Bengali Households by Their Year of
Displacement
Districts
Year of Displacement
Upto 1950 1951-1955 1956-1960 After 1960 Total
Purnea 72.2 15.2 4.0 8.7 100.0
Katihar 25.6 0.0 7.9 66.7 100.0
West Champaran 10.0 3.6 78.2 8.2 100.0
East Champaran 0.9 0.9 94.9 3.2 100.0
Bhagalpur 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
All Districts 15.6 4.1 69.6 10.8 100.0
Table 20 : Percentage Distribution of Refugee Bengali Households by Their Year of
Rehabilitation
Districts
Year of Rehabilitation
Upto 1950 1951-1955 1956-1960 After 1960 Total
Purnea 70.8 16.1 4.4 8.7 100.0
Katihar 25.1 0.0 0.2 74.7 100.0
West Champaran 9.6 0.3 75.3 14.9 100.0
East Champaran 0.8 0.2 89.6 9.4 100.0
Bhagalpur 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
All Districts 14.1 1.9 69.3 14.7 100.0
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