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STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS ON THE STATUS OF INDIAN WOMEN

IV. WORK AND EMPLOYMENT

4. Women's employment in the organised sector
 

1.Health Indicator

1. Workforce Participation Rate According to Sex and by Sector for States/Union Territories, 2001


(Figures are provisional)

S.No.

State/Union Territory

Rural

Urban

Combined

Female

Male

Total

Female

Male

Total

Female

Male

Total

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1.

Andhra Pradesh

43.24

58.48

50.92

12.62

51.10

32.22

34.93

56.44

45.81

2.

Arunachal Pradesh

41.33

51.13

46.47

16.69

48.99

34.16

36.45

50.69

43.97

3.

Assam

22.28

49.77

36.45

10.29

51.03

31.98

20.80

49.93

35.88

4.

Bihar

20.19

48.43

34.85

6.86

41.93

25.62

18.84

47.73

33.88

5.

Chhattisgarh

46.59

54.28

50.43

12.96

47.95

31.09

40.04

52.97

46.54

6.

Goa

26.37

54.85

40.70

17.96

54.86

37.05

22.24

54.86

38.88

7.

Gujarat

39.04

55.59

47.55

9.11

54.12

33.07

28.03

55.02

42.10

8.

Haryana

34.18

50.88

43.13

10.27

49.52

31.52

27.31

50.49

39.76

9.

Himachal Pradesh

46.47

54.74

50.63

14.96

54.38

36.89

43.69

54.70

49.28

10.

Jammu & Kashmir

25.84

49.14

37.93

9.50

51.80

32.71

21.96

49.83

36.63

11.

Jharkhand

31.86

49.91

41.06

6.29

42.57

25.69

26.40

48.21

37.64

12.

Karnataka

39.86

58.32

49.20

16.06

54.11

35.67

31.88

56.87

44.60

13.

Kerala

15.88

50.22

32.56

13.55

50.78

31.65

15.28

50.36

32.32

14.

Madhya Pradesh

40.68

53.08

47.11

11.70

47.64

30.64

33.10

51.62

42.75

15.

Maharashtra

46.52

54.18

50.43

12.72

52.60

34.00

32.59

53.49

43.46

16.

Manipur

43.20

50.07

46.72

32.28

45.17

38.71

40.51

48.91

44.79

17.

Meghalaya

38.92

50.09

44.58

19.15

38.19

28.74

35.02

47.76

41.47

18.

Mizoram

54.73

59.52

57.22

40.50

55.32

48.09

47.63

57.45

52.70

19.

Nagaland

42.92

47.08

45.08

14.87

45.70

31.91

38.25

46.82

42.74

20.

Orissa

27.10

53.38

40.33

9.76

49.37

30.66

24.62

52.75

38.88

21.

Punjab

23.15

54.45

39.73

9.74

53.42

33.40

18.68

54.10

37.58

22.

Rajasthan

40.70

50.82

45.94

9. 24

47.64

29.56

33.48

50.07

42.11

23.

Sikkim

40.67

57.75

49.75

21.42

56.27

40.49

38.59

57.58

48.72

24.

Tamil Nadu

41.33

59.38

50.39

18.42

56.37

37.59

31.32

58.06

44.78

25.

Tripura

22.86

50.61

37.11

12.09

51.78

32.32

21.02

50.81

36.29

26.

Uttar Pradesh

18.89

47.84

34.10

6.19

45.08

26.92

16.28

47.26

32.60

27.

Uttaranchal

33.32

45.99

39.63

7.28

47.58

29.09

27.09

46.42

36.93

28.

West Bengal

20.70

54.30

37.93

11.13

54.07

33.82

18.08

54.23

36.78

29.

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

18.50

57.05

39.20

12.09

56.09

36.33

16.45

56.73

38.27

30.

Chandigarh

10.32

63.96

43.41

14.06

55.12

36.97

13.72

56.10

37.63

31.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

45.10

61.29

53.85

14.35

65.74

44.74

38.68

62.38

51.77

32.

Daman & Diu

19.76

70.89

52.03

16.48

53.83

35.31

18.34

65.56

45.97

33.

Delhi

10.12

49.71

32.00

9.08

52.40

32.85

9.15

52.21

32.80

34.

Lakshadweep

6.07

40.70

23.77

8.61

44.75

27.28

7.19

42.51

25.33

35.

Pondicherry

23.78

54.47

39.20

13.61

52.68

33.08

17.00

53.28

35.13

 

India

30.98

52.36

41.97

11.55

50.85

32.23

25.68

51.93

39.26

Source: India, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Central Statistical Organisation. (2003). Women & Men in India 2002. New Delhi. P. 41.

Notes: The figures for India and Gujarat exclude the data for the entire Kachchh district, Morvi, Mailya-Miyana and Wankaner talukas of Rajkot district and Jodiya taluka of Jamnagar district where pupulation enumeration of Census of India, 2001 could not be conducted due to earthquake

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2. Total Workers in Categories

S.No.

Category
of workers

Total/
Rural/
Urban

Persons/
Males/
Females

Total workers
(Main+ Marginal)
2001, Provisional

Percentage
to Total
Workers

1.

Total workers

(Main+ Marginal)

Total

Persons

402,512,190

100

Males

275,463,736

100

Females

127,048,454

100

Rural

Persons

310,655,339

100

Males

199,199,602

100

Females

111,455,737

100

Urban

Persons

91,856,851

100

Males

76,264,134

100

Females

15,592,717

100

2.

Cultivators

Total

Persons

127,628,287

31.7

Males

86,328,447

31.3

Females

41,299,840

32.5

Rural

Persons

124,682,055

40.1

Males

84,046,644

42.2

Females

40,635,411

36.5

Urban

Persons

2,946,232

3.2

Males

2,281,803

3

Females

664,429

4.3

3.

Agricultural Labourers

Total

Persons

107,447,725

26.7

Males

57,354,281

20.8

Females

50,093,444

39.4

Rural

Persons

103,122,189

33.2

Males

54,749,291

27.5

Females

48,372,898

43.4

Urban

Persons

4,325,536

4.7

Males

2,604,990

3.4

Females

1,720,546

11

4.

Household Industry workers

Total

Persons

16,395,870

4.1

Males

8,312,191

3

Females

8,083,679

6.4

Rural

Persons

11,709,533

3.8

Males

5,642,112

2.8

Females

6,067,421

5.4

Urban

Persons

4,686,337

5.1

Males

2,670,079

3.5

Females

2,016,258

12.9

5.

Other Workers

Total

Persons

151,040,308

37.5

Males

123,468,817

44.8

Females

27,571,491

21.7

Rural

Persons

71,141,562

22.9

Males

54,761,555

27.5

Females

16,380,007

14.7

Urban

Persons

79,898,746

87

Males

68,707,262

90.1

Females

11,191,484

71.8

Source: Ministry of Labour, Directorate, General Employment and Training (2003)

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3. Distribution of total workers, main workers, marginal workers and non-workers

India

Total/
Rural/
Urban

Persons/
Males/
Females

Proportion to Total Population

Total
workers

Main workers

Marginal workers

Non- workers

2001 Census
(Provisional)

Total

Persons

39.3

30.6

8.7

60.7

Males

51.9

45.4

6.6

48.1

Females

25.7

14.7

11

74.3

Rural

Persons

42

31

10.9

58

Males

52.4

44.5

7.9

47.6

Females

31

16.8

14.2

69

Urban

Persons

32.2

29.3

2.9

67.8

Males

50.9

47.5

3.4

49.2

Females

11.6

9.1

2.4

88.5

1991 Census

(Excluding Jammu & Kashmir)

Total

Persons

37.5

34.1

3.4

62.5

Males

51.6

50.9

0.6

48.4

Females

22.3

15.9

6.3

77.7

Rural

Persons

40

35.7

4.3

60

Males

52.5

51.8

0.7

47.5

Females

26.7

18.6

8.1

73.3

Urban

Persons

30.2

29.5

0.7

69.8

Males

48.9

48.6

0.4

51.1

Females

9.2

8.1

1

90.8

Source : Census of India , 2001

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4. women's employment in the organised sector

S.No.

Division & Industry

Women Employees (in Thousands)
as on
31-03-2001

Public Sector

Private Sector

Total

1

Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry & Fishing (0)

48.3

464.4

512.8

2

Mining and Quarrying(1)

55.6

8.4

64.0

3

Manufacturing (2 & 3)

93.0

937.0

1030.0

4

Electricity, Gas & Water (4)

44.7

1.3

46.0

5

Construction (5)

63.2

4.0

67.3

6

Wholesale & Retail Trade & Restaurants and Hotels (6)

17.4

29.4

46.8

7

Transport, Storage & Communications (7)

174.9

8.1

182.9

8

Financing, Insurance Real Estate & Business Services (8)

184.8

60.2

245.0

9

Community, Social & Personal Services (9)

2177.2

577.3

2754.5

 

Total

2859.2

2090.1

4949.3

Source : India, Ministry of Labour, Directorate General Employment and Training. (2003). Employment Review
January – March 2001. New Delhi. P. 24.

Notes : Figures in brackets are industrial codes of National Industrial Classification

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