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Historical indicator · 2011

Cultivators and agricultural labour in Census 2011

Main and marginal cultivators plus main and marginal agricultural labourers divided by all workers. Calculated from mutually exclusive PCA worker categories.

India · Census 201154.61percent of Census workers

What this answers

Describe a place’s historical worker mix, keeping cultivators and agricultural labourers distinct in detailed tables.

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All 35 historical states and union territories
Historical state / UTpercent of Census workers2011 state code
Andaman and Nicobar Islands1435
Andhra Pradesh59.5128
Arunachal Pradesh57.6712
Assam49.3518
Bihar73.5510
Chandigarh1.0604
Chhattisgarh74.6822
Dadra and Nagar Haveli29.2526
Daman and Diu2.5525
Goa10.0730
Gujarat49.6124
Haryana44.9606
Himachal Pradesh62.8502
Jammu and Kashmir41.4801
Jharkhand62.9920
Karnataka49.2829
Kerala17.1532
Lakshadweep031
Madhya Pradesh69.7923
Maharashtra52.7127
Manipur52.8114
Meghalaya58.4517
Mizoram55.7615
NCT of Delhi1.307
Nagaland61.6613
Odisha61.8221
Puducherry18.0934
Punjab35.5903
Rajasthan62.108
Sikkim46.5311
Tamil Nadu42.1333
Tripura44.216
Uttar Pradesh59.2509
Uttarakhand51.2305
West Bengal44.0419

Alphabetical order; states and union territories are identified in their profiles. India is shown separately and not included in state rankings.

Ten districts with the highest published or derived values

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District view · historical 2011 boundaries
DistrictHistorical state / UTpercent of Census workers
AlirajpurMadhya Pradesh89.99
The DangsGujarat88.83
KabeerdhamChhattisgarh87.47
DindoriMadhya Pradesh87.46
JashpurChhattisgarh87.09
MadhepuraBihar86.79
BijapurChhattisgarh86.5
JhabuaMadhya Pradesh86.35
SupaulBihar86.15
SimdegaJharkhand86.01

Ordered by this indicator, with names resolving ties. This descriptive ordering is not a quality or causal ranking. Use the explorer for all 640 districts.

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Source and calculation

Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India: Primary Census Abstract, 2011, India/state/district workbook. The retained extract reconciles state and district counts and records source sheet/row locators on each place profile. Percentages are displayed to two decimals; undefined ratios remain unavailable.

Official PCA workbookField definitions and original codes

Literacy: literates ÷ population aged 7+ × 100. Participation: workers ÷ all residents × 100. Worker-category shares: the named main and marginal counts ÷ all workers × 100. Shares use compatible counts from one record; current boundaries are never assumed.