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Historical indicator · 2011

Women and Census work in Census 2011

Female main and marginal workers as a percentage of the total female population.

India · Census 201125.52percent of all females

What this answers

Compare this historical economic-work measure with newer labour-force and time-use evidence while keeping definitions separate.

Read before comparing. Unpaid domestic and caregiving work is not fully described by this economic-work count; use Time Use Survey tables for that question.

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All 35 historical states and union territories
Historical state / UTpercent of all females2011 state code
Andaman and Nicobar Islands17.8135
Andhra Pradesh36.1628
Arunachal Pradesh35.4412
Assam22.4618
Bihar19.0710
Chandigarh1604
Chhattisgarh39.722
Dadra and Nagar Haveli25.2526
Daman and Diu14.8925
Goa21.9230
Gujarat23.3824
Haryana17.7906
Himachal Pradesh44.8202
Jammu and Kashmir19.1101
Jharkhand29.120
Karnataka31.8729
Kerala18.2332
Lakshadweep10.9631
Madhya Pradesh32.6423
Maharashtra31.0627
Manipur39.8814
Meghalaya32.6717
Mizoram36.1615
NCT of Delhi10.5807
Nagaland44.7413
Odisha27.1621
Puducherry17.6334
Punjab13.9103
Rajasthan35.1208
Sikkim39.5711
Tamil Nadu31.833
Tripura23.5716
Uttar Pradesh16.7509
Uttarakhand26.6805
West Bengal18.0819

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 all females
PerenNagaland64.04
LonglengNagaland59.61
KinnaurHimachal Pradesh59.17
MonNagaland57.57
Lahul & SpitiHimachal Pradesh56.97
KulluHimachal Pradesh56.6
ZunhebotoNagaland55.06
MandiHimachal Pradesh54.85
PratapgarhRajasthan53.38
DindoriMadhya Pradesh52.9

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.