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Historical indicator · 2011

Workers and participation in Census 2011

Main plus marginal Census workers divided by the entire population. The denominator includes children and older people.

India · Census 201139.8percent of all residents

What this answers

Explore the economic-work structure of historical places without mixing it with survey labour-force measures.

Read before comparing. Census work participation is not PLFS unemployment or the PLFS age-15+ worker-population ratio.

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All 35 historical states and union territories
Historical state / UTpercent of all residents2011 state code
Andaman and Nicobar Islands40.0835
Andhra Pradesh46.6128
Arunachal Pradesh42.4712
Assam38.3618
Bihar33.3610
Chandigarh38.2904
Chhattisgarh47.6822
Dadra and Nagar Haveli45.7326
Daman and Diu49.8625
Goa39.5830
Gujarat40.9824
Haryana35.1706
Himachal Pradesh51.8502
Jammu and Kashmir34.4701
Jharkhand39.7120
Karnataka45.6229
Kerala34.7832
Lakshadweep29.0931
Madhya Pradesh43.4723
Maharashtra43.9927
Manipur45.6814
Meghalaya39.9617
Mizoram44.3615
NCT of Delhi33.2807
Nagaland49.2413
Odisha41.7921
Puducherry35.6634
Punjab35.6703
Rajasthan43.608
Sikkim50.4711
Tamil Nadu45.5833
Tripura4016
Uttar Pradesh32.9409
Uttarakhand38.3905
West Bengal38.0819

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 residents
KinnaurHimachal Pradesh66.9
PerenNagaland64.47
KulluHimachal Pradesh61.45
Lahul & SpitiHimachal Pradesh61.13
LonglengNagaland60.55
MonNagaland59
MandiHimachal Pradesh57.28
JashpurChhattisgarh57.22
TawangArunachal Pradesh57.15
ChambaHimachal Pradesh56.65

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.

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.