Explain the variations in the proportion of working population in India.

Explanation

The variations in the proportion of working population in India are:
(a) Moderate variation from about 25 per cent in Goa to about 53 per cent in Mizoram.
(b) Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Meghalaya have larger percentages of workers. Among the Union Territories, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu have higher participation rate because these states have variations in the levels of economic development.
(c) About 58.2 per cent of total working population are cultivators and agricultural labourers.
(d) Only 4.2% of workers are engaged in household industries.
(e) 37.6 % are other workers including non household industries, trade, commerce construction and repair and other services as proportion of people in agricultural sector has shown a decline over last few decades i.e., 68.5% to 58.2% consequently participation in tertiary and secondary sectors have increased.