Pattern of Activity / Industry wise Muslim Workers Population
Distribution in India |
Urban Areas |
Rural Areas |
Total Workers |
% of WPR |
% |
Workers |
% |
Workers |
1 |
Agriculture, Hunting & Related Service Activities |
5.3 |
749,662 |
55 |
16,091,641 |
16,841,303 |
39.12 |
2 |
Retail Trade, Except of Motor Vehicles & Motorcycles; Repair of
Personal & Household Goods |
21 |
3,012,793 |
9.1 |
2,652,789 |
5,665,582 |
13.16 |
3 |
Construction |
7.6 |
1,074,987 |
6.4 |
1,865,698 |
2,940,685 |
6.83 |
4 |
Land Transport; Transport via Pipelines |
9.4 |
1,329,589 |
4.3 |
1,253,516 |
2,583,105 |
6.00 |
5 |
Manufacture of Textiles |
7.9 |
1,117,421 |
3.5 |
1,020,303 |
2,137,724 |
4.97 |
6 |
Manufacture of Wearing Apparel; Dressing & Dyeing of Fur |
6.8 |
961,831 |
2.6 |
757,940 |
1,719,770 |
3.99 |
7 |
Manufacture of Tobacco Products |
3.7 |
523,349 |
3.6 |
1,049,455 |
1,572,804 |
3.65 |
8 |
Wholesale Trade & Commission, Trade, Except of Motor, Vehicles &
Motorcycles |
3.8 |
537,494 |
1.5 |
437,273 |
974,766 |
2.26 |
9 |
Education |
3 |
424,337 |
1.4 |
408,121 |
832,458 |
1.93 |
10 |
Manufacture of Food Products & Beverages |
2.7 |
381,903 |
1.4 |
408,121 |
790,025 |
1.83 |
11 |
Other Service Activities |
1.6 |
226,313 |
1.4 |
408,121 |
634,434 |
1.47 |
12 |
Sale, Maintenance & Repair of Motor Vehicles & Motorcycles; Retail
Sale of Automotive Fuel |
2.9 |
410,193 |
0.7 |
204,061 |
614,253 |
1.43 |
13 |
Hotels & Restaurants |
2.2 |
311,181 |
0.8 |
233,212 |
544,393 |
1.26 |
14 |
Public Administration & Defence; Compulsory Social Security |
2.2 |
311,181 |
0.7 |
204,061 |
515,241 |
1.20 |
15 |
Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery &
Equipment |
2 |
282,891 |
0.7 |
204,061 |
486,952 |
1.13 |
16 |
Manufacture of Furniture; Manufacturing N.E.C. |
1.9 |
268,747 |
0.7 |
204,061 |
472,807 |
1.10 |
17 |
Private Households With Employed Persons |
1.6 |
226,313 |
0.8 |
233,212 |
459,525 |
1.07 |
18 |
Manufacture of Wood & of Products of Wood & Cork, Except Furniture;
Manufacture of Articles of Straw & Plaiting Materials |
1.8 |
254,602 |
0.5 |
145,758 |
400,360 |
0.93 |
19 |
Manufacture of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products |
0.9 |
127,301 |
0.9 |
262,364 |
389,665 |
0.91 |
20 |
Health & Social Work |
1.3 |
183,879 |
0.4 |
116,606 |
300,485 |
0.70 |
21 |
Other Business Activities |
1.4 |
198,024 |
0.1 |
29,152
|
227,175 |
0.53 |
22 |
Fishing, Operation of Fish Hatcheries & Fish Farms; Service Activities
Incidental to Fishing |
0.2 |
28,289
|
0.6 |
174,909 |
203,198 |
0.47 |
23 |
Forestry, Logging & Related Service Activities |
0.1 |
14,145
|
0.5 |
145,758 |
159,902 |
0.37 |
24 |
Manufacture of Electrical Machinery & Apparatus N.E.C. |
0.9 |
127,301 |
0.1 |
29,152
|
156,453 |
0.36 |
25 |
Activities of Membership Organizations N.E.C. |
0.3 |
42,434
|
0.3 |
87,455
|
129,888 |
0.30 |
26 |
Manufacture of Chemicals & Chemical Products |
0.5 |
70,723
|
0.2 |
58,303
|
129,026 |
0.30 |
27 |
Other Mining & Quarrying |
0.1 |
14,145
|
0.3 |
87,455
|
101,599 |
0.24 |
28 |
Financial Intermediation, Except Insurance & Pension Funding |
0.5 |
70,723
|
0.1 |
29,152
|
99,874
|
0.23 |
29 |
Manufacture of Machinery & Equipment N.E.C.* |
0.5 |
70,723
|
0.1 |
29,152
|
99,874
|
0.23 |
30 |
Post & Telecommunications |
0.5 |
70,723
|
0.1 |
29,152
|
99,874
|
0.23 |
31 |
Recreational, Cultural & Sporting Activities |
0.4 |
56,578
|
0.1 |
29,152
|
85,730
|
0.20 |
32 |
Electricity, Gas, Steam & Hot Water Supply |
0.3 |
42,434
|
0.1 |
29,152
|
71,585
|
0.17 |
33 |
Manufacture of Basic Metals |
0.3 |
42,434
|
0.1 |
29,152
|
71,585
|
0.17 |
34 |
Collection, Purification & Distribution of Water |
0.2 |
28,289
|
0.1 |
29,152
|
57,441
|
0.13 |
35 |
Manufacture of Paper & Paper Products |
0.2 |
28,289
|
0.1 |
29,152
|
57,441
|
0.13 |
36 |
Renting of Machinery & Equipment Without Operator & of Personal &
Household Goods |
0.2 |
28,289
|
0.1 |
29,152
|
57,441
|
0.13 |
37 |
Manufacture of Rubber & Plastics Products |
0.4 |
56,578
|
|
|
56,578
|
0.13 |
38 |
Insurance & Pension Funding, Except Compulsory Social Security |
0.1 |
14,145
|
0.1 |
29,152
|
43,296
|
0.10 |
39 |
Computer & Related Activities |
0.3 |
42,434
|
|
|
42,434
|
0.10 |
40 |
Publishing, Printing & Reproduction of Recorded Media |
0.3 |
42,434
|
|
|
42,434
|
0.10 |
41 |
Real Estate Activities |
0.3 |
42,434
|
|
|
42,434
|
0.10 |
42 |
Tanning & Dressing of Leather; Manufacture of Luggage, Handbags,
Saddlery, Harness & Footwear |
|
|
0.1 |
29,152
|
29,152
|
0.07 |
43 |
Supporting & Auxiliary Transport Activities; Activities of Travel
Agencies |
0.2 |
28,289
|
|
|
28,289
|
0.07 |
44 |
Extraction of Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas; Service Activities
Incidental to Oil &Gas Extraction, Excluding Surveying |
0.1 |
14,145
|
|
|
14,145
|
0.03 |
45 |
Manufacture of Medical, Precision & Optical Instruments, Watches &
Clocks |
0.1 |
14,145
|
|
|
14,145
|
0.03 |
46 |
Manufacture of Motor Vehicles, Trailers & Semi-Trailers |
0.1 |
14,145
|
|
|
14,145
|
0.03 |
47 |
Manufacture of Radio, Television & Communication Equipment &
Apparatus |
0.1 |
14,145
|
|
|
14,145
|
0.03 |
48 |
Mining of Coal & Lignite; Extraction of Peat |
0.1 |
14,145
|
|
|
14,145
|
0.03 |
49 |
Water Transport |
0.1 |
14,145
|
|
|
14,145
|
0.03 |
Industry Wise All India Muslim Workers |
99 |
13,960,690 |
100 |
29,093,221 |
43,053,911 |
100.00 |
Data Sources :- Sachar Committee Report 2006 & Census of Indian Report
2001 |
Data Compiled by AICMEU, Mumbai on 24/1/07 |