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THE PEOPLE
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LIVELIHOOD PATTERN
According to occupation, the 1951 census returns divide the
population into eight classes.
Agricultural Classes.—(1) Cultivators of land wholly or mainly owned and their dependents - 7,96,371 (m. 3,84,504; f. 4,11,867), (2) Cultivators of land wholly or mainly unowned and their
dependents — 22,646 (m. 11,490; f. 11,156), (3) Cultivating labourers and their dependents- 46,456 (m. 22,400; f. 24,056), (4) Non-cultivating owners of land, agricultural rent receivers and their dependents -41,692 (m. 17,766; f. 23.926). Total of all classes-9,07,165 (m. 4,36,160; f. 4,71,005).
Non-agricultural Classes.—Persons (including dependents) who derive their principal means of livelihood from (5) Production other than cultivation — 1,04,422 (m. 53,305; f. 51.117), (6) Commerce 42,950 (m. 21,965; f. 20,985), '(7) Transport - 7.277 (m. 3,644; f. 3,633), (8) Other services and miscellaneous sources - 1,13,522 (m. 57,893; f. 55.629). Total of all classes - 2.68,171 (m. 1,36,807; f. 1,31,364).
The 1881 census divided the population into six livelihood classes: —
(i) in Government Service; Learned Professions; Literature and Arts, 18,469 or 1.74 per cent, of the population.
(ii) in Home Service 6,435 or 0.6 per cent.
(iii) In Trade and Commerce 4,349 or 0. 4 per cent.
(iv) in Agriculture 3,74,950 or 35.29 per cent.
(v) In Crafts and industries 55,009 or 6.11 per cent.
(vi) In Indefinite and Unproductive occupations including children 5,93,138 or 55.83 per cent.
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