Growth of Population and Agriculture Workers in India

Handbook of Statistics : Section-'A'

Table-01 : Growth of Population and Agriculture Workers in India

SL	Year	Total Population	Annual Compound Growth Rate (%)	Rural Population	Cultivators	Workers
SL	Year	Total Population	Annual Compound Growth Rate (%)	Rural Population	Cultivators	Agriculture Labourers	Other Workers	Total
1.	1951	361.1	1.25	298.6	69.9	27.3	42.8	140.0
1.	1951	361.1	1.25	(82.7%)	(49.9%)	(19.5%)	(30.6%)	(100.0%)
2.	1961	439.2	1.96	360.3	99.6	31.5	57.6	188.7
2.	1961	439.2	1.96	(82.0%)	(52.8%)	(16.7%)	(30.5%)	(100.0%)
3.	1971	548.2	2.22	439.0	78.2	47.5	54.7	180.4
3.	1971	548.2	2.22	(80.1%)	(43.4%)	(26.3%)	(30.3%)	(100.0%)
4.	1981	683.3	2.20	523.9	92.5	55.5	96.6	244.6
4.	1981	683.3	2.20	(76.7%)	(37.8%)	(22.7%)	(39.5%)	(100.0%)
5.	1991	846.3	2.14	628.7	110.7	74.6	128.8	314.1
5.	1991	846.3	2.14	(74.3%)	(35.2%)	(23.8%)	(41.0%)	(100.0)
6.	2001	1,012.4	1.79	-	-	-	-	-
7.	2006	1,094.1	1.55	-	-	-	-	-

Figures in the parentheses represent % to the total.
Source	:	Agricultural Statistics at a Glance-2000, Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, New-Delhi, April-2000.