Question
The following table shows distribution of workforce in India for the year 1972-73. Analyse it and give reasons for the nature of workforce distribution. You will notice that the data is pertaining to the situation
in India 30 years ago!
|
Place of Residence |
Workforce (in millions) |
||
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
Rural |
125 |
69 |
195 |
|
Urban |
32 |
7 |
39 |
Solution
It is clear from the above table that workforce in rural area was 125 million males and 69 million females.
In urban areas 32 million males and 7 million females were working.
The ratio of workforce into male and female was 157:77.
In rural areas, more people are included in workforce than in urban areas. The reason is most of the people living in rural areas are engaged in agricultural sector.
