NSS Round Nos. 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Education and Employment: Year-, Region- and Gender-wise All India Distribution of Households by Social Group and by Types of Employment
The dataset contains Year-, region- and gender-wise All India compiled data on caste-wise (scheduled caste (SC), scheduled tribe (ST), other backwards classes (OBC) and others) distribution (per thousand) of rural and urban households by different types of employment such self-employment, salaried, regular wage, casual labour, etc., during the period of 2000 to 2012. The dataset has been compiled from Table Nos. Table 3, Statement Nos. 3.5 and 3.6 of 55th, 61st, 66th and 68th report of NSS.
NSS Round Nos. 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Education and Employment: Year-, Region- and Gender-wise All India Distribution of Households by Social Group and by Types of Employment
The dataset contains Year-, region- and gender-wise All India compiled data on caste-wise (scheduled caste (SC), scheduled tribe (ST), other backwards classes (OBC) and others) distribution (per thousand) of rural and urban households by different types of employment such self-employment, salaried, regular wage, casual labour, etc., during the period of 2000 to 2012. The dataset has been compiled from Table Nos. Table 3, Statement Nos. 3.5 and 3.6 of 55th, 61st, 66th and 68th report of NSS.
Rows: 265
Columns: 12
Time period: 2000, 2005, 2010, 2012
Last Updated: 21 November 2025
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year
period
state
region
nss_round
category
category_of_employment
type_of_work
social_group
value
unit
note
2012
July, 2011 to June, 2012
All India
Rural
68
Distribution of Households by Types of Employment and by Social Group
Rural Labour
Agricultural Labour
SC
314
value in absolute number per thousand
2012
July, 2011 to June, 2012
All India
Rural
68
Distribution of Households by Types of Employment and by Social Group
Regular Wage/Salary earning
Total
OBC
90
value in absolute number per thousand
2012
July, 2011 to June, 2012
All India
Rural
68
Distribution of Households by Types of Employment and by Social Group
Sub-total of self-employed in rural areas
OBC
529
value in absolute number per thousand
2012
July, 2011 to June, 2012
All India
Rural
68
Distribution of Households by Types of Employment and by Social Group
Rural Labour
Agricultural Labour
OBC
196
value in absolute number per thousand
2012
July, 2011 to June, 2012
All India
Rural
68
Distribution of Households by Types of Employment and by Social Group
Rural Labour
Other Labour work
OBC
126
value in absolute number per thousand
2012
July, 2011 to June, 2012
All India
Rural
68
Distribution of Households by Types of Employment and by Social Group
Sub-total of Rural Labour
OBC
321
value in absolute number per thousand
2012
July, 2011 to June, 2012
All India
Rural
68
Distribution of Households by Types of Employment and by Social Group
Others
Others
OBC
59
value in absolute number per thousand
2012
July, 2011 to June, 2012
All India
Rural
68
Distribution of Households by Types of Employment and by Social Group
Total
Total
OBC
1000
value in absolute number per thousand
2012
July, 2011 to June, 2012
All India
Rural
68
Distribution of Households by Types of Employment and by Social Group
Self-employed
Agriculture
Others
398
value in absolute number per thousand
2012
July, 2011 to June, 2012
All India
Rural
68
Distribution of Households by Types of Employment and by Social Group
The calendar year to which the employment data pertains.
period
String
4
265
The survey reference period covered by the data, expressed as a date range.
state
String
1
265
The geographic level to which the data applies; aggregated at the national level for All India.
region
String
2
265
The area classification (rural or urban) for which the household employment distribution is reported.
nss_round
Int64
4
265
The National Sample Survey (NSS) round number during which the data was collected.
category
String
1
265
The title of the statistical category or table describing what the data measures, here the distribution of households by employment type and social group.
category_of_employment
String
7
225
The broad employment classification of households, such as self-employment, rural labour, or regular wage/salary earning.
type_of_work
String
12
239
The specific employment or work type of households, including totals and subtotals of employment categories.
social_group
String
5
265
The social group to which the households belong, such as Scheduled Castes (SC) or Other Backward Classes (OBC).
value
Int64
182
265
The number of households per thousand belonging to the given employment type and social group.
unit
String
1
265
The unit of measurement for the reported values.
note
String
1
0
Supplementary remarks or footnotes associated with the data record, if any.
Citation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. (2026). NSS Round Nos. 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Education and Employment: Year-, Region- and Gender-wise All India Distribution of Households by Social Group and by Types of Employment [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/1140
Dataset - NSS Round Nos. 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Education and Employment: Year-, Region- and Gender-wise All India Distribution of Households by Social Group and by Types of Employment
