Year, State, Type-wise Number of Fishermen Population engaged in Fisheries activities
This dataset includes the information on state wise population of male and female fishermen. The information is categorised by type of employment such as full time, part time, occasional, deep sea, and unspecified. Note: Data for 2017 is available on a calendar-year basis, whereas data for all other years is presented on a fiscal-year basis. Additionally, the 2017 data is not segregated into Inland and Marine categories.
Year, State, Type-wise Number of Fishermen Population engaged in Fisheries activities
This dataset includes the information on state wise population of male and female fishermen. The information is categorised by type of employment such as full time, part time, occasional, deep sea, and unspecified. Note: Data for 2017 is available on a calendar-year basis, whereas data for all other years is presented on a fiscal-year basis. Additionally, the 2017 data is not segregated into Inland and Marine categories.
The fiscal year (April to March) to which the fisherman count pertains, formatted as a year range such as 2019-20.
state
String
33
348
The Indian state or union territory for which the number of fishermen is reported.
category
String
2
348
The fishery sector the fishermen are engaged in, distinguishing marine fisheries from other fishery types such as inland.
sub_category
String
5
348
The level of engagement in fishing, classifying fishermen as full time, part time, or occasional.
gender
String
2
348
The gender of the fishermen being counted.
value
Int64
223
276
The number of fishermen for the given fiscal year, state, category, sub-category, and gender.
unit
String
1
348
The unit of measurement for the reported figure, expressed as an absolute count of persons.
note
String
1
0
Optional remarks or annotations providing additional context about the data record.
Citation
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. (2026). Year, State, Type-wise Number of Fishermen Population engaged in Fisheries activities [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/15248
