This dataset shows the Worker Population Ratio (WPR), in percentage terms, for major religions, based on usual status (ps+ss). For years before 2017-18, the data was obtained in different quinquennial rounds of NSSO conducted from 2004-05 (NSS 61st) to 2011-12 (NSS 68th round). From 2017-18 the data is sourced from the annual report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the Minis...
| fiscal_year | major_religious_group | region | gender | worker_population_ratio | unit | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Hinduism | rural | male | 56.9 | worker_population_ratio in percentage | |
| 2023-24 | Islam | rural | male | 52.4 | worker_population_ratio in percentage | |
| 2023-24 | Christianity | rural | male | 55.3 | worker_population_ratio in percentage | |
| 2023-24 | Sikhism | rural | male | 58.7 | worker_population_ratio in percentage | |
| 2023-24 | All | rural | male | 56.3 | worker_population_ratio in percentage | |
| 2023-24 | Hinduism | rural | female | 36.3 | worker_population_ratio in percentage | |
| 2023-24 | Islam | rural | female | 24.3 | worker_population_ratio in percentage | |
| 2023-24 | Christianity | rural | female | 40.7 | worker_population_ratio in percentage | |
| 2023-24 | Sikhism | rural | female | 27.2 | worker_population_ratio in percentage | |
| 2023-24 | All | rural | female | 34.8 | worker_population_ratio in percentage |
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. PLFS: Year, Region, Gender, and Religion wise Worker Population Ratio [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/20477
