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Statewise Total Female Population (rural &urban) in the Workforce

	India, State, Union territory	Place of residence	Total Population (Women)	Total Workers (Women) (Main + Marginal)	Economically active female population#

	INDIA	Total	494828644	127048454	25.7
		Rural	359817177	111455737	31.0
		Urban	135011467	15592717	11.5

1	Jammu & Kashmir	Total	4769343	1047527	22.0
		Rural	3638762	940081	25.8
		Urban	1130581	107446	9.5

2	Himachal Pradesh	Total	2989524	1306138	43.7
		Rural	2725648	1266666	46.5
		Urban	263876	39472	15.0

3	Punjab	Total	11340753	2118003	18.7
		Rural	7555481	1749465	23.2
		Urban	3785272	368538	9.7

4	Chandigarh*	Total	392690	53885	13.7
		Rural	35281	3641	10.3
		Urban	357409	50244	14.1

5	Uttaranchal	Total	4162314	1127423	27.1
		Rural	3166384	1054966	33.3
		Urban	995930	72457	7.3

6	Haryana	Total	9755331	2664086	27.3
		Rural	6951228	2376211	34.2
		Urban	2804103	287875	10.3

7	Delhi	Total	6223236	569412	9.1
		Rural	431688	43699	10.1
		Urban	5791548	525713	9.1

8	Rajasthan	Total	27091465	9071208	33.5
		Rural	20873199	8496356	40.7
		Urban	6218266	574852	9.2

9	Uttar Pradesh	Total	78614376	12799625	16.3
		Rural	62453467	11799397	18.9
		Urban	16160909	1000228	6.2

10	Bihar	Total	39724832	7482919	18.8
		Rural	35688910	7205937	20.2
		Urban	4035922	276982	6.9

11	Sikkim	Total	252276	97363	38.6
		Rural	225102	91543	40.7
		Urban	27174	5820	21.4

12	Arunachal Pradesh	Total	517544	188657	36.5
		Rural	415151	171565	41.3
		Urban	102393	17092	16.7

13	Nagaland	Total	946950	362215	38.3
		Rural	789164	338746	42.9
		Urban	157786	23469	14.9

14	Manipur	Total	1172404	474936	40.5
		Rural	883893	381802	43.2
		Urban	288511	93134	32.3

15	Mizoram	Total	431275	205435	47.6
		Rural	216300	118377	54.7
		Urban	214975	87058	40.5

16	Tripura	Total	1555030	326872	21.0
		Rural	1288786	294679	22.9
		Urban	266244	32193	12.1

17	Meghalaya	Total	1138229	398618	35.0
		Rural	913654	355622	38.9
		Urban	224575	42996	19.1

18	Assam	Total	12850608	2672613	20.8
		Rural	11265837	2509526	22.3
		Urban	1584771	163087	10.3

19	West Bengal	Total	38733477	7002798	18.1
		Rural	28128662	5821973	20.7
		Urban	10604815	1180825	11.1

20	Jharkhand	Total	13048151	3444894	26.4
		Rural	10262301	3269751	31.9
		Urban	2785850	175143	6.3

21	Orissa	Total	18094580	4454293	24.6
		Rural	15498749	4200930	27.1
		Urban	2595831	253363	9.8

22	Chhatisgarh	Total	10348646	4143250	40.0
		Rural	8332039	3881910	46.6
		Urban	2016607	261340	13.0

23	Madhya Pradesh	Total	28866173	9554198	33.1
		Rural	21311057	8669974	40.7
		Urban	7555116	884224	11.7

24	Gujarat	Total	23178405	6497868	28.0
		Rural	14653860	5721030	39.0
		Urban	8524545	776838	9.1

25	Daman & Diu*	Total	65581	12027	18.3
		Rural	37164	7344	19.8
		Urban	28417	4683	16.5

26	Dadra & Nagar Haveli*	Total	98720	38182	38.7
		Rural	78108	35225	45.1
		Urban	20612	2957	14.3

27	Maharashtra	Total	46417977	15128566	32.6
		Rural	27289275	12695748	46.5
		Urban	19128702	2432818	12.7

28	Andhra Pradesh	Total	37620737	13139307	34.9
		Rural	27406535	11850113	43.2
		Urban	10214202	1289194	12.6

29	Karnataka	Total	25877615	8248808	31.9
		Rural	17195507	6854752	39.9
		Urban	8682108	1394056	16.1

30	Goa	Total	658381	146452	22.2
		Rural	335503	88458	26.4
		Urban	322878	57994	18.0

31	Lakshadweep*	Total	29477	2120	7.2
		Rural	16451	999	6.1
		Urban	13026	1121	8.6

32	Kerala	Total	16369955	2500736	15.3
		Rural	12120699	1925009	15.9
		Urban	4249256	575727	13.5

33	Tamil Nadu	Total	30842185	9658372	31.3
		Rural	17360301	7175171	41.3
		Urban	13481884	2483201	18.4

34	Pondicherry*	Total	487124	82792	17.0
		Rural	162010	38533	23.8
		Urban	325114	44259	13.6

35	Andaman & Nicobar Islands*	Total	163280	26856	16.4
		Rural	111021	20538	18.5
		Urban	52259	6318	12.1
* Union Territory- # Calculated as Total workers as a percentage of total population

Source: Census of India, 2001

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