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    Economic Census

    Economic Census gives the basic entrepreneurial data for planning and development in the State specially for unorganized sectors of the economy. It is 100% centrally sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, Government of India. Five Economic Census have been conducted earlier throughout the country during the year 1977,1980,1990, 1998 and 2005. Information collected under Economic Census provides updated frame for conducting detailed follow up surveys.

    Coverage of Economic Census

    1. Economic Census is the complete count of all entrepreneurial units located within the geographical boundaries of the Country.
    2. Information on number of establishments and employment in all type of establishments, unpaid/paid workers, female workers, child workers, ownership of establishments, use of power, registration of establishments, source of finance etc. is collected.
    3. Complete address of enterprises having 10 or more workers is recorded.

    Brief Results Of The Fifth Economic Census

    Total Number of Establishments

    • Rural: 457950 (54.92%)
    • Urban: 375948 (45.08%)
    • Combined: 833898 (100.0%)

    2. Of which Number of Establishments

    (a) Without Premises
    • Rural: 63413 (13.85%)
    • Urban: 40951 (10.89% )
    • Combined: 104364 (12.52% )
    (b) Having 10 or more Workers
    • Rural: 8039 (1.75%)
    • Urban: 9394 (2.50% )
    • Combined: 17433 (2.09% )

    Total Number of Person Employed in Establishments

    • Rural: 1111460 (49.51%)
    • Urban: 1133357 (50.49% )
    • Combined: 2244817 (100.00% )

    4. Annual Growth Rate in Establishments over Economic Census 1998

    • Rural: (9.84%)
    • Urban: (3.50%)
    • Combined: (6.61%)

    5. Annual Growth Rate in Total Employment over Economic Census 1998

    • Rural: 9.33%
    • Urban: 2.34%
    • Combined: 5.35%

    6th ECONOMIC CENSUS

      • NIC coding regarding
      • NIC-2008 Booklet
      • Corrigendum NIC-2008 Booklet
    1. 6th Economic Census Instruction Manual
    2. Instructions/Guidelines for the 6th Economic Census