The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

published - extracts on the Nagas from 'Census of India, 1931 - Volume III - Assam Report'

caption: Chapter VIII. Occupation
medium: reports
production:
person: Mullan/ C.S.
date: 1931
text: [Summary of Subsiduary Table 2a.] Distribution by sub-classes in natural divisions and districts. (a) Earners (principal occupation) and working dependants.
text: Naga Hills
Total 1,00
Non-working dependants - 416
Working dependants - 265
Earner (principal occupation) - 319
text: Number per mille of the total population occupied as earners (principal occupation) and working dependants in:
Sub-class I. Exploitation of animals and vegetation - 552
Sub-class II. Exploitation of minerals - 6
Sub-class III. Industry - 9
Sub-class IV. Transport - 2
Sub-class V. Trade - 2
Sub-class VI. Public force - 4
Sub-class VII. Public administration - 1
Sub-class VIII. Professions and liberal arts - 1
Sub-class IX. Persons living on their income - 1
Sub-class X. Domestic service - 3
Sub-class XI. Insufficiently described occupations - 2
Sub-class XII. Unproductive - 1
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