Pattern of Activity / Industry wise Muslim Workers Population Distribution in India Urban Areas Rural Areas Total Workers % of WPR % Workers % Workers 1 Agriculture, Hunting & Related Service Activities 5.3 749,662 55 16,091,641 16,841,303 39.12 2 Retail Trade, Except of Motor Vehicles & Motorcycles; Repair of Personal & Household Goods 21 3,012,793 9.1 2,652,789 5,665,582 13.16 3 Construction 7.6 1,074,987 6.4 1,865,698 2,940,685 6.83 4 Land Transport; Transport via Pipelines 9.4 1,329,589 4.3 1,253,516 2,583,105 6.00 5 Manufacture of Textiles 7.9 1,117,421 3.5 1,020,303 2,137,724 4.97 6 Manufacture of Wearing Apparel; Dressing & Dyeing of Fur 6.8 961,831 2.6 757,940 1,719,770 3.99 7 Manufacture of Tobacco Products 3.7 523,349 3.6 1,049,455 1,572,804 3.65 8 Wholesale Trade & Commission, Trade, Except of Motor, Vehicles & Motorcycles 3.8 537,494 1.5 437,273 974,766 2.26 9 Education 3 424,337 1.4 408,121 832,458 1.93 10 Manufacture of Food Products & Beverages 2.7 381,903 1.4 408,121 790,025 1.83 11 Other Service Activities 1.6 226,313 1.4 408,121 634,434 1.47 12 Sale, Maintenance & Repair of Motor Vehicles & Motorcycles; Retail Sale of Automotive Fuel 2.9 410,193 0.7 204,061 614,253 1.43 13 Hotels & Restaurants 2.2 311,181 0.8 233,212 544,393 1.26 14 Public Administration & Defence; Compulsory Social Security 2.2 311,181 0.7 204,061 515,241 1.20 15 Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery & Equipment 2 282,891 0.7 204,061 486,952 1.13 16 Manufacture of Furniture; Manufacturing N.E.C. 1.9 268,747 0.7 204,061 472,807 1.10 17 Private Households With Employed Persons 1.6 226,313 0.8 233,212 459,525 1.07 18 Manufacture of Wood & of Products of Wood & Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture of Articles of Straw & Plaiting Materials 1.8 254,602 0.5 145,758 400,360 0.93 19 Manufacture of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 0.9 127,301 0.9 262,364 389,665 0.91 20 Health & Social Work 1.3 183,879 0.4 116,606 300,485 0.70 21 Other Business Activities 1.4 198,024 0.1 29,152 227,175 0.53 22 Fishing, Operation of Fish Hatcheries & Fish Farms; Service Activities Incidental to Fishing 0.2 28,289 0.6 174,909 203,198 0.47 23 Forestry, Logging & Related Service Activities 0.1 14,145 0.5 145,758 159,902 0.37 24 Manufacture of Electrical Machinery & Apparatus N.E.C. 0.9 127,301 0.1 29,152 156,453 0.36 25 Activities of Membership Organizations N.E.C. 0.3 42,434 0.3 87,455 129,888 0.30 26 Manufacture of Chemicals & Chemical Products 0.5 70,723 0.2 58,303 129,026 0.30 27 Other Mining & Quarrying 0.1 14,145 0.3 87,455 101,599 0.24 28 Financial Intermediation, Except Insurance & Pension Funding 0.5 70,723 0.1 29,152 99,874 0.23 29 Manufacture of Machinery & Equipment N.E.C.* 0.5 70,723 0.1 29,152 99,874 0.23 30 Post & Telecommunications 0.5 70,723 0.1 29,152 99,874 0.23 31 Recreational, Cultural & Sporting Activities 0.4 56,578 0.1 29,152 85,730 0.20 32 Electricity, Gas, Steam & Hot Water Supply 0.3 42,434 0.1 29,152 71,585 0.17 33 Manufacture of Basic Metals 0.3 42,434 0.1 29,152 71,585 0.17 34 Collection, Purification & Distribution of Water 0.2 28,289 0.1 29,152 57,441 0.13 35 Manufacture of Paper & Paper Products 0.2 28,289 0.1 29,152 57,441 0.13 36 Renting of Machinery & Equipment Without Operator & of Personal & Household Goods 0.2 28,289 0.1 29,152 57,441 0.13 37 Manufacture of Rubber & Plastics Products 0.4 56,578 56,578 0.13 38 Insurance & Pension Funding, Except Compulsory Social Security 0.1 14,145 0.1 29,152 43,296 0.10 39 Computer & Related Activities 0.3 42,434 42,434 0.10 40 Publishing, Printing & Reproduction of Recorded Media 0.3 42,434 42,434 0.10 41 Real Estate Activities 0.3 42,434 42,434 0.10 42 Tanning & Dressing of Leather; Manufacture of Luggage, Handbags, Saddlery, Harness & Footwear 0.1 29,152 29,152 0.07 43 Supporting & Auxiliary Transport Activities; Activities of Travel Agencies 0.2 28,289 28,289 0.07 44 Extraction of Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas; Service Activities Incidental to Oil &Gas Extraction, Excluding Surveying 0.1 14,145 14,145 0.03 45 Manufacture of Medical, Precision & Optical Instruments, Watches & Clocks 0.1 14,145 14,145 0.03 46 Manufacture of Motor Vehicles, Trailers & Semi-Trailers 0.1 14,145 14,145 0.03 47 Manufacture of Radio, Television & Communication Equipment & Apparatus 0.1 14,145 14,145 0.03 48 Mining of Coal & Lignite; Extraction of Peat 0.1 14,145 14,145 0.03 49 Water Transport 0.1 14,145 14,145 0.03 Industry Wise All India Muslim Workers 99 13,960,690 100 29,093,221 43,053,911 100.00 Data Sources :- Sachar Committee Report 2006 & Census of Indian Report 2001 Data Compiled by AICMEU, Mumbai on 24/1/07