| Number of Child Labour by Industrial Category and Sex in India (1961 to 2001) (Index Base 1961=100) | ||||||
| Category | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991* | 1996* | 2001* |
| Male child workers # Total | ||||||
| Cultivators | ||||||
| Agricultural Labourers | ||||||
| Mining Quarrying etc. | ||||||
| Household industry | ||||||
| Manufacturing other than Household industry | ||||||
| Construction | ||||||
| Trade and commerce | ||||||
| Transport storage and communication | ||||||
| Other services | ||||||
| Non workers | ||||||
| Students (full time) | ||||||
| Non workers & Non-workers (Nowhere Children) | ||||||
| Female Child Workers # | ||||||
| As Cultivators | ||||||
| As Agric. Labourers | ||||||
| Household industry | ||||||
| Manufacturing other than Household industry | ||||||
| Construction | ||||||
| Trade and commerce | ||||||
| Transport storage and communication | ||||||
| Mining Quarrying etc. | ||||||
| Other services | ||||||
