APPENDIX IX.

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APPENDIX IX.— Population of British and Feudatory India,

ACCORDING TO OCCUPATION . 1

Number of Persons supported by each Order.

Order of Occupation or Means of Livelihood.

All India .

British

Provinces.

Feudatory

States.

I. Administration by State orLocal Bodies,

5,600,153

3,839,643

1,760,510

II. Defence, Military and Naval,

664,422

334,193

330,229

ill. Service ot f oreign States, 12

500,030

38,179

461,851

IV. Provision and care of Cattle , .

3,645,849

2,472,872

1,172,977

V. Agriculture, ....

> 71 . 735 . 39 °

135,504,696

36,230,694

VI. Personal, Household, or Sani-tary Services,

11,220,072

8,505,420

2,714,652

Vli. Provision of Pood and Drink,

14 . 575,593

12,120,669

2,454,924

VIII. Provision of Light, Firing,and Forage,

3,522,257

2,887,525

634,732

IX. Construction of Buildings,

1 , 437,739

1, *13,633

324,106

X. Construction of Vehicles andVessels, ....

146,508

135,627

10,881

XI. Provision of SupplementaryRequirements,

1,155,267

991,334

163,933

Xll. Provision ot Textile Fabricsand Dress, ....

12,611,267

9,655,213

2,956,054

XIII. Provision of Metals and Pre­ cious Stones ,

3 , 821,433

2,897,046

924,387

XIV. Provision of Glass, Pottery,and Stoneware , .

2,360,623

i,66q,oi q

691,604

XV. Provision of Wood, Cane,Mats, etc., ....

4,293,012

3 , 3 > 9 ,> 7 °

973,842

XVI. Provision of Drugs, Dyes, andGums, ....

391.575

319,981

71,594

XVII. Provision of Leather, Hides,and Horns,....

3,285,307

2,224,604

1,060,703

XVlll. Commerce, ....

4,685,579

3,093,056

1,592,523

XIX. Transport and Storage, .

3 , 952,993

3,242,281

710,712

XX. Learned and Artistic Profes-sions, .....

5,672,191

4,386,725

1,285,466

XXI. Sport and Amusements,

141,180

98,485

42,695

XXII. Earthwork and General

Labour, ....

25,468,017

18,414,315

7 ,° 53 , 7°2

XXIII. Undefined and DisreputableMeans of Livelihood/

I,^62,q8i

704,801

858,180

XXIV. Means of Livelihood inde-pendent of Work,

4 , 773,993

3,204,465

1,569,528

Total,

287,223,431

221,172,952

66,050,479

1 In this return no distinction is drawn between those who work and thosewhom they support by their work. The whole population depending upon theoccupation is included in order to indicate the respective sustaining power of thedifferent orders.

2 Order III. is intended to refer solely to those not in the employ of the Statemaking the return, but it is probable that in some cases the servants of the Stateitself have been included.

3 Order XXIII. includes those not enumerated by occupation in certain wildtracts of Rajputana, Kashmir, and the Bombay States.