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Table 2 Caste and religion by source of income

From: The informal labour market in India: transitory or permanent employment for migrants?

 

Non-Ag labour

Artisan

Petty traders

Business

Salaried

Professionals

Total

Brahmin

56

67

68

136

705

43

1,075

High caste

254

182

277

536

1,429

59

2,737

OBC

875

437

341

446

1,438

56

3,593

Dalit

664

205

105

108

803

18

1,903

Adivasi

97

11

16

35

238

6

403

Muslim

598

295

211

256

471

29

1,860

Sikh, Jain

9

20

32

61

129

5

256

Christian

54

19

4

20

126

6

229

Total

2,607

1,236

1,054

1,598

5,339

222

12,056

  1. Source: India Human Development Survey.