Handloom Census 2019-20

Distribution of Handloom Worker Households by Type:

State	Rural	Urban	Total Households
Arunachal Pradesh	84014	9300	93314
Assam	1252188	17318	1269506
Manipur	192431	29424	221855
Meghalaya	42647	108	42755
Mizoram	21100	6302	27402
Nagaland	31970	10441	42411
Sikkim	690	7	697
Tripura	135001	2454	137455
NER	1760041	75354	1835395
All India	2748445	396394	3144839

Source: Fourth All India Handloom Census 2019-20

Total Workforce by Type of Handloom Workers and Gender:

State	Location	Male		Female		Transgender
State	Location	Weavers	Allied Workers	Weavers	Allied Workers	Weavers	Allied Workers
Arunachal Pradesh	Rural	10885	8184	60335	5778	6	1
	Urban	353	1295	6001	1757	20	1
	Total	11238	9479	66336	7535	26	2
Assam	Rural	75136	27592	1021349	142165	120	161
	Urban	451	910	10368	5625	4	0
	Total	75587	28502	1031717	147790	124	161
Manipur	Rural	7522	5176	176755	5657	16	0
	Urban	414	207	27753	1162	21	1
	Total	7936	5383	204508	6819	37	1
Meghalaya	Rural	12098	342	29007	1210	9	0
	Urban	5	0	102	1	0	0
	Total	12103	342	29109	1211	9	0
Mizoram	Rural	1863	2948	12236	4164	0	1
	Urban	272	371	2926	2757	1	1
	Total	2135	3319	15162	6921	1	2
Nagaland	Rural	1686	2273	26964	1364	1	1
	Urban	416	1964	6882	1932	1	0
	Total	2102	4237	33846	3296	2	1
Sikkim	Rural	20	4	610	56	0	0
	Urban	0	0	2	5	0	0
	Total	20	4	612	61	0	0
Tripura	Rural	34195	9410	75949	15609	3	0
	Urban	355	87	1425	606	0	0
	Total	34550	9497	77374	16215	3	0
NER	Rural	143405	55929	1403205	176003	155	164
	Urban	2266	4834	55459	13845	47	3
	Total	145671	60763	1458664	189848	202	167
All India	Rural	601562	177210	1754391	520125	174	229
	Urban	157587	39374	160108	111661	69	22
	Total	759149	216584	1914499	631786	243	251

Source: Fourth All India Handloom Census 2019-20

Distribution of Handloom Worker Households by Religion:

State	Location	Hindu	Muslims	Jain	Sikh	Christian	Buddhist	Zoroastrian	Others	Total
Arunachal Pradesh	Rural	32017	596	47	199	33286	14082	14	3773	84014
	Urban	4664	444	3	14	2819	285	1	1070	9300
	Total	36681	1040	50	213	36105	14367	15	4843	93314
Assam	Rural	1055262	175776	64	555	17477	628	34	2392	1252188
	Urban	14473	2434	1	5	401	4	0	0	17318
	Total	1069735	178210	65	560	17878	632	34	2392	1269506
Manipur	Rural	96753	20378	11	66	62283	120	15	12805	192431
	Urban	20887	2674	1	11	3185	12	5	2649	29424
	Total	117640	23052	12	77	65468	132	20	15454	221855
Meghalaya	Rural	13297	22182	3	33	6442	126	0	564	42647
	Urban	23	0	0	0	77	1	0	7	108
	Total	13320	22182	3	33	6519	127	0	571	42755
Mizoram	Rural	7	1	1	6	20424	659	0	2	21100
	Urban	24	4	0	2	6268	3	0	1	6302
	Total	31	5	1	8	26692	662	0	3	27402
Nagaland	Rural	1110	14	1	7	30816	11	2	9	31970
	Urban	681	41	0	5	9700	10	0	4	10441
	Total	1791	55	1	12	40516	21	2	13	42411
Sikkim	Rural	321	0	0	0	66	302	0	1	690
	Urban	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7
	Total	325	0	0	0	66	305	0	1	697
Tripura	Rural	115679	5653	5	111	8876	4572	0	105	135001
	Urban	2068	17	2	2	8	356	0	1	2454
	Total	117747	5670	7	113	8884	4928	0	106	137455
NER	Rural	1314446	224600	132	977	179670	20500	65	19651	1760041
	Urban	42824	5614	7	39	22458	674	6	3732	75354
	Total	1357270	230214	139	1016	202128	21174	71	23383	1835395
All India	Rural	2055972	459665	218	2369	185305	23095	1116	20705	2748445
	Urban	271057	90102	74	650	24615	748	1006	8142	396394
	Total	2327029	549767	292	3019	209920	23843	2122	28847	3144839

Source: Fourth All India Handloom Census 2019-20

Distribution of Handloom Worker Households by Social Groups:

State	Location	Scheduled Castes (SCs)	Scheduled Tribes (STs)	Other Backward Castes (OBCs)	Others	Total
Arunachal Pradesh	Rural	6856	59507	4799	12852	84014
	Urban	412	6339	631	1918	9300
	Total	7268	65846	5430	14770	93314
Assam	Rural	200473	233741	421932	396042	1252188
	Urban	3960	3545	4054	5759	17318
	Total	204433	237286	425986	401801	1269506
Manipur	Rural	5554	62405	78839	45633	192431
	Urban	1897	3411	16942	7174	29424
	Total	7451	65816	95781	52807	221855
Meghalaya	Rural	5612	13291	1131	22613	42647
	Urban	7	98	2	1	108
	Total	5619	13389	1133	22614	42755
Mizoram	Rural	39	21045	13	3	21100
	Urban	15	6265	17	5	6302
	Total	54	27310	30	8	27402
Nagaland	Rural	171	31396	285	118	31970
	Urban	178	9594	142	527	10441
	Total	349	40990	427	645	42411
Sikkim	Rural	23	370	256	41	690
	Urban	1	3	3	0	7
	Total	24	373	259	41	697
Tripura	Rural	36506	66005	10650	21840	135001
	Urban	492	649	478	835	2454
	Total	36998	66654	11128	22675	137455
NER	Rural	255234	487760	517905	499142	1760041
	Urban	6962	29904	22269	16219	75354
	Total	262196	517664	540174	515361	1835395
All India	Rural	409810	558805	874864	904966	2748445
	Urban	38927	42856	181018	133593	396394
	Total	448737	601661	1055882	1038559	3144839

Source: Fourth All India Handloom Census 2019-20

Distribution of Handloom Households by Usage of Yarn:

State	Location	Cotton 1-20	Cotton 21-40	Cotton 41-80	Cotton-Above 80	Viscose Blends	Muga Silk	Eri Silk	Mulberry Silk
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Arunachal Pradesh	Rural	14264	9029	40899	783	95	162	398	17
	Urban	3020	223	4818	8	3	64	13	27
	Total	17284	9252	45717	791	98	226	411	44
Assam	Rural	709423	276550	265577	119663	7293	54003	43155	5357
	Urban	7335	4928	4129	1372	143	505	530	44
	Total	716758	281478	269706	121035	7436	54508	43685	5401
Manipur	Rural	54483	27099	6341	8327	370	45244	7080	4517
	Urban	9187	4878	1185	1013	19	5789	1249	1101
	Total	63670	31977	7526	9340	389	51033	8329	5618
Meghalaya	Rural	19646	12644	14075	2186	606	3207	3175	266
	Urban	98	6	10	1	0	4	4	1
	Total	19744	12650	14085	2187	606	3211	3179	267
Mizoram	Rural	8063	4476	645	40	1	1081	306	176
	Urban	2877	1566	110	8	3	363	55	250
	Total	10940	6042	755	48	4	1444	361	426
Nagaland	Rural	11012	4086	219	250	49	1728	1971	1864
	Urban	3709	918	293	72	19	145	233	25
	Total	14721	5004	512	322	68	1873	2204	1889
Sikkim	Rural	505	113	30	13	0	0	0	0
	Urban	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	512	113	30	13	0	0	0	0
Tripura	Rural	91913	35744	5310	964	55	421	139	128
	Urban	1213	871	437	75	5	6	9	2
	Total	93126	36615	5747	1039	60	427	148	130
All India	Rural	1123588	538608	479385	346082	14993	148323	75805	77075
	Urban	119111	61514	45571	34700	4244	29723	14404	44403
	Total	1242699	600122	524956	380782	19237	178046	90209	121478

Contd.

State	Location	Tussar Silk	Linen	Wool	Acrylic Wool	Polyster Blends	Jute	Zari	Others
1	2	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Arunachal Pradesh	Rural	1	124	19475	621	262	172	439	1192
	Urban	6	6	3783	7	32	1	5	25
	Total	7	130	23258	628	294	173	444	1217
Assam	Rural	7241	44468	1,39,480	17630	62349	1867	2788	82500
	Urban	116	248	1263	125	389	19	58	341
	Total	7357	44716	140743	17755	62738	1886	2846	82841
Manipur	Rural	1437	1348	29418	43636	14355	414	5799	25122
	Urban	101	53	8080	4043	1594	6	178	4737
	Total	1538	1401	37498	47679	15949	420	5977	29859
Meghalaya	Rural	271	3645	4341	2916	2792	158	45	4921
	Urban	3	1	3	63	77	4	0	1
	Total	274	3646	4344	2979	2869	162	45	4922
Mizoram	Rural	836	5	3488	6393	55	5	1	1286
	Urban	106	2	448	2245	0	0	1	155
	Total	942	7	3936	8638	55	5	2	1441
Nagaland	Rural	582	1444	16358	4129	5975	144	1818	601
	Urban	19	44	3029	1167	2026	29	28	1998
	Total	601	1488	19387	5296	8001	173	1846	2599
Sikkim	Rural	1	0	9	24	0	0	0	13
	Urban	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	1	0	9	24	0	0	0	13
Tripura	Rural	235	471	4467	217	119	721	1021	3732
	Urban	11	4	75	2	2	52	9	175
	Total	246	475	4542	219	121	773	1030	3907
All India	Rural	30336	55318	289184	79474	99819	12990	59732	172913
	Urban	6695	2923	34385	8364	7412	5590	40917	29801
	Total	37031	58241	323569	87838	107231	18580	100649	202714

Source: Fourth All India Handloom Census 2019-20

Distribution of Handloom Households by Type of Dye used:

State	Location	Azo Free	Natural	Others	Not Applicable
Arunachal Pradesh	Rural	8473	63032	749	12124
	Urban	2228	2878	52	4184
	Total	10701	65910	801	16308
Assam	Rural	149290	490379	83455	551641
	Urban	5301	7016	753	4395
	Total	154591	497395	84208	556036
Manipur	Rural	12874	113812	11290	60281
	Urban	2267	11951	2027	13945
	Total	15141	125763	13317	74226
Meghalaya	Rural	10845	21470	1233	9972
	Urban	90	17	1	0
	Total	10935	21487	1234	9972
Mizoram	Rural	217	1774	360	18819
	Urban	19	239	188	5875
	Total	236	2013	548	24694
Nagaland	Rural	728	17754	2170	11618
	Urban	71	6107	1469	2827
	Total	799	23861	3639	14445
Sikkim	Rural	0	181	72	442
	Urban	0	0	0	7
	Total	0	181	72	449
Tripura	Rural	8770	66507	8401	53462
	Urban	1050	842	223	582
	Total	9820	67349	8624	54044
All India	Rural	311651	1205421	242617	1051254
	Urban	73042	168690	39172	128685
	Total	384693	1374111	281789	1179939

Source: Fourth All India Handloom Census 2019-20

Distribution of Weaver Households by Purpose of Usage of Loom:

State	Location	Domestic	Commercial	Both
Arunachal Pradesh	Rural	43378	22480	4920
	Urban	4542	1561	268
	Total	47920	24041	5188
Assam	Rural	55351	953860	1810
	Urban	1061	8823	21
	Total	56412	962683	1831
Manipur	Rural	42152	111851	9373
	Urban	1053	21964	159
	Total	43205	133815	9532
Meghalaya	Rural	1273	39282	0
	Urban	3	104	0
	Total	1276	39386	0
Mizoram	Rural	3622	8931	760
	Urban	557	1774	195
	Total	4179	10705	955
Nagaland	Rural	18735	4631	3467
	Urban	4010	1394	63
	Total	22745	6025	3530
Sikkim	Rural	6	111	1
	Urban	0	0	0
	Total	6	111	1
Tripura	Rural	82864	19560	977
	Urban	713	1027	8
	Total	83577	20587	985
All India	Rural	264684	1691429	21311
	Urban	12005	188149	715
	Total	276689	1879578	22026

Source: Fourth All India Handloom Census 2019-20

Number of Handloom Workers by Religion:

State	Location	Hindu	Muslim	Sikh	Christian	Buddhist	Jain	Zoroastrian	Others	Total
Arunachal Pradesh	Rural	32669	598	199	33540	14192	47	15	3929	85189
	Urban	4753	446	14	2851	289	3	1	1070	9427
	Total	37422	1044	213	36391	14481	50	16	4999	94616
Assam	Rural	1068656	176631	567	17542	632	67	34	2394	1266523
	Urban	14508	2437	5	403	4	1	0	0	17358
	Total	1083164	179068	572	17945	636	68	34	2394	1283881
Manipur	Rural	97402	20425	68	64218	121	11	15	12866	195126
	Urban	20963	2687	11	3228	12	1	5	2651	29558
	Total	118365	23112	79	67446	133	12	20	15517	224684
Meghalaya	Rural	13308	22182	33	6450	126	3	0	564	42666
	Urban	23	0	0	77	1	0	0	7	108
	Total	13331	22182	33	6527	127	3	0	571	42774
Mizoram	Rural	8	1	6	20534	660	1	0	2	21212
	Urban	24	4	2	6294	3	0	0	1	6328
	Total	32	5	8	26828	663	1	0	3	27540
Nagaland	Rural	1113	14	7	31132	11	1	2	9	32289
	Urban	758	48	5	10370	10	0	0	4	11195
	Total	1871	62	12	41502	21	1	2	13	43484
Sikkim	Rural	321	0	0	66	302	0	0	1	690
	Urban	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7
	Total	325	0	0	66	305	0	0	1	697
Tripura	Rural	115821	5660	111	8892	4572	5	0	105	135166
	Urban	2087	17	2	8	356	2	0	1	2473
	Total	117908	5677	113	8900	4928	7	0	106	137639
All India	Rural	2282851	532927	2473	188518	24217	238	1371	21096	3053691
	Urban	322389	109994	695	25566	757	79	1137	8204	468821
	Total	2605240	642921	3168	214084	24974	317	2508	29300	3522512

Source: Fourth All India Handloom Census 2019-20

Number of Handloom Workers by Social Group:

State	Location	Schedule Caste	Sum of Schedule Tribe	Other Backward Caste	Others	Total
Arunachal Pradesh	Rural	6866	60594	4800	12929	85189
	Urban	413	6423	631	1960	9427
	Total	7279	67017	5431	14889	94616
Assam	Rural	202118	234762	425543	404100	1266523
	Urban	3965	3557	4065	5771	17358
	Total	206083	238319	429608	409871	1283881
Manipur	Rural	5613	64343	79233	45937	195126
	Urban	1905	3455	16971	7227	29558
	Total	7518	67798	96204	53164	224684
Meghalaya	Rural	5613	13309	1131	22613	42666
	Urban	7	98	2	1	108
	Total	5620	13407	1133	22614	42774
Mizoram	Rural	40	21156	13	3	21212
	Urban	15	6291	17	5	6328
	Total	55	27447	30	8	27540
Nagaland	Rural	171	31712	285	121	32289
	Urban	189	10245	153	608	11195
	Total	360	41957	438	729	43484
Sikkim	Rural	23	370	256	41	690
	Urban	1	3	3	0	7
	Total	24	373	259	41	697
Tripura	Rural	36515	66128	10657	21866	135166
	Urban	492	650	478	853	2473
	Total	37007	66778	11135	22719	137639
All India	Rural	439792	582988	1034545	996366	3053691
	Urban	44352	45780	232763	145926	468821
	Total	484144	628768	1267308	1142292	3522512

Source: Fourth All India Handloom Census 2019-20

Number of Handloom Workers by Education:

State	Location	Never Attended School	Below Primary	Primary	Middle	High School/ Secondary	Higher Secondary	Graduation & above	Total
Arunachal Pradesh	Rural	27642	5432	11716	17741	13624	6436	2598	85189
	Urban	2423	255	847	1559	1868	1551	924	9427
	Total	30065	5687	12563	19300	15492	7987	3522	94616
Assam	Rural	284112	132211	172927	337749	194424	106937	38163	1266523
	Urban	2783	1847	2879	4500	3036	1525	788	17358
	Total	286895	134058	175806	342249	197460	108462	38951	1283881
Manipur	Rural	24478	14173	24432	54273	40174	23015	14581	195126
	Urban	3277	1962	3141	7376	6168	4176	3458	29558
	Total	27755	16135	27573	61649	46342	27191	18039	224684
Meghalaya	Rural	17032	5286	6058	7222	4213	2038	817	42666
	Urban	6	0	17	49	27	6	3	108
	Total	17038	5286	6075	7271	4240	2044	820	42774
Mizoram	Rural	798	3034	5338	6641	3635	1257	509	21212
	Urban	138	611	1165	1990	1397	681	346	6328
	Total	936	3645	6503	8631	5032	1938	855	27540
Nagaland	Rural	2653	4337	7601	10367	4908	1548	875	32289
	Urban	618	339	1507	3065	2769	1522	1375	11195
	Total	3271	4676	9108	13432	7677	3070	2250	43484
Sikkim	Rural	104	90	225	156	86	21	8	690
	Urban	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	7
	Total	104	91	228	158	87	21	8	697
Tripura	Rural	23127	26633	29233	35368	14188	4097	2520	135166
	Urban	283	398	567	731	320	109	65	2473
	Total	23410	27031	29800	36099	14508	4206	2585	137639
NER	Rural	379946	191196	257530	469517	275252	145349	60071	1778861
	Urban	9528	5413	10126	19272	15586	9570	6959	76454
	Total	389474	196609	267656	488789	290838	154919	67030	1855315
All India	Rural	710628	443880	532488	656154	399922	205173	105446	3053691
	Urban	109705	62451	105031	78674	60058	30590	22312	468821
	Total	820333	506331	637519	734828	459980	235763	127758	3522512

Source: Fourth All India Handloom Census 2019-20

Number of Weavers by Religion:

State	Location	Hindu	Muslim	Jain	Sikh	Christian	Buddhist	Zoroastrian	Others	Total
Arunachal Pradesh	Rural	27707	558	43	192	26833	13528	13	2352	71226
	Urban	3291	292	3	9	2249	211	1	318	6374
	Total	30998	850	46	201	29082	13739	14	2670	77600
Assam	Rural	950804	128930	39	478	14109	496	27	1722	1096605
	Urban	9268	1389	1	3	159	3	0	0	10823
	Total	960072	130319	40	481	14268	499	27	1722	1107428
Manipur	Rural	92776	19962	11	65	59006	67	15	12391	184293
	Urban	19877	2537	1	11	3194	12	5	2551	28188
	Total	112653	22499	12	76	62200	79	20	14942	212481
Meghalaya	Rural	12668	21992	3	33	5734	122	0	562	41114
	Urban	22	0	0	0	77	1	0	7	107
	Total	12690	21992	3	33	5811	123	0	569	41221
Mizoram	Rural	5	1	1	3	13440	647	0	2	14099
	Urban	6	0	0	2	3188	2	0	1	3199
	Total	11	1	1	5	16628	649	0	3	17298
Nagaland	Rural	1083	11	1	5	27533	8	2	8	28651
	Urban	323	25	0	4	6939	5	0	3	7299
	Total	1406	36	1	9	34472	13	2	11	35950
Sikkim	Rural	295	0	0	0	64	270	0	1	630
	Urban	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
	Total	296	0	0	0	64	271	0	1	632
Tripura	Rural	94960	3716	3	108	8099	3177	0	84	110147
Urban	1686	14	1	0	5	74	0	0	1780
Total	96646	3730	4	108	8104	3251	0	84	111927
NER	Rural	1180298	175170	101	884	154818	18315	57	17122	1546765
Urban	34474	4257	6	29	15811	309	6	2880	57772
Total	1214772	179427	107	913	170629	18624	63	20002	1604537
All India	Rural	1781414	374281	175	1792	158974	20637	1251	17603	2356127
Urban	219251	72825	61	451	17596	380	1037	6163	317764
Total	2000665	447106	236	2243	176570	21017	2288	23766	2673891

Source: Fourth All India Handloom Census 2019-20