Table 3 Composition of Main Workers by Sex and Social Group within each Activity Total Main workers Cultivators Agric Labourers Household Ind. Other workers Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females All Social Groups 177543406 44973168 77590670 14932165 34731846 20767858 5647030 2063890 59573861 7209254 of which: Scheduled Castes 28515377 9329191 9157641 1503487 11905029 6344331 . 913777 338725 6538930 1142648 (16.06) (20.74) (11.80) (10.07) (34.28) (30.55) (16.18) (16.41) (10.98) (15.85) Scheduled Tribes 14753619 7210069 8792565 3162200 3846309 3328589 185717 126148 1929028 593132 (8.31) (16.03) (11.33) (21.18) (11.07) (16.03) (3.29) (6.11) (13.24) (8.23) Note: Figures within brackets indicate percentages to totals. Source: Census of India -1981 Series I India, Part III-A (i) General Economic Tables Census of India -1981 Series I India, Part III-A (ii) General Economic Tables