chapter - ix - revenue and disaster management department, haryana

The livingpattern ofthe people must depend ontheir occupational setup,following from the stage of socio-economic development and resourcemobilization/exploitation, inIndian circumstances particularly, on the advance_of agriculture and the state of industry.The economy and life pattern of the people of the district are predominantlyagro based. More than 86per cent ofthe population lives intherural areas,whichii'>higher than the percentage forthe State(82.3 percent).Of the 27.20 per cent of its active population engaged ingainful economicpursuits, agriculture and allied activities account for 20.3 per cent.Of the total population of 7,61,953 persons in the Bhiwani district,according to the 1971Census,2,07,235 were engaged in some kind of economicactivity. The number of non-workers was 5,54,718. The ratio ofworkers to non-workers was27.20 :72.80,as against"thecorresponding ratioof26.44 :73.56 for the entire State. The district ranked fourth as regardsthe labour participation rate.Onthe basisofeconomic activities pursued, theworking population inthe district has been classifiedinto nine categories as shown below :