Population — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation is referred to as the occupational structure. In India, there is an enormous variety of occupations. - Occupations are generally classified as primary, secondary and tertiary.

1. Primary activities: include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc.
2. Secondary activities: include manufacturing industry, building and construction work, etc.
3. Tertiary activities: include transport, communications, commerce, administration and other services.

• In India, about 64 percent of the population is engaged only in agriculture.
• The proportion of population dependent on secondary and tertiary sectors is about 13 and 20 percent respectively.
• But recently there has been an occupational shift in favour of secondary and tertiary sectors because of growing industriali sation and urbanisation.