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Table 3: Communitywise distribution of respondents according to their occupation.

Community Non-worker Worker Total

Cultivator/
Labourer

Skilled
Worker

 

Lower
Professional

 

Middle
Professional

 

High
Professional

Businessman
Category I Category II

Assamese

50 (6.15)

58 (7.13)

44 (5.41)

107 (13.16)

238 (29.27)

89 (10.95)

203 (24.97)

24 (2.95)

813
Bengali

17 (5.07)

19 (5.67)

20 (5.97)

63 (18.81)

68 (20.30)

29 (8.66)

112 (33.43)

7 (2.09)

335

Bihari

5 (0.91)

186 (34.00)

90 (16.45)

45 (8.23)

30 (5.48)

8 (1.46)

173 (31.63)

10 (1.83)

547
Marwari

15 (4.70)

- -

3 (0.94)

15 (4.70)

11 (3.45)

161 (50.47)

114 (35.74)

319

(Figures in the parentheses indicate percentages)

The above data can be represented by bar diagram as follows

The monthly income of the Biharis is also found to be very low. About 86 per cent of them have the income below Rs. 10,000.00 per month. Contrary to that about 59 percent of the Marwaris have the monthly income above 10,000.00 per month. In case of the Assamese about 63 per cent belong to the income group of Rs. 5000.00 to 15,000.00 per month. More or less the same picture is seen among the Bengalis.

Table 4: Communitywise distribution of respondents by monthly income

Community

Monthly income (Rs)

<5000

5000-10,000

10,000-15,0001

15,000 +

Total 

Assamese

228 (28.04)

364 (44.77)

148 (18.20)

73 (8.98)

813

Bengali

69 (20.60)

154 (45.97)

78 (23.28)

34 (10.15)

335

Bihari

262 (47.90)

211 (38.57)

45 (8.23)

29 (5.30)

547 

Marwari

19 (5.96)

111 (34.80)

102 (31.97)

87 (27.27)

319 

Total

608 (30.19)

810 (40.22)

373 (18.52)

223 (11.07)

2014

(Figures in the parentheses indicate percentages)

The above data can be represented by bar diagram as follows

The literacy level of the Biharis is found to be the lowest. About 36 per cent of them are found to be illiterate and only 9 percent were educated beyond the secondary standard. Among the Marwaris about 24 per cent have educational qualification beyond secondary standard. The number of persons with educational qualification beyond undergraduate standard is about 34 per cent among the Assamese and 28 per cent among the Bengalis.






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