Table 2.

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Profession - wise Distribution of Suicides during 2016
(State & UT - wise)
Professionals/Salaried Persons Professionals/Salaried Persons
House wife
Sl. (Total) [Government Servants (Total)]
State/UT
No. Trans- Trans- Trans-
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
gender gender gender
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14)
STATES
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 0 963 0 963 238 24 0 262 65 7 0 72
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0 10 0 10 26 2 0 28 23 0 0 23
3 ASSAM 0 402 0 402 123 34 0 157 9 0 0 9
4 BIHAR 0 83 0 83 7 9 0 16 2 0 0 2
5 CHHATTISGARH 0 1049 0 1049 219 32 0 251 70 8 0 78
6 GOA 0 44 0 44 29 2 0 31 7 0 0 7
7 GUJARAT 0 1936 0 1936 614 27 0 641 54 5 0 59
8 HARYANA 0 303 0 303 590 95 0 685 95 9 0 104
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 0 150 0 150 85 9 0 94 25 3 0 28
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 0 65 0 65 27 2 0 29 17 1 0 18
11 JHARKHAND 0 155 0 155 108 16 0 124 42 3 0 45
12 KARNATAKA 0 1533 0 1533 826 131 0 957 99 8 0 107
13 KERALA 0 837 0 837 460 55 0 515 64 9 0 73
14 MADHYA PRADESH 0 2714 0 2714 755 90 0 845 148 30 0 178
15 MAHARASHTRA 0 2725 0 2725 1786 135 0 1921 181 32 0 213
16 MANIPUR 0 12 0 12 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
17 MEGHALAYA 0 15 0 15 8 4 0 12 7 3 0 10
18 MIZORAM 0 8 0 8 10 0 0 10 4 0 0 4
19 NAGALAND 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3
20 ODISHA 0 399 0 399 338 106 0 444 84 34 0 118
21 PUNJAB 0 185 0 185 87 9 0 96 25 7 0 32
22 RAJASTHAN 0 606 0 606 171 31 0 202 54 12 0 66
23 SIKKIM 0 31 0 31 40 4 0 44 18 2 0 20
24 TAMIL NADU 0 2673 0 2673 1561 282 0 1843 221 33 0 254
25 TELANGANA 0 718 0 718 112 18 0 130 45 10 0 55
26 TRIPURA 0 157 0 157 8 0 0 8 8 0 0 8
27 UTTAR PRADESH 0 990 0 990 184 21 0 205 26 3 0 29
28 UTTARAKHAND 0 31 0 31 30 0 0 30 4 0 0 4
29 WEST BENGAL 0 2395 0 2395 447 69 0 516 71 11 0 82
TOTAL (STATES) 0 21190 0 21190 8897 1207 0 10104 1476 230 0 1706
UNION TERRITORIES
30 A & N ISLANDS 0 26 0 26 78 1 0 79 11 1 0 12
31 CHANDIGARH 0 17 0 17 35 1 0 36 7 0 0 7
32 D & N HAVELI 0 7 0 7 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
33 DAMAN & DIU 0 9 0 9 14 0 0 14 0 0 0 0
34 DELHI (UT) 0 255 0 255 93 7 0 100 13 0 0 13
35 LAKSHADWEEP 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 PUDUCHERRY 0 57 0 57 6 0 0 6 1 0 0 1
TOTAL (UTs) 0 373 0 373 230 9 0 239 32 1 0 33
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 0 21563 0 21563 9127 1216 0 10343 1508 231 0 1739
• As per data provided by States/UTs.

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Professionals/Salaried Persons Professionals/Salaried Persons Professionals/Salaried Persons

[Government Servants (Central/ [Government Servants (State [Government Servants (Other
Sl. UT Govt. Servants)] Govt. Servants)] Statutory Body/etc.)]
State/UT
No.
Trans- Trans- Trans-
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
gender gender gender
(1) (2) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26)
STATES
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 12 1 0 13 28 4 0 32 25 2 0 27
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 5 0 0 5 17 0 0 17 1 0 0 1
3 ASSAM 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 1
4 BIHAR 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
5 CHHATTISGARH 14 0 0 14 49 6 0 55 7 2 0 9
6 GOA 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 2 0 0 2
7 GUJARAT 11 0 0 11 21 2 0 23 22 3 0 25
8 HARYANA 11 0 0 11 34 4 0 38 50 5 0 55
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 3 0 0 3 19 3 0 22 3 0 0 3
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 14 1 0 15 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
11 JHARKHAND 13 0 0 13 22 0 0 22 7 3 0 10
12 KARNATAKA 17 2 0 19 64 4 0 68 18 2 0 20
13 KERALA 7 0 0 7 37 5 0 42 20 4 0 24
14 MADHYA PRADESH 12 1 0 13 107 26 0 133 29 3 0 32
15 MAHARASHTRA 27 4 0 31 92 19 0 111 62 9 0 71
16 MANIPUR 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
17 MEGHALAYA 0 1 0 1 6 2 0 8 1 0 0 1
18 MIZORAM 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
19 NAGALAND 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
20 ODISHA 8 2 0 10 47 29 0 76 29 3 0 32
21 PUNJAB 7 0 0 7 16 4 0 20 2 3 0 5
22 RAJASTHAN 10 1 0 11 29 11 0 40 15 0 0 15
23 SIKKIM 3 0 0 3 8 2 0 10 7 0 0 7
24 TAMIL NADU 57 4 0 61 134 24 0 158 30 5 0 35
25 TELANGANA 10 1 0 11 35 8 0 43 0 1 0 1
26 TRIPURA 1 0 0 1 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
27 UTTAR PRADESH 2 1 0 3 11 0 0 11 13 2 0 15
28 UTTARAKHAND 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
29 WEST BENGAL 10 0 0 10 33 6 0 39 28 5 0 33
TOTAL (STATES) 263 19 0 282 840 159 0 999 373 52 0 425
UNION TERRITORIES
30 A & N ISLANDS 11 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 CHANDIGARH 5 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
32 D & N HAVELI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DELHI (UT) 9 0 0 9 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2
35 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 PUDUCHERRY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL (UTs) 25 1 0 26 5 0 0 5 2 0 0 2
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 288 20 0 308 845 159 0 1004 375 52 0 427
• As per data provided by States/UTs.

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Professionals/Salaried Persons Professionals/Salaried Persons

Students
Sl. (Private Sector Enterprises) (Public Sector Undertaking)
State/UT
No. Trans- Trans- Trans-
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
gender gender gender
(1) (2) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) (32) (33) (34) (35) (36) (37) (38)
STATES
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 158 12 0 170 15 5 0 20 143 152 0 295
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 11 18 0 29
3 ASSAM 76 10 0 86 38 24 0 62 206 147 0 353
4 BIHAR 5 8 0 13 0 1 0 1 87 84 0 171
5 CHHATTISGARH 104 17 0 121 45 7 0 52 351 282 0 633
6 GOA 21 1 0 22 1 1 0 2 15 14 0 29
7 GUJARAT 505 15 0 520 55 7 0 62 301 255 0 556
8 HARYANA 114 30 0 144 381 56 0 437 117 37 0 154
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 40 5 0 45 20 1 0 21 27 27 0 54
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 8 1 0 9 2 0 0 2 10 8 0 18
11 JHARKHAND 44 5 0 49 22 8 0 30 145 88 0 233
12 KARNATAKA 612 100 0 712 115 23 0 138 261 279 0 540
13 KERALA 362 38 0 400 34 8 0 42 150 190 0 340
14 MADHYA PRADESH 485 36 0 521 122 24 0 146 347 496 0 843
15 MAHARASHTRA 1419 81 0 1500 186 22 0 208 696 653 1 1350
16 MANIPUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 6
17 MEGHALAYA 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 17 11 0 28
18 MIZORAM 4 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 4 3 0 7
19 NAGALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 8
20 ODISHA 165 54 0 219 89 18 0 107 201 189 0 390
21 PUNJAB 54 1 0 55 8 1 0 9 43 38 0 81
22 RAJASTHAN 93 11 0 104 24 8 0 32 129 92 0 221
23 SIKKIM 12 2 0 14 10 0 0 10 18 19 0 37
24 TAMIL NADU 1209 230 0 1439 131 19 0 150 498 483 0 981
25 TELANGANA 56 8 0 64 11 0 0 11 214 135 0 349
26 TRIPURA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 32 0 68
27 UTTAR PRADESH 113 15 0 128 45 3 0 48 146 117 0 263
28 UTTARAKHAND 19 0 0 19 7 0 0 7 9 11 0 20
29 WEST BENGAL 199 34 0 233 177 24 0 201 530 617 0 1147
TOTAL (STATES) 5881 716 0 6597 1540 261 0 1801 4719 4484 1 9204
UNION TERRITORIES
30 A & N ISLANDS 66 0 0 66 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 9
31 CHANDIGARH 16 1 0 17 12 0 0 12 5 10 0 15
32 D & N HAVELI 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4
33 DAMAN & DIU 14 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 11
34 DELHI (UT) 52 6 0 58 28 1 0 29 98 113 0 211
35 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 PUDUCHERRY 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 17 7 0 24
TOTAL (UTs) 157 7 0 164 41 1 0 42 123 151 0 274
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 6038 723 0 6761 1581 262 0 1843 4842 4635 1 9478
• As per data provided by States/UTs.

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Self-employed Persons
Unemployed Persons Self-employed Persons (Total)
Sl. [Business (Total)]
State/UT
No. Trans- Trans- Trans-
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
gender gender gender
(1) (2) (39) (40) (41) (42) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50)
STATES
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 183 35 0 218 450 63 0 513 184 8 0 192
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 19 4 0 23 7 0 0 7 2 0 0 2
3 ASSAM 487 89 0 576 361 37 0 398 296 35 0 331
4 BIHAR 63 28 0 91 26 1 0 27 22 0 0 22
5 CHHATTISGARH 441 34 0 475 254 10 0 264 146 4 0 150
6 GOA 56 6 0 62 38 0 0 38 15 0 0 15
7 GUJARAT 385 17 0 402 795 32 1 828 450 28 0 478
8 HARYANA 337 46 0 383 233 2 0 235 124 0 0 124
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 72 2 0 74 26 1 0 27 22 0 0 22
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 87 38 0 125 13 3 0 16 4 2 0 6
11 JHARKHAND 270 13 0 283 68 36 0 104 56 36 0 92
12 KARNATAKA 549 95 0 644 1966 171 0 2137 1176 101 0 1277
13 KERALA 1223 334 0 1557 888 60 0 948 339 11 0 350
14 MADHYA PRADESH 275 144 0 419 786 65 0 851 560 7 0 567
15 MAHARASHTRA 1083 128 1 1212 1160 33 0 1193 808 16 0 824
16 MANIPUR 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MEGHALAYA 30 7 0 37 27 2 0 29 15 2 0 17
18 MIZORAM 46 12 0 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 NAGALAND 7 6 0 13 3 1 0 4 3 1 0 4
20 ODISHA 395 222 0 617 244 33 0 277 112 7 0 119
21 PUNJAB 122 10 0 132 125 3 0 128 100 3 0 103
22 RAJASTHAN 187 14 0 201 429 29 0 458 328 3 0 331
23 SIKKIM 36 9 0 45 27 3 0 30 21 0 0 21
24 TAMIL NADU 942 269 2 1213 2248 177 0 2425 1549 132 0 1681
25 TELANGANA 226 14 0 240 637 212 0 849 553 191 0 744
26 TRIPURA 28 3 0 31 150 6 0 156 131 4 0 135
27 UTTAR PRADESH 575 93 0 668 336 54 0 390 229 12 0 241
28 UTTARAKHAND 17 0 0 17 13 2 0 15 11 2 0 13
29 WEST BENGAL 789 186 0 975 788 104 0 892 533 70 0 603
TOTAL (STATES) 8934 1858 3 10795 12098 1140 1 13239 7789 675 0 8464
UNION TERRITORIES
30 A & N ISLANDS 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2
31 CHANDIGARH 18 4 0 22 17 0 0 17 3 0 0 3
32 D & N HAVELI 4 5 0 9 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
33 DAMAN & DIU 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
34 DELHI (UT) 264 46 0 310 159 18 0 177 79 11 0 90
35 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 PUDUCHERRY 27 6 0 33 53 7 0 60 14 0 0 14
TOTAL (UTs) 316 62 0 378 243 25 0 268 98 11 0 109
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 9250 1920 3 11173 12341 1165 1 13507 7887 686 0 8573
Note: ‘Persons Engaged in Farming Sector’ is placed separately after re-classification of ‘Self-employed Persons’. Hence data on
‘Self-employed Persons’ exclude the figures of ‘Farmers/Cultivators’
• As per data provided by States/UTs.

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Self-employed Persons Self-employed Persons Self-employed Persons

Sl. [Business (Vendor)] [Business (Tradesmen)] [Business (Other Business)]
State/UT
No. Trans- Trans- Trans-
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
gender gender gender
(1) (2) (51) (52) (53) (54) (55) (56) (57) (58) (59) (60) (61) (62)
STATES
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 31 1 0 32 30 0 0 30 123 7 0 130
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
3 ASSAM 148 29 0 177 64 6 0 70 84 0 0 84
4 BIHAR 9 0 0 9 9 0 0 9 4 0 0 4
5 CHHATTISGARH 46 0 0 46 27 0 0 27 73 4 0 77
6 GOA 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 6 8 0 0 8
7 GUJARAT 98 19 0 117 281 5 0 286 71 4 0 75
8 HARYANA 18 0 0 18 16 0 0 16 90 0 0 90
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 3 0 0 3 10 0 0 10 9 0 0 9
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 0
11 JHARKHAND 31 31 0 62 25 5 0 30 0 0 0 0
12 KARNATAKA 363 53 0 416 726 45 0 771 87 3 0 90
13 KERALA 33 0 0 33 144 4 0 148 162 7 0 169
14 MADHYA PRADESH 219 0 0 219 236 0 0 236 105 7 0 112
15 MAHARASHTRA 264 1 0 265 156 1 0 157 388 14 0 402
16 MANIPUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MEGHALAYA 6 2 0 8 4 0 0 4 5 0 0 5
18 MIZORAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 NAGALAND 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
20 ODISHA 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 5 106 7 0 113
21 PUNJAB 26 0 0 26 21 1 0 22 53 2 0 55
22 RAJASTHAN 105 0 0 105 58 1 0 59 165 2 0 167
23 SIKKIM 6 0 0 6 8 0 0 8 7 0 0 7
24 TAMIL NADU 681 62 0 743 428 36 0 464 440 34 0 474
25 TELANGANA 129 9 0 138 334 177 0 511 90 5 0 95
26 TRIPURA 74 4 0 78 50 0 0 50 7 0 0 7
27 UTTAR PRADESH 84 7 0 91 65 1 0 66 80 4 0 84
28 UTTARAKHAND 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 10 3 0 0 3
29 WEST BENGAL 129 3 0 132 113 0 0 113 291 67 0 358
TOTAL (STATES) 2508 222 0 2730 2828 286 0 3114 2453 167 0 2620
UNION TERRITORIES
30 A & N ISLANDS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
31 CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
32 D & N HAVELI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DELHI (UT) 25 8 0 33 2 2 0 4 52 1 0 53
35 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 PUDUCHERRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 14
TOTAL (UTs) 26 8 0 34 2 2 0 4 70 1 0 71
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 2534 230 0 2764 2830 288 0 3118 2523 168 0 2691
• As per data provided by States/UTs.

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Persons Engaged in Farming Persons Engaged in Farming Sector
Other Self-employed Persons
Sl. Sector (Total) [Farmers/Cultivators (Total)]
State/UT
No. Trans- Trans- Trans-
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
gender gender gender
(1) (2) (63) (64) (65) (66) (67) (68) (69) (70) (71) (72) (73) (74)
STATES
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 266 55 0 321 730 74 0 804 219 20 0 239
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 5 0 0 5 3 3 0 6 3 3 0 6
3 ASSAM 65 2 0 67 64 6 0 70 6 0 0 6
4 BIHAR 4 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 CHHATTISGARH 108 6 0 114 658 24 0 682 572 13 0 585
6 GOA 23 0 0 23 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
7 GUJARAT 345 4 1 350 335 73 0 408 30 0 0 30
8 HARYANA 109 2 0 111 247 3 0 250 0 0 0 0
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 4 1 0 5 14 0 0 14 0 0 0 0
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 9 1 0 10 21 0 0 21 0 0 0 0
11 JHARKHAND 12 0 0 12 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3
12 KARNATAKA 790 70 0 860 1876 203 0 2079 1183 29 0 1212
13 KERALA 549 49 0 598 287 34 0 321 21 2 0 23
14 MADHYA PRADESH 226 58 0 284 1224 97 0 1321 555 44 0 599
15 MAHARASHTRA 352 17 0 369 3480 181 0 3661 2484 66 0 2550
16 MANIPUR 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
17 MEGHALAYA 12 0 0 12 5 0 0 5 2 0 0 2
18 MIZORAM 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
19 NAGALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 ODISHA 132 26 0 158 83 38 0 121 17 3 0 20
21 PUNJAB 25 0 0 25 276 4 0 280 228 4 0 232
22 RAJASTHAN 101 26 0 127 43 0 0 43 4 0 0 4
23 SIKKIM 6 3 0 9 6 8 0 14 6 6 0 12
24 TAMIL NADU 699 45 0 744 321 60 0 381 35 1 0 36
25 TELANGANA 84 21 0 105 572 73 0 645 563 69 0 632
26 TRIPURA 19 2 0 21 22 0 0 22 4 0 0 4
27 UTTAR PRADESH 107 42 0 149 164 20 0 184 54 15 0 69
28 UTTARAKHAND 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
29 WEST BENGAL 255 34 0 289 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL (STATES) 4309 465 1 4775 10446 901 0 11347 5990 275 0 6265
UNION TERRITORIES
30 A & N ISLANDS 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3
31 CHANDIGARH 14 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 D & N HAVELI 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DAMAN & DIU 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DELHI (UT) 80 7 0 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 PUDUCHERRY 39 7 0 46 22 7 0 29 2 0 0 2
TOTAL (UTs) 145 14 0 159 25 7 0 32 5 0 0 5
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 4454 479 1 4934 10471 908 0 11379 5995 275 0 6270
Note: 'Farmer/Cultivator' are those whose profession is farming and include those who cultivate on their own land as well as those
who cultivate on leased land/other's land with or without the assistance of agricultural labourers. This data depicts only profession
of persons who have committed suicide and has no linkage whatsoever regarding cause of suicide.
• As per data provided by States/UTs.

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Farmers/Cultivators Farmers/Cultivators Persons engaged in Farming Sector
Sl.
State/UT (Who Cultivate Their Own Land*) (Who Cultivate On Lease Land#) (Agricultural Labourers)
No.
Trans- Trans- Trans-
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
gender gender gender
(1) (2) (75) (76) (77) (78) (79) (80) (81) (82) (83) (84) (85) (86)
STATES
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 109 15 0 124 110 5 0 115 511 54 0 565
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ASSAM 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 58 6 0 64
4 BIHAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 CHHATTISGARH 405 11 0 416 167 2 0 169 86 11 0 97
6 GOA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
7 GUJARAT 21 0 0 21 9 0 0 9 305 73 0 378
8 HARYANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 247 3 0 250
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 14
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 21
11 JHARKHAND 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 KARNATAKA 1041 23 0 1064 142 6 0 148 693 174 0 867
13 KERALA 19 2 0 21 2 0 0 2 266 32 0 298
14 MADHYA PRADESH 500 34 0 534 55 10 0 65 669 53 0 722
15 MAHARASHTRA 2221 62 0 2283 263 4 0 267 996 115 0 1111
16 MANIPUR 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MEGHALAYA 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
18 MIZORAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7
19 NAGALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 ODISHA 11 3 0 14 6 0 0 6 66 35 0 101
21 PUNJAB 174 4 0 178 54 0 0 54 48 0 0 48
22 RAJASTHAN 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 39 0 0 39
23 SIKKIM 6 4 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
24 TAMIL NADU 34 0 0 34 1 1 0 2 286 59 0 345
25 TELANGANA 444 46 0 490 119 23 0 142 9 4 0 13
26 TRIPURA 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 18 0 0 18
27 UTTAR PRADESH 41 12 0 53 13 3 0 16 110 5 0 115
28 UTTARAKHAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
29 WEST BENGAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL (STATES) 5047 219 0 5266 943 56 0 999 4456 626 0 5082
UNION TERRITORIES
30 A & N ISLANDS 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 D & N HAVELI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DELHI (UT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 PUDUCHERRY 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 7 0 27
TOTAL (UTs) 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 20 7 0 27
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 5052 219 0 5271 943 56 0 999 4476 633 0 5109
* who cultivate their own land with or without assistance of agricultural labourers. Note: As per data furnished by States/UTs.
# who cultivate on leased land/work on lease/on other's land (known by different nomenclature) with or without assistance of agricultural labourers.
Note: 1. 'Agricultural Labourer' are those who primarily work in farming sector (agriculture/horticulture) whose main source of income is from
agriculture labour activities.
2. Certain States/UTs namely West Bengal, Bihar, Nagaland, Chandigarh, D & N Haveli, Daman & Diu, Delhi UT and Lakshadweep
reported zero suicides of Farmers/Cultivators as well as Agricultural Labourers.
• As per data provided by States/UTs.

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Daily Wage Earner Retired Persons Other Persons

Sl.
State/UT Trans- Trans- Trans-
No. Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
gender gender gender
(1) (2) (87) (88) (89) (90) (91) (92) (93) (94) (95) (96) (97) (98)
STATES
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 1193 140 0 1333 27 3 0 30 1131 510 0 1641
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 6 0 15
3 ASSAM 380 67 0 447 9 2 0 11 396 213 0 609
4 BIHAR 8 1 0 9 9 0 0 9 3 2 0 5
5 CHHATTISGARH 976 143 0 1119 19 0 0 19 1664 549 0 2213
6 GOA 27 2 0 29 7 0 0 7 30 2 0 32
7 GUJARAT 1810 128 1 1939 191 38 0 229 618 177 1 796
8 HARYANA 154 3 0 157 7 0 0 7 1221 270 0 1491
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 14 0 0 14 7 0 0 7 170 38 0 208
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 37 14 0 51
11 JHARKHAND 113 37 0 150 15 1 0 16 151 73 0 224
12 KARNATAKA 1254 245 0 1499 61 1 0 62 844 392 0 1236
13 KERALA 2143 92 0 2235 98 19 0 117 686 149 0 835
14 MADHYA PRADESH 1927 243 0 2170 23 1 0 24 930 325 0 1255
15 MAHARASHTRA 3025 142 1 3168 200 8 0 208 1447 310 0 1757
16 MANIPUR 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6
17 MEGHALAYA 32 1 0 33 3 0 0 3 2 2 0 4
18 MIZORAM 27 1 0 28 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 5
19 NAGALAND 4 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 ODISHA 288 99 0 387 16 2 0 18 805 446 0 1251
21 PUNJAB 272 11 0 283 7 0 0 7 215 33 0 248
22 RAJASTHAN 598 36 0 634 33 0 0 33 997 282 1 1280
23 SIKKIM 33 1 0 34 6 0 0 6 18 4 0 22
24 TAMIL NADU 4098 787 3 4888 78 23 0 101 485 192 0 677
25 TELANGANA 2019 805 0 2824 10 3 0 13 2526 723 2 3251
26 TRIPURA 157 11 0 168 2 0 0 2 51 14 0 65
27 UTTAR PRADESH 377 70 0 447 15 17 0 32 234 105 0 339
28 UTTARAKHAND 12 7 0 19 15 1 0 16 0 1 0 1
29 WEST BENGAL 667 159 0 826 38 5 0 43 4535 2122 0 6657
TOTAL (STATES) 21614 3236 5 24855 897 124 0 1021 19216 6954 4 26174
UNION TERRITORIES
30 A & N ISLANDS 5 0 0 5 6 0 0 6 6 6 0 12
31 CHANDIGARH 13 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
32 D & N HAVELI 13 4 0 17 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 3
33 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DELHI (UT) 150 11 0 161 10 1 0 11 707 223 0 930
35 LAKSHADWEEP 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 PUDUCHERRY 106 6 0 112 0 0 0 0 216 24 0 240
TOTAL (UTs) 288 21 0 309 16 2 0 18 935 253 0 1188
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 21902 3257 5 25164 913 126 0 1039 20151 7207 4 27362
Note: Daily Wage Earner excludes figures of Agricultural Labourer.
• As per data provided by States/UTs.

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 Table 2.7 (Concluded)
Profession - wise Distribution of Suicides during 2016
(State & UT - wise)
Total
Sl. No. State/UT
Male Female Transgender Total
(1) (2) (99) (100) (101) (102)
STATES
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 4095 1964 0 6059
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 78 43 0 121
3 ASSAM 2026 997 0 3023
4 BIHAR 203 208 0 411
5 CHHATTISGARH 4582 2123 0 6705
6 GOA 203 70 0 273
7 GUJARAT 5049 2683 3 7735
8 HARYANA 2906 759 0 3665
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 415 227 0 642
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 196 133 0 329
11 JHARKHAND 873 419 0 1292
12 KARNATAKA 7637 3050 0 10687
13 KERALA 5935 1770 0 7705
14 MADHYA PRADESH 6267 4175 0 10442
15 MAHARASHTRA 12877 4315 3 17195
16 MANIPUR 21 16 0 37
17 MEGHALAYA 124 42 0 166
18 MIZORAM 100 24 0 124
19 NAGALAND 21 13 0 34
20 ODISHA 2370 1534 0 3904
21 PUNJAB 1147 293 0 1440
22 RAJASTHAN 2587 1090 1 3678
23 SIKKIM 184 79 0 263
24 TAMIL NADU 10231 4946 5 15182
25 TELANGANA 6316 2701 2 9019
26 TRIPURA 454 223 0 677
27 UTTAR PRADESH 2031 1487 0 3518
28 UTTARAKHAND 99 53 0 152
29 WEST BENGAL 7794 5657 0 13451
TOTAL (STATES) 86821 41094 14 127929
UNION TERRITORIES
30 A & N ISLANDS 104 42 0 146
31 CHANDIGARH 91 32 0 123
32 D & N HAVELI 35 20 0 55
33 DAMAN & DIU 17 19 0 36
34 DELHI (UT) 1481 674 0 2155
35 LAKSHADWEEP 1 2 0 3
36 PUDUCHERRY 447 114 0 561
TOTAL (UTs) 2176 903 0 3079
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 88997 41997 14 131008
• As per data provided by States/UTs.

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