During fiscal year 2021, with over six million fishermen the eastern state of Bihar had the highest fishermen population in India. This was followed by Uttar Pradesh with about four million fishermen. There were over 28 million fishermen across the country in the same period.
Population of fishermen across India in financial year 2021, by state
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Number of fishermen in thousands
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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (India). (January 19, 2023). Population of fishermen across India in financial year 2021, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391644/india-fishermen-population-by-state/
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (India). "Population of fishermen across India in financial year 2021, by state (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391644/india-fishermen-population-by-state/
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (India). (2023). Population of fishermen across India in financial year 2021, by state (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391644/india-fishermen-population-by-state/
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (India). "Population of Fishermen across India in Financial Year 2021, by State (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391644/india-fishermen-population-by-state/
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (India), Population of fishermen across India in financial year 2021, by state (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391644/india-fishermen-population-by-state/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Population of fishermen across India in financial year 2021, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (India), January 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391644/india-fishermen-population-by-state/