States with the largest share of India's factory jobs: 15.0% (Tamil Nadu's share of persons engaged). Tamil Nadu employed 14.99% of all people working in India's factories in 2024-25, ahead of Maharashtra (13.08%), Gujarat (12.99%), Uttar Pradesh (8.72%) and Haryana (6.44%): together 56.2%.
Data last updated · Period: 2024-25
Understanding the chart
The bar chart above shows states with the largest share of India's factory jobs, with one bar for each of the 5 figures. Each bar is labelled with its exact value, and values are share of all-India persons engaged, in %. The longest bar is the highest. The bars are, in order: Tamil Nadu at 15.0%; Maharashtra at 13.1%; Gujarat at 13.0%; Uttar Pradesh at 8.7%; Haryana at 6.4%. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2024-25 and come from MoSPI, National Statistics Office, Press note on Annual Survey of Industries: Insights from ASI 2024-25 (30 September 2026), tables 1 to 3 and charts 1 and 2.
Key insights
- Tamil Nadu: 14.99% of India's factory jobs in 2024-25 (−0.25 points on 2023-24) and 13.02% of its pay (emoluments).
- Maharashtra: 13.08% of India's factory jobs in 2024-25 (+0.13 points on 2023-24) and 17.64% of its pay (emoluments).
- Gujarat: 12.99% of India's factory jobs in 2024-25 (−0.08 points on 2023-24) and 12.99% of its pay (emoluments).
- Uttar Pradesh: 8.72% of India's factory jobs in 2024-25 (+0.42 points on 2023-24) and 7.82% of its pay (emoluments).
- Haryana: 6.44% of India's factory jobs in 2024-25 (+0.36 points on 2023-24) and 6.82% of its pay (emoluments).
- Together the five states account for 56.2% of factory jobs and 58.3% of pay (emoluments).
Analysis
Tamil Nadu (15.0%) is 1.9 percentage points above Maharashtra (13.1%). Tamil Nadu (15.0%) is 2.0 percentage points above Gujarat (13.0%). Tamil Nadu (15.0%) is 6.3 percentage points above Uttar Pradesh (8.7%). Tamil Nadu (15.0%) is 8.6 percentage points above Haryana (6.4%). Across the 5 bars, the highest is Tamil Nadu and the lowest is Haryana.
What it means
Factory data show where India's manufacturing is concentrated and how fast it is growing. For a small business, large factory clusters mean customers for supplies, maintenance, transport, canteens and services, and a pool of skilled workers, but also competition for staff and rising wages. Value added per person and pay per person show how productive and well paid factory work is; comparing them with the small-business figures from ASUSE shows how much larger and more capital-intensive registered factories are than workshops and home-based units.
Related figures
- States with the largest share of India's factory value added, 2024-25: 15.9% (Maharashtra's share of factory GVA). Maharashtra produced 15.92% of the value added by India's factories in 2024-25, followed by Gujarat (14.1%), Tamil Nadu (10.9%), Karnataka (7.31%) and Uttar Pradesh (6.64%): together 54.9%.
- Factory employment in India (persons engaged), 2020-21 to 2024-25: 2.1 crore (persons engaged, 2024-25). Factory employment in India (persons engaged) was 2.1 crore in 2024-25, 7.19% more than in 2023-24 and 30.5% more than in 2020-21.
About this statistic
The Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) is MoSPI's main source on India's registered manufacturing sector. It covers factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948, generally those with 10 or more workers using power or 20 or more without, plus bidi and cigar establishments, some electricity undertakings and larger units on state business registers. Data are collected from factory records through an online portal, under the Collection of Statistics Act.
Output is the value of everything a factory produces; inputs are the materials, fuel and services it buys; gross value added (GVA) is output minus inputs. Persons engaged include workers, supervisors, managers and unpaid proprietors; emoluments are all pay and benefits. Figures are in current prices, so part of the growth reflects inflation, and they are estimates from a sample survey. Small workshops outside the Factories Act are covered instead by the survey of unincorporated enterprises (ASUSE).
Questions and answers
What is the states with the largest share of India's factory jobs?
15.0% (Tamil Nadu's share of persons engaged). Tamil Nadu employed 14.99% of all people working in India's factories in 2024-25, ahead of Maharashtra (13.08%), Gujarat (12.99%), Uttar Pradesh (8.72%) and Haryana (6.44%): together 56.2%.
How does India compare?
Tamil Nadu: 14.99% of India's factory jobs in 2024-25 (−0.25 points on 2023-24) and 13.02% of its pay (emoluments). Maharashtra: 13.08% of India's factory jobs in 2024-25 (+0.13 points on 2023-24) and 17.64% of its pay (emoluments).
Where does this data come from?
From MoSPI, National Statistics Office, Press note on Annual Survey of Industries: Insights from ASI 2024-25 (30 September 2026), tables 1 to 3 and charts 1 and 2, covering 2024-25. The press note publishes the top five states only. ASI covers factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948 (sections 2m(i) and 2m(ii)), bidi and cigar establishments, certain electricity undertakings and units with 100 or more employees in state business registers. Reference year April to March; figures in current prices, not adjusted for inflation; estimates from a sample survey.
How this page was made
Generated by Advanton from MoSPI, National Statistics Office, Press note on Annual Survey of Industries: Insights from ASI 2024-25 (2024-25), data updated 10 November 2026: chart, ranks, comparisons and text are computed from the published figures; no figures are changed. Our methodology.
Data
| State | Share of all-India persons engaged (%) |
|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 15.0% |
| Maharashtra | 13.1% |
| Gujarat | 13.0% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 8.7% |
| Haryana | 6.4% |
Source and notes
Source: MoSPI, National Statistics Office, Press note on Annual Survey of Industries: Insights from ASI 2024-25 (30 September 2026), tables 1 to 3 and charts 1 and 2. Period: 2024-25. Coverage: India.
The press note publishes the top five states only. ASI covers factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948 (sections 2m(i) and 2m(ii)), bidi and cigar establishments, certain electricity undertakings and units with 100 or more employees in state business registers. Reference year April to March; figures in current prices, not adjusted for inflation; estimates from a sample survey.
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Please also credit the original source: MoSPI, National Statistics Office, Press note on Annual Survey of Industries: Insights from ASI 2024-25 (30 September 2026), tables 1 to 3 and charts 1 and 2.Related statistics
- States with the largest share of India's factory value added, 2024-25
- Factory employment in India (persons engaged), 2020-21 to 2024-25
- Number of registered factories in India, 2020-21 to 2024-25
- Number of factory workers in India, 2020-21 to 2024-25
- Fixed capital of India's factories, 2020-21 to 2024-25
- Average pay per person engaged in India's factories, 2020-21 to 2024-25
- Net profit as a share of output in India's factories, 2020-21 to 2024-25
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