Explanation:

Work Participation Rates 
a. The Work Participation Rate (WPR) for the country works out to 39.8 per cent. This is marginally higher than the corresponding WPR of 39.1 per cent in Census 2001. The WPR for males has increased to 53.3 percent in 2011 in comparison to 51.7 percent in census 2001. The female WPRhas reduced marginally to 25.5 percent in 2011 from 25.6 percent in census 2001. 
b. Himachal Pradesh (51.9) ranks first in WPR for total workers as well as female workers (44.8 per cent). The lowest WPR have been reported from Lakshadweep (29.1 per cent). The lowest female WPR has been reported from Lakshweep (29.1 %). The lowest female WPR has been reported from NCT of Delhi (10.6 per cent). The highest male WPR has been reported in Daman and Diu (71.5%) and lowest in Lakshweep (46.2%)
c. Workforce participation is more less equal for rural and urban males, but there is a huge gap in rural and urban females workforce participation. Rural India has more than 50% workers in self-employed category, whereas Urban india has more than 40% workers in self-employed and regular wage categories as per NSS 68th Round(2011-12)