POPULATION (2001 census)	6077900
MALES	3087940
FEMALES	2989960
URBAN POPULATION %	9.79
LITERACY RATE (census 2001) in %	76.5
MALE LITERACY in %	85.3
MALE LITERATE in numbers	2278386
FEMALE LITERACY in %	67.4
FEMALE LITERATE in numbers	1763235
NSDP at current prices (2002-2003)* Rs Crores	14202 Rs Crores *(2002-2003)
PER CAPITA NSDP (2002-03) at current prices Rs	22576 Rs *(2002-2003)

(2002)P: Provisional
*(2002-03): Advanced Estimates
*(2001-02): Quick Estimate
*(2000-01): Provisional Estimate
NSDP: Net State Domestic product
Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics of respective State Governments (As on March 26, 2004), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India

MAJOR INDUSTRIES

Mostly tradtitional industry are there in the state. Following are the main traditional iindustries :

Handicrafts
Handlooms
Wool Based Industry
Khadi And Village Industry
Wax Based Industry

In addition to the above there are also some sunrise industries like:

Bio Tehnology
Agro Based And Food Processing Industry
Floriculture
Industry Based On Herbal And Medical Plants
Tea Industry

There is also a potential for the following industries to come up

Forest Based Industry
Information Technoogy
Recreation And Entertainment Industry