Spatial patterns of non-agricultural workers in Punjab

Agricultural activities are not quite enough to support the increasing population. Development of any state in India is based on non agricultural activities. Non agricultural activities provide more job opportunity to increasing population and have potential to support more population if we compare with agricultural activities. Spatial patterns of non agricultural workers in Punjab is a significantly co related with the development of districts in Punjab. More developed districts have more non agricultural workers or vise versa. If we take urbanization and literacy as a development indicators then both of these will significantly co relate with the non agricultural workers of Punjab. Central and north eastern Punjab has more urbanized and more literate than remaining Punjab and this region has also more non agricultural workers than south western Punjab.