Frequently Asked Questions

Education mismatch:

The difference between unit type counts (7–10: schools, colleges, universities, madrassas) and PSIC codes (education related industries) is expected.

Reason: 

  • Unit types cover only 4 broad categories (Madrassa, Schools, Colleges and Universities).
  • PSIC has 85 detailed codes (covering coaching centers, tuition academies, vocational training, IT institutes, driving schools, religious seminaries with hostels, etc.). Therefore, total establishments classified under PSIC (326,868) will naturally be higher than the 4 limited unit type categories (290,729).

Health mismatch:

Reason: 

  • Unit type counts show hospitals/clinics only (119,789).
  • PSIC classification for health includes a broader range: hospitals, clinics, maternity centers, laboratories, dispensaries, diagnostic services, rehabilitation centers, etc. This explains why PSIC gives a higher figure (123,973).

Structures vs establishments:

  • The census identifies structures (physical buildings) separately from establishments (business units). One building may host multiple establishments (e.g., a plaza with 50 shops is 1 structure but 50 establishments). This explains why 6.3 million structures hold over 7.1 million establishments (average 1.13 establishments per structure).
  • However, the report does not further analyze business density in plazas, markets, and high rise areas, which could have provided valuable insights into urban commercial clustering.
  • The mismatches are not errors but reflect the difference in scope between unit types and PSIC codes. Unit types are narrow, one-to-one categories, while PSIC provides a much wider industrial coverage. The workforce and structure/establishment differences are due to definitions and classification methods, though the report could improve transparency by explaining these more clearly.

Mosque workforce anomaly:

Mosques are recorded as economic units because they have paid staff (imams, caretakers, teachers in attached madrasas, support staff). The figure of 2.06 million workers may look high because it possibly includes both regular staff and part time/volunteer roles. Lack of a clear definition of "employee" in religious institutions creates difficulty in direct comparison with factory employment.