Archive · 12 Sep 2026
NSO Report Highlights India’s District-Level Unincorporated Sector
India’s National Statistics Office released a new report about small businesses and other unincorporated establishments.
The report uses information from the ASUSE 2025 enterprise survey.
It provides estimates for individual districts across the country.
North Goa was named as the district with the most unincorporated establishments.
Districts in Telangana and Uttarakhand were also included among the top 10.
The report says the top 50 districts make up nearly one-third of all establishments in this sector.
They also account for nearly one-third of its workers and Gross Value Added.
Women make up one-third of the workforce in this sector across 237 districts.
The National Statistics Office released the report “Unincorporated Sector at the District Level: Insights from ASUSE 2025.”
North Goa ranked first among districts with the most unincorporated establishments, according to the report’s title.
Districts from Telangana and Uttarakhand also appeared in the top 10.
The report is the NSO’s first release of district-level estimates from a nationwide enterprise survey.
The top 50 districts account for nearly one-third of the sector’s establishments, workforce, and Gross Value Added.
- Who
- The National Statistics Office of the Union Government released the report.
- What
- The report presents district-level findings on unincorporated establishments, their workforce, and Gross Value Added.
- When
- The report was recently released in 2026, drawing on ASUSE 2025 data.
- Where
- The report covers districts across India.
- Why
- It provides the first district-level estimates from a nationwide enterprise survey and highlights the geographic concentration of the unincorporated sector.
- Report
- Unincorporated Sector at the District Level: Insights from ASUSE 2025
- Issuing agency
- National Statistics Office of the Union Government
- Top-ranked district
- North Goa
- Top 10 representation
- Districts from Telangana and Uttarakhand are included in the top 10
- Top 50 contribution
- Nearly one-third of total establishments, workforce, and Gross Value Added
- Women’s workforce share
- Women constitute one-third of the sector’s workforce across 237 districts
- Significance
- First district-level estimates disseminated by the NSO from a nationwide enterprise survey