Child Labour in India, As per a report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), in India, there are 10.1 million working 
children between the age of 5 to 14 years. This data was based on the Census of 2011. As per Census 2011, the total child 
population in India in the age group (5-14) years is 259.6 million. Of these, 10.1 million (3.9% of total child population) are 
working, either as ‘main worker’ or as ‘marginal worker’. In addition, more than 42.7 million children in India are out of 
school. However, there has been a decline of 2.6 million children affected by child labour between the Census 2001 and 
2011. Given below are the statistics for the same: To know in detail about the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), a 
United Nations agency that provides developmental