Region \ Shop Type | North | East | West | South | All India Grocers | 34.7 | 32 | 32.2 | 30.2 | 32.4 Pan Bidi | 7.1 | 21.2 | 13.1 | 19.1 | 14.6 Food Shops | 11.8 | 7.9 | 14.8 | 12 | 11.6 General stores | 12.4 | 9.1 | 12 | 6.6 | 10.1 Electrical Hardware | 8.3 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 Chemists | 6 | 5.8 | 5 | 5.7 | 5.7 Cosmetic Stores | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 Others | 15.8 | 14.8 | 12 | 16.8 | 15.2 Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 All figures are in percentage. Based on survey of 'shop types' Kamath categorized Indian states into four geographical regions as shown in the table above. His boss felt that the categorization was inadequate since important labels were missing. Kamath argued that no further labels are required to interpret the data.