The significant finding is this: About 71 percent of them said they had entered the profession willingly.
From nationwide survey of 3000 women in India a result that might confound your expectations. As has been seen with the discussion on prostitution in Sweden – clearly the idea that women are always forced into prostitution needs more nuance. Of course there are systematic factors at play that affects the inclination of these women to chose prostitution – however the picture of the woman prostitute as a hapless victim cannot be correct.