INDIA - Agricultural Census 2001 & Livestock Census 2003 Number and area of holdings Number and area of holdings by size Under 0.5 ha 51 243 000 12 329 000 0.5 and under 1 ha 24 147 000 17 477 000 1 and under 2 ha 22 687 000 32 129 000 2 and under 3 ha 9 545 000 22 854 000 3 and under 4 ha 4 469 000 15 320 000 4 and under 5 ha 2 625 000 11 614 000 5 and under 7.5 ha 2 827 000 17 039 000 7.5 and under 10 ha 1 121 000 9 540 000 10 and under 20 ha 1 004 000 13 220 000 20 ha and over 226 000 7 872 000 Holders by sex Number of holders Total 119 894 000 Male 106 634 000 Female 12 987 000 Legal status An individual/household 103 910 000 132 378 000 two or more individuals /hous. 15 712 000 25 211 000 Institutions 272 000 1 805 000 Tenure Holdings under one form of tenure 105 700 000 148 465 000 Owned 105 039 000 147 753 000 Rented from others 363 000 470 000 For fixed money _ 232 000 For fixed produce _ 54 000 For share of produce _ 139 000 For usufructuary mortgage _ 9 000 Under other terms _ 36 000 Other single forms of tenure 298 000 243 000 Holdings under more than one form of tenure 2 405 000 3 903 000 Area owned _ 2 589 000 Area rented from others _ 911 000 For fixed money _ 181 000 For fixed produce _ 92 000 For share of produce _ 580 000 For usufructuary mortgage _ 21 000 Under other terms _ 37 000 Area under other forms of ten. _ 403 000
Land Use Arable land _ 143 978 000 Temporary crops _ 132 641 000 Temporarily fallow _ 11 337 000 Uncultivated but potentially productive land _ 6 530 000 Unproductive land _ 1 861 000 Irrigation Holdings irrigated 52 562 000 51 610 000 Fully irrigated 39 658 000 40 592 000 Partly irrigated 12 907 000 24 467 000 Of which irrigated area _ 11 018 000 Fully unirrigated 50 176 000 67 581 000 Irrigation by source of supply Holdings irrigated by: Canals 13 656 000 14 577 000 Tanks 4 227 000 2 258 000 Wells 9 672 000 9 215 000 Tubewells 20 398 000 20 712 000 Other sources 6 727 000 4 849 000
Temporary crops Holdings reporting Area (ha) Cereals, total _ 97977000 area irrigated _ 48491000 Paddy rice 46 810 000 43 116 000 area irrigated _ 23 606 000 Jowar (Sorghum) 10 590 000 10 230 000 Area irrigated _ 836 000 Bajra (Millet) 8 172 000 10 889 000 Area irrigated _ 1 085 000 Maize 10 470 000 6 277 000 Area irrigated _ 1 170 000 Ragi (Finger millet) 2 953 000 1 707 000 Area irrigated _ 108 000 Wheat 26 258 000 23 962 000 Area irrigated _ 21 178 000 Pulses, total _ 16 618 000 Area irrigated _ 2 476 000 Gram 4 571 000 4 533 000 Area irrigated _ 1 381 000 Tur 8 023 000 3 620 000 Area irrigated _ 268 000 Urad 4 262 000 2 235 000 Area irrigated _ 98 000 Sugarcane 5 799 000 4 466 000 Area irrigated _ 4 103 000 Spices, total _ 2 009 000 Area irrigated _ 1 061 000 Vegetables, total _ 3 548 000 Area irrigated _ 2 197 000 Groundnut 5 714 000 6 060 000 Area irrigated _ 717 000 Oilseed, total _ 21 145 000 Area irrigated _ 4 613 000 Castorseed 867 000 926 000 Area irrigated _ 248 000 Sesame seed 1 945 000 1 212 000 Area irrigated _ 160 000 Rapeseed, Mustardseed 5 078 000 3 497 000 Area irrigated _ 2 593 000 Sunflowerseed 592 000 811 000 Area irrigated _ 108 000 Soybeans 4 443 000 6 689 000 Area irrigated _ 135 000 Fibers, total _ 10 187 000 Area irrigated _ 2 910 000 Cotton 6 255 000 9 054 000 Area irrigated _ 2 408 000 Jute 2 093 000 937 000 Area irrigated _ 435 000
Permanent crops Holdings reporting Area (ha) Tea 118 000 415 000 Area irrigated _ 78 000 Livestock Coffee 566 000 303 000 Area irrigated _ 11 000 Coconut 7 723 000 1 211 000 Area irrigated _ 510 000 Rubber 832 000 355 000 Area irrigated _ 3 000 Head/units Cattle, total 187 382 000 Crossbred 22 631 000 Indigenous 164 751 000 Buffaloes 96 616 000 Yaks 71 000 Mithuns (Bovine) 281 000 Sheep 61 789 000 Goats 120 097 000 Pigs 14 142 000 Camels 635000 Horses & Ponies 788 000 Mules 311 000 Asses 665 000 Poultry 440 696 000
INDIA - Agricultural Census 2001 and Livestock Census (Provisional Results) 2003 Explanatory Notes Historical outline: India participated in the World Census of Agriculture Programme (WCA) in 1930, 1950 and 1960 through sample surveys carried out by the Directorate of National Sample Survey. The 1970-71 Census is considered the first comprehensive Census of Agriculture conducted in the country. Agricultural censuses were successively undertaken in: 1976-77, 1980-81, 1985-86, 1990-91, 1995-96, and the one here reported, 2000-01. Data on livestock presented here refer to the 17 th Livestock Census conducted in 2003. Organization: The Agriculture Census was implemented by the Agricultural Census Division of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC), in the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA). Each State and Union Territory (provinces) implemented census operations through their technical units. The 17 th Livestock Census was performed through the Dept. of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAH & D) of MOA with the assistance of provincial governments. Reference date: For Agricultural Census: July 2000 to June 2001. For Livestock Census: 15 Oct 2003. Definitions: Operational Holding (the selected statistical unit) is defined as all land wholly or partly used for agricultural production and operated as one technical unit by one person, alone or with others, without regard to title, legal form, size or location. Coverage: Agriculture Census 2000-01 was not conducted in the States of Bihar, Jarkhand and Meghalaya. An estimate for important parameters was done for mssing states based on previous census. For the 17 th Livestock Census data from two districts of the State of Bihar, were not available by the time of the publication of this report and, consequently, statistical projections were used to prepare national estimates. Frames: In the States where the Revenue Agency maintains the records of ownership of land and regular crop inspections are carried out, such records are used to prepare the frame of agricultural holdings for the census. In States and UTs where land records do not exist, a list of households holding land is prepared in 20 percent of the villages. Methods: 1) The Agriculture Census was carried out in three phases. During Phase-1, a list of all holdings with general information on primary characteristics like area, gender, social group of the holder and location code, was prepared; Phase-1 was carried out for all agricultural operational holdings of the country. During Phase-2, only 20 percent of the villages in each Tehsil were selected, and detailed information on aspects such tenancy, land use, irrigation, cropping pattern of all the operational holdings in the selected villages was collected. Phase-3, known as Input Survey, relates to use of inputs across various crops, regions and size groups of holdings. A stratified two-stage sampling design was applied, with the village at first stage and the holding at second stage for the survey. 2) The Livestock Census was a complete enumeration exercise. Data sources: All India Report on Agriculture Census 2000-01 - Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture & Co-operation, New Delhi 2008 17 th Livestock Census 2003 Release of the 17 th Livestock Census Data by Hon ble Minister of Agriculture (Jan 19,2005) from the website. Mailing address: Agricultural Census Division, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi- 110001,India,Tel.+91-11-2338-2758;+91-11-2338-3230;+91-11-2307-0788, E-mail: agcensus@krishi.delhi.nic.in Website: http://www.dahd.nic.in and http://agricoop.nic.in/