New Delhi: A total of 54% of rural households are agricultural households, of which 70% have less than 1 hectare of land. Survey Land holding and rural . Feather houses Have got. It has also been found that only 0.4% of agricultural households own more than 10 hectares of land.
In contrast, of the total non-agricultural households, which constitute 46% of the total rural households, those with less than 1 hectare of land account for about 99%. The survey conducted by the National Statistical Office for the year 2019 found that around 77% of agricultural households are self-employed, of which 69% are in crop production. The remaining households that are in employment comprise 7.7% as regular salaried work, while the higher 14% are in casual Labour.
Among non-agricultural households, 48.6% are in casual labor while about 18% are in regular salaried work. Importantly, it is found that 8.2% of rural households are landless – this category is defined as those owning less than 0.002 hectares of land.
Social group-wise holdings in rural areas are an important finding. The Scheduled Castes hold 10.2 percent of the rural land while the Scheduled Tribes hold 14.1 percent of the total land. In contrast, “Other Backward Classes” own 47% of the land and “Others” have 28.5% of the land. Scheduled Castes account for about 16% of agricultural households while Scheduled Tribes constitute 14% and OBCs about 46%.
Livestock ownership data makes for interesting reading.
At least 48.5% of the households have “cattle” while 27.8% have buffalo. 10.7% have poultry birds while 21.9% have bovines and other mammals.
In contrast, of the total non-agricultural households, which constitute 46% of the total rural households, those with less than 1 hectare of land account for about 99%. The survey conducted by the National Statistical Office for the year 2019 found that around 77% of agricultural households are self-employed, of which 69% are in crop production. The remaining households that are in employment comprise 7.7% as regular salaried work, while the higher 14% are in casual Labour.
Among non-agricultural households, 48.6% are in casual labor while about 18% are in regular salaried work. Importantly, it is found that 8.2% of rural households are landless – this category is defined as those owning less than 0.002 hectares of land.
Social group-wise holdings in rural areas are an important finding. The Scheduled Castes hold 10.2 percent of the rural land while the Scheduled Tribes hold 14.1 percent of the total land. In contrast, “Other Backward Classes” own 47% of the land and “Others” have 28.5% of the land. Scheduled Castes account for about 16% of agricultural households while Scheduled Tribes constitute 14% and OBCs about 46%.
Livestock ownership data makes for interesting reading.
At least 48.5% of the households have “cattle” while 27.8% have buffalo. 10.7% have poultry birds while 21.9% have bovines and other mammals.
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