Land Use Pattern
Land Resources and Land Utilization
S.No. | Contents | Area (Ha.) |
1 | Total Geographical Area: i) by Professional Survey ii) by Village Papers |
55,67,300 45,77,984 |
2 | Forests | 11,23,800 |
3 | Barran and Unculturable Land | 7,65,774 |
4 | Land Put to Non-Agriculture Use | 3,65,258 |
5 | Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands | 15,02,648 |
6 | Land under Misc. Trees Crops not Included in Area Sown | 67,643 |
7 | Cultivable Waste Lands | 1,24,853 |
8 | Other Fallow Lands | 23,270 |
9 | Current Fallows | 78,844 |
10 | Net Area Sown | 5,25,894 |
11 | Area Sown More than Once | 3,72,689 |
12 | Total Cropped Area | 8,98,583 |
13 | Cropping Intensity | 170.87% |
14 | Net Irrigated Area | 1,20,186 |
Distribution of Land Holdings
Size of Holdings (Ha.) | Category (Farmers) | Number of Holdings (Lacs) | Area (Lacs Ha.) | Average Size of Holding (Ha.) |
Below 1.0 | Marginal | 7.12 (71.41%) | 2.86 (30.30%) | 0.40 |
1.0 – 2.0 | Small | 1.74 (17.45%) | 2.42 (25.63%) | 1.39 |
2.0 – 4.0 | Semi Medium | 0.82 (8.23%) | 2.23 (23.62%) | 2.72 |
4.0 – 10.0 | Medium | 0.26 (2.61%) | 1.46 (15.47%) | 5.62 |
10.0 – Above | Large | 0.03 (0.30%) | 0.47 (4.98%) | 15.67 |
TOTAL | 9.97 (100%) | 9.44 (100%) | 0.95 |