TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 : BACKGROUND

1.1       Land area

1.2       Population
1.3       Population density
1.4       Population growth
1.5       Usual activity of population 10 years old and over
1.6       Employment rate
1.7       Usual activity of employed persons

1.8       Number of households

1.9       Number of agricultural holdings
1.10     Farm population

CHAPTER 2 : SIZE OF HOLDING

2.1       Land holdings

2.2       Average size of holding

2.3       Farm size distribution

2.4       Land distribution

CHAPTER 3 : LAND FRAGMENTATION

3.1       Number of parcels

3.2       Parcel size

3.3       Parcels per holding

3.4       Parcel number distribution

3.5       Comparison of small and large holdings

CHAPTER 4 :LAND TENURE

4.1       Holdings by tenure

4.2       Area by tenure of land

4.3       Conditions of rent

CHAPTER 5 : LAND USE

5.1       Land use types

5.2       Arable land

5.3       Percent of land for cultivation

5.4       Land use pattern in small and large holdings

5.5       Wet and dry land

CHAPTER 6 : TEMPORARY CROPS

6.1       Land under temporary crops

6.2       Composition of temporary crops

6.3       Rice

6.4       Wheat

6.5       Maize

6.6       Other cereal grains

6.7       Legumes

6.8       Tubers

6.9       Cash Crops

6.10     Oilseeds

6.11     Spices

6.12     Vegetables

6.13     Cropping practices

6.14     Cropping intensity

CHAPTER 7 : PERMANENT CROPS

7.1       Permanent crops grown

7.2       Compact and scattered crops

7.3       Ecological belt comparisons

7.4       Development regions comparisons

7.5       Comparison of small and large holdings

7.6       Productive/non-productive trees

7.7       Thatch, fodder trees and bamboo

CHAPTER 8 : IRRIGATION

8.2       Concept of Irrigation

8.2       Land holdings with access to irrigation

8.3       Land under irrigation

8.4       Source of irrigation

CHAPTER 9 : USE OF INPUTS

9.1       Agricultural inputs

9.2       Growers using chemical fertilizers

9.3       Growers using improved seeds

9.4       Growers using pesticides

9.5       Rice

9.6       Wheat

9.7       Maize

9.8       Other crops

9.9       Comparison of small and large holdings

CHAPTER 10 : AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT

10.1     Agricultural equipment

10.2     Type of equipment

10.3     Geographical distribution of equipment

10.4     Comparisons of small and large holdings

CHAPTER 11 : LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

11.1     Livestock population

11.2     Holdings with livestock and poultry

11.3     Cattle

11.4     Chaunri

11.5     Buffaloes

11.6     Large livestock in milk

11.7     Small livestock

11.8     Poultry

CHAPTER 12 : ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES

12.1     Ancillary activities

 12.2    Forestry activities

12.3     Compact forest area

12.4     Holdings with forest trees

12.5     Area of woodland and forest

12.6     Distribution of Forest Trees

 12.7    Fishery activities

CHAPTER 13 : NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

13.1     Non-residential building

13.2     Holdings with non-residential buildings

CHAPTER 14 : HOLDINGS WITH CREDIT

14.1     Agricultural Credit

14.2     Holdings with credit

14.3     Regional comparisons

14.4     Source of credit

CHAPTER 15 : CHARACTERISTICS OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDERS AND AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS

15.1     Characteristics of agricultural holders

15.2     Sex of holder

15.3     Age of holder

15.4     Size of holding per holder

15.5     Headship of household

15.6     Hired manager

15.7     Ethnicity

15.8     Ethnicity in ecological belt

15.9     Ethnicity in development region

15.10   Legal status of holding/holder

15.11   Main use of produce of holding

15.12   Sufficiency of agricultural produce

15.13   Number of months insufficient

15.14   Manner of coping with insufficiency

15.15   Soil type and color

15.16   Uncultivable area due to flood/soil erosion

CHAPTER 16 : FARM POPULATION

16.1     Information on farm population

16.2     Farm population

16.3     Age and sex structure

16.4     Sex ratio

16.5     Household size

16.6     Comparison of small and large holdings

16.7     Some characteristics of districts

CHAPTER 17 : FARM LABOUR

17.1     Usual activity of farm population

17.2     Labour force status of farm population

17.3     Employment and unemployment rates

17.4     Employment of agricultural workers

17.5     Paid workers at sub-national level

17.6     Paid workers by size of holding

17.7     Number of permanent agricultural workers

Appendix A : Sample Specifications – Districts

Appendix B :  National Sample Census of Agriculture 2002

AGRICULTURAL CENSUS, 2001/02 AT A GLANCE (Selected indicators)

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