The document shows data on the average size of land holdings for scheduled castes in India. It breaks down the average size by gender and whether the holding is individual or joint ownership. The key findings are: 1) For all classes, the average size of individual holdings is 0.80 hectares for males and 0.67 hectares for females; 2) Marginal holdings (below 1 hectare) have the smallest average size at 0.37 hectares; 3) Large holdings (above 10 hectares) have the largest average size at 16.01 hectares for males and 15.72 hectares for females.
The document shows data on the average size of land holdings for scheduled castes in India. It breaks down the average size by gender and whether the holding is individual or joint ownership. The key findings are: 1) For all classes, the average size of individual holdings is 0.80 hectares for males and 0.67 hectares for females; 2) Marginal holdings (below 1 hectare) have the smallest average size at 0.37 hectares; 3) Large holdings (above 10 hectares) have the largest average size at 16.01 hectares for males and 15.72 hectares for females.
The document shows data on the average size of land holdings for scheduled castes in India. It breaks down the average size by gender and whether the holding is individual or joint ownership. The key findings are: 1) For all classes, the average size of individual holdings is 0.80 hectares for males and 0.67 hectares for females; 2) Marginal holdings (below 1 hectare) have the smallest average size at 0.37 hectares; 3) Large holdings (above 10 hectares) have the largest average size at 16.01 hectares for males and 15.72 hectares for females.
Table 18: All India average size per holding – Scheduled Castes
Average Size per holding (in ha.)
Sl. No. Size Class (in ha.) Individual Joint Total 1 2 3 4 5 1 Below 0.5 M 0.24 0.24 0.24 F 0.21 0.23 0.21 T 0.23 0.24 0.23 2 0.5 - 1.0 M 0.73 0.68 0.72 F 0.71 0.69 0.71 T 0.72 0.68 0.72 Marginal M 0.37 0.37 0.37 F 0.34 0.37 0.34 T 0.37 0.37 0.37 3 1.0 - 2.0 M 1.41 1.38 1.41 F 1.38 1.38 1.38 T 1.41 1.38 1.40 Small M 1.41 1.38 1.41 F 1.38 1.38 1.38 T 1.41 1.38 1.40 4 2.0 - 3.0 M 2.39 2.41 2.40 F 2.34 2.39 2.34 T 2.39 2.41 2.39 5 3.0 - 4.0 M 3.42 3.42 3.42 F 3.41 3.42 3.41 T 3.42 3.42 3.42 Semi Medium M 2.66 2.72 2.67 F 2.59 2.68 2.60 T 2.65 2.72 2.66 6 4.0 - 5.0 M 4.42 4.45 4.43 F 4.41 4.43 4.42 T 4.42 4.45 4.43 7 5.0 - 7.5 M 6.04 6.07 6.04 F 5.98 6.06 5.99 T 6.03 6.07 6.04 8 7.5 - 10.0 M 8.53 8.56 8.54 F 8.49 8.52 8.49 T 8.52 8.56 8.53 Medium M 5.67 5.87 5.71 F 5.62 5.67 5.62 T 5.67 5.86 5.70 9 10.0 - 20.0 M 13.05 13.54 13.19 F 13.03 13.61 13.11 T 13.05 13.55 13.19
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Average Size per holding (in ha.)
Sl. No. Size Class (in ha.) Individual Joint Total 1 2 3 4 5 10 20.0 & Above M 29.55 31.07 30.22 F 29.46 30.87 29.71 T 29.54 31.07 30.19 Large M 15.25 17.73 16.01 F 15.52 16.88 15.72 T 15.28 17.71 15.99 All Classes M 0.80 0.94 0.82 F 0.67 0.79 0.68 T 0.78 0.93 0.80 Abbreviation: M=Male F=Female T=Total