Table 11: Average size of operational holding for All Social Groups
(in ha.)
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States/UTs Semi- All Size Semi- All Size
No. Marginal Small Medium Large Marginal Small Medium Large
medium Groups medium Groups
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1 A & N Islands 0.44 1.51 2.64 4.35 37.79 1.88 0.44 1.43 2.63 4.34 36.88 1.85
2 Andhra Pradesh 0.44 1.41 2.66 5.66 15.66 1.20 0.44 1.41 2.63 5.56 15.50 1.08
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0.51 1.31 2.79 6.31 15.01 3.33 0.55 1.34 2.76 5.54 14.90 3.51
4 Assam 0.43 1.21 2.66 5.13 60.92 1.11 0.42 1.38 2.69 5.15 68.11 1.10
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5 Bihar 0.25 1.25 2.59 5.16 20.56 0.43 0.25 1.25 2.59 5.09 14.45 0.39
6 Chandigarh 0.41 1.40 2.86 5.79 12.75 1.09 0.46 1.43 2.86 5.70 11.08 1.29
7 Chhattisgarh 0.44 1.42 2.70 5.74 16.63 1.51 0.44 1.42 2.68 5.71 16.30 1.36
8 D & N Haveli 0.51 1.32 2.73 5.86 15.60 1.43 0.51 1.37 2.77 5.74 15.46 1.38
9 Daman & Diu 0.27 1.38 2.67 5.98 18.14 0.50 0.23 1.36 2.56 6.27 19.97 0.38
10 Delhi 0.43 1.38 2.85 5.83 14.60 1.49 0.42 1.32 2.69 5.56 15.13 1.45
11 Goa 0.29 1.24 2.51 5.70 66.99 1.15 0.47 1.79 2.94 6.16 24.15 1.14
12 Gujarat 0.50 1.46 2.78 5.81 16.72 2.20 0.49 1.45 2.77 5.72 20.91 2.03
13 Haryana 0.45 1.44 2.83 6.05 16.47 2.23 0.46 1.47 2.87 6.09 17.95 2.25
14 Himachal Pradesh 0.41 1.39 2.72 5.66 17.00 1.04 0.41 1.40 2.72 5.67 15.45 0.99
15 Jammu & Kashmir 0.36 1.40 2.70 5.43 18.89 0.67 0.35 1.40 2.68 5.43 22.34 0.62
16 Jharkhand NA NA NA NA NA NA 0.41 1.38 2.74 5.63 15.35 1.17
17 Karnataka 0.45 1.43 2.71 5.78 14.90 1.63 0.48 1.41 2.68 5.69 14.71 1.55
18 Kerala 0.14 1.33 2.56 5.30 47.73 0.23 0.13 1.57 2.79 5.32 64.58 0.22
19 Lakshadweep 0.18 1.36 2.50 6.11 24.00 0.27 0.17 1.36 2.50 6.11 24.00 0.27
20 Madhya Pradesh 0.50 1.43 2.75 5.86 15.29 2.02 0.49 1.42 2.73 5.76 15.77 1.78
21 Maharashtra 0.46 1.26 2.50 5.28 13.39 1.46 0.47 1.42 2.67 5.62 15.96 1.44
22 Manipur 0.52 1.29 2.48 4.86 11.13 1.14 0.52 1.28 2.48 4.86 11.00 1.14
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23 Meghalaya 0.49 1.33 2.54 5.22 23.21 1.18 0.45 1.33 2.79 5.67 16.48 1.37
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States/UTs Semi- All Size Semi- All Size
No. Marginal Small Medium Large Marginal Small Medium Large
medium Groups medium Groups
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
24 Mizoram 0.62 1.31 2.32 4.80 43.83 1.22 0.60 1.27 2.42 5.13 15.09 1.14
25 Nagaland 0.47 1.17 2.52 6.11 19.46 6.93 0.51 1.13 2.58 6.17 17.57 6.02
26 Odisha 0.52 1.37 2.65 5.51 15.89 1.15 0.57 1.63 2.95 5.99 23.72 1.04
27 Puducherry 0.30 1.41 2.73 5.80 18.20 0.78 0.35 1.46 2.86 5.72 16.90 0.66
28 Punjab 0.62 1.41 2.67 5.75 15.03 3.95 0.61 1.38 2.64 5.74 14.75 3.77
29 Rajasthan 0.49 1.43 2.83 6.16 17.88 3.38 0.49 1.43 2.83 6.14 17.45 3.07
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30 Sikkim 0.38 1.26 2.55 5.47 18.40 1.48 0.37 1.20 2.49 5.44 15.77 1.42
31 Tamil Nadu 0.37 1.39 2.71 5.65 19.98 0.83 0.37 1.39 2.70 5.63 20.13 0.80
32 Tripura 0.28 1.37 2.51 5.30 63.43 0.50 0.28 1.38 2.52 5.07 14.29 0.49
33 Uttar Pradesh 0.40 1.40 2.73 5.55 15.20 0.80 0.39 1.40 2.72 5.52 15.01 0.76
34 Uttarakhand 0.40 1.39 2.70 5.48 25.13 0.92 0.44 1.43 2.71 5.45 23.11 0.89
35 West Bengal 0.49 1.59 2.73 4.94 339.42 0.79 0.49 1.59 2.73 4.85 316.20 0.77
All India 0.38 1.38 2.68 5.74 17.08 1.23 0.39 1.42 2.71 5.76 17.38 1.15
Note: (1) Data for the year 2005-06 for Jharkhand not collected. (2) NA = Not available.
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