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Land Holdings
Size of operational (cultivated) land holdings is a basic factor affecting agricultural
production, especially in absence of advanced cultivation technologies. In India as a whole,
marginal holdings of less than 1 hectare (ha) accounted for 60% of all holdings but only 20%
of total cultivated area in 2001-02 (see Table 2 below). On the other hand, holdings above 2
hectares accounted for only around 20% of all holdings but 60% of cultivated area, with
holdings above 10 hectares accounting for just 1% of holdings, but 12% of area.
Distribution of operational holdings in Bundelkhand in 2001-02 followed this pattern,
with some significant differences. In all Bundelkhand districts except Jalaun, Banda and
Chitrakoot, the percentage of marginal holdings was lower than the India average (Table 1
below). In MP Bundelkhand as a whole, marginal holdings accounted for 40% of all holdings
(Table 2).
The percentage of small and semi medium holdings of 1-2 hectares and 2-4 hectares
respectively was correspondingly higher than the India average, particularly in Lalitpur,
Mahoba and Hamirpur districts and all of MP Bundelkhand. The percentage of medium
holdings of 4 to 10 hectares was around double the India average in Datia and Sagar.
UP Bundelkhand distribution of operational holding
categories (2001-02)
DIST Marginal
(<1 ha)
Small
(1-2 ha)
Semi
medium
(2-4 ha)
Medium
(4-10 ha)
Large
(>10 ha)
% of
total
holdings
%
of
total
area
% of
total
holdings
%
of
total
area
% of
total
holdings
%
of
total
area
% of
total
holdings
%
of
total
area
% of
total
holdings
%
of
total
area
Jhansi 54 19 23 22 15 27 7 27 Neg 4
Lalitpur 42 13 34 29 17 27 7 22 1 8
Jalaun 59 18 19 19 13 27 8 31 1 5
Hamirpur 48 14 27 23 15 24 9 30 1 8
Mahoba 50 15 24 20 16 25 9 32 1 8
Banda 59 18 20 20 13 26 7 28 1 7
Chitrakoot 62 20 20 21 11 22 6 24 1 12
UP
Bundelkhand
54 17 24 22 14 26 7 28 1 7
UP 77 36 14 24 6 22 2 14 Neg 3
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Marginal (<1 ha)
Small (1-2 ha)
Semi medium (2-4 ha)
Medium (4-10 ha)
Large (>10 ha)
0
50
100
% OF TOTAL
HOLDINGS
%OF TOTAL
AREA
0
10
20
30
40
% OF TOTAL
HOLDING
%OF TOTAL
AREA
0
10
20
30
% OF TOTAL
HOLDING
% OF TOTAL
AREA
0
10
20
30
40
% OF TOTAL
HOLDING
% OF TOTAL
AREA
0
5
10
15
% OF TOTAL
HOLDING
% OF TOTAL
AREA
