Agriculture Census

Back Ground

 

Agricultural Census is a Central Plan Scheme of Govt. of India. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India collects and maintains various agricultural statistics regularly and makes it accessible to the planners and policy makers for various decisions making. Agriculture Census forms a part of  broader system of collection of Agricultural statistics in Odisha. The basic objective of the Agricultural Census is to observe the structure and characteristics of the agricultural holdings. The census comprises of three phases, i.e, phase-I, II, &III( Input Survey).  As Odisha is treated as a non-land record state, the sample survey approach is used for all the phases, where 20% of total villages of the state are taken as sample for collection of data. For selection of sample villages ,a two stage sampling design is used. Besides , household approach is followed in non-land record states.

The data in phase-I survey covers the listing of number and area of operational (Agricultural) holdings of 20% sample villages covering all the block & Districts of the state. The detailed data compiled under phase-I provides the sampling frame for the selection of samples for next phases.

The data in phase-II Survey covers details about land holdings like tenancy, land utilization, irrigation, cropping pattern & dispersal of holdings according to different size class/social groups in 25% of operational holdings of above 20% sample villages where phase-I work had already been taken up.

Phase-III survey  which is known as Input survey, which is conducted in 7% of the total villages of the state i.e 35% of above 20% sample villages after completion of above two phases of survey. In this survey the information on inputs like Livestock, Agricultural machinery & implements, use of fertilizer and seeds, agricultural credit are collected.

So  far  Nine  comprehensive Agricultural  Censuses  with  reference  year  1970-71,  1975-76,1980-81, 1985-86, 1990-91, 1995-96, 2000-01, 2005-06 & 2010-11 have been completed in the state. During 2015-2016 the 10th Agricultural Census was conducted in the 10314 rural and urban villages of the State (with base year 2015-16) as per the guidelines of the Government of India. The main objectives of the Agricultural Census are:

Objective:-

 

(i)         To know agricultural structure and related characteristics of agriculture i.e, on operational holdings, land utilization, irrigation, cropping pattern, live-stock, agricultural credit, agricultural machinery and implements, use of fertilizers etc.

 

(ii)       To provide bench mark data needed for formulating new agricultural development programmes and for evaluating their progress.

 

(iii)        To provide basic frames of households and operational holdings for carrying out future agricultural survey.

 

(iv)       To lay a basis for developing an integrated programme for current agricultural statistics.

 

(v)        The survey focuses on pattern of use of Inputs like fertilizers, manures, pesticides, implements, agricultural credit and use of quality seeds.

 

Design & Sample selection

Ø       Agricultural Census 2015-2016, Phase-I, Phase-II & Phase-III (Input Survey 2011-12) will be conducted in two stage stratified in 20% of villages (10314) selected through Simple Random Sampling Method (without replacement) under the EARAS Scheme.

 

Physical Progress

 

1.         Training, field work & data entry work of Phase-I Survey of 10th Ag. Census, 2015-16 in respect of 10314 sample villages has already been completed and the data has been sent to Govt. of India. After scrutiny, provisional T1 tables have been generated by Govt. of India & sent to D.E&S for verification. After verification at DE&S level, the revised T1 tables have also been  received from GOI.

2.    Training at State level and district level & field work of Phase-II work of 10th Agriculture Census has also been completed and schedules of thirty  districts have alreadybeen received at D.E&S. The “H schedules in respect of thirty districts have been scrutinized as per GOI guidelines at DE&S level for data entry.

3.      The report of phase-I, Phase-II & Phase-III (Input Survey 2011-12) of 9th Ag. Census has already been published. Phase-I report writing of 10th Agriculture Census is in progress.

4.           District level inspection and verification of field work of Phase-III has been carried out by the nodal officer of the Dist. and officials of Agriculture Census division.

5.         Training at state level and at district level of Phase-III (input survey), 2016-17 has also been completed in all districts & field work in 3641 sample villages has already been completed as on 31.08.2018.

 

Highlights of Phase-I Survey

  • As  per  the  Agricultural  census 2015-16,  there  were  a  total  number of 48.66 lakh operational holdings in the State which registered and increase of 4.25% as compared to 47.67 lakh in 2010-11. This includes   48.61 lakh  individual  holdings,  0.04 lakh  joint  holdings  and  0.01 lakh institutional holdings.

  • The average size of holding in Sambalpur district is the highest with 1.39 hec. As against State average of o.95 hector.  Besides above the average size of 13 districts like Baragarh, Boudh, Bolangir, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Koraput,Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, Nuapada, Rayagada,Sonepur & Sundergarh districts are above the state average. The lowest size of holding districts is Jharsuguda with 0.61 hector.

  • As regards to operated area, it is noticed that in Ag. Census, 2015-16 the  total  operated  area  of  the  state  is  46.19  lakh  ha. which registers a decrease of 4.80% over 2010-11 , i.e 48.52 lakh ha.

  • The number of operational holding in small, semi –medium, medium & large category in 2015-16 declares by 3.42%, 7.88%, 19.59%, & 29.69% respectably whereas it is increased by 7.97% in marginal category.

  • The  average  size  of a  holding  in  marginal,  small,  semi-medium, medium  and  large  categories  in  2015-16  is  0.57 ha.,  1.59  ha.,2.75 ha.,5.56 ha. and 21.70 ha. respectively.

  • The average size of holding during 1970-71 was 1.89 ha. which has been decreased to 0.95 ha. during 2015-16.

  • The total number of SC and ST holdings are 7.42 lakh and 14.61 lakh and the average area of holdings operated by SC and ST are 0.74 ha. and 1.06 ha. respectively  during the Agricultural   Census 2015-16. The percentage of increasing of holdings in SC category comes to 5.67 as against 4.25 in all category. Similarly the percentage of increasing of  holding in ST category also comes to 2.46 as against 1.25 in all category.

  • The marginal and small holdings constituted 74.74% and 18.23% of the total  holdings  commanding  44.53%  and  30.40 %  of  total operated area.

  • The   female   operational   holdings   is    4.06%   of  the  total holdings in the State and the rest 95.91% of total holdings comes to male category.

 District-wise Number & Area and Average size of Operational holdings – 2010-11

Sl. No. Name of the District All Social Group Average size of  Operational holding
Number of Operational Holdings % to Total O.H Area of Operational Holdings (Ha.) % to Total Area of OH
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
1 Angul 148767 3.06 129519.059 2.80 0.87
2 Balasore 292128 6.00 218168.417 4.72 0.75
3 Naragarh 210408 4.22 250222.797 5.42 1.19
4 Baudh 72917 1.50 76360.667 1.65 1.05
5 Bhadrak 205137 4.22 157750.668 3.42 0.77
6 Balangir 228349 4.69 250761.651 5.43 1.10
7 Cuttack 228185 4.69 144703.003 3.13 0.63
8 Deogarh 55277 1.14 48883.281 1.06 0.88
9 Dhenkanal 124118 2.55 84834.839 1.84 0.68
10 Gajapati 67327 1.38 62049.656 1.34 0.92
11 Ganjam 292363 6.01 250515.970 5.42 0.86
12 Jagatsinghpur 134948 2.77 82154.169 1.78 0.61
13 Jajpur 165518 3.40 146070.426 3.16 0.88
14 Jharsuguda 41828 0.86 44023.271 0.95 1.05
15 Kalahandi 204818 4.21 267451.944 5.79 1.31
16 Kendrapara 137894 2.83 115946.118 2.51 0.84
17 Keonjhar 258361 5.31 247979.742 5.37 0.96
18 Khurdha 129098 2.65 101630.466 2.20 0.79
19 Koraput 158926 3.27 216747.900 4.69 1.36
20 Malkangiri 116132 2.39 143015.156 3.10 1.23
21 Mayurbhanj 400858 8.24 353291.325 7.65 0.88
22 Nawarangpur 156943 3.23 184418.664 3.99 1.18
23 Nayagarh 123772 2.54 92175.630 2.00 0.74
24 Nuapada 106640 2.19 117788.091 2.55 1.10
25 Kandhamal 91608 1.88 82074.472 1.74 0.88
23 Puri 173510 3.57 133699.164 2.89 0.77
27 Rygada 138037 2.84 148016.783 3.20 1.07
28 Sambalpur 93734 1.93 130080.219 2.82 1.39
29 Sonepur 85008 1.75 86488.358 1.87 1.02
30 Sundargarh 223244 4.59 254266.617 5.50 1.14

STATE TOTAL

4865850 100.00 4619288.523 100.00 0.95

 

The Agricultural Census, 2010-11, Odisha Phase-I Bulletin On Operational Holdings