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NSS Round Nos. 59, 70 and 77 - Livestock: Year-, State- and Social-group-wise Ownership of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds among Households by Size of Land Holding

The dataset contains year-, state-, region-, breed-, gender-, and social-group-wise compiled data on the distribution (per thousand) of households by ownership of livestock animals and poultry birds and by size of land holdings. The different types of livestock and poultry birds covered in the dataset include cattle, buffalo, ovine and other mammals, horses and ponies, mule, donkey, camel, yak, mithun, elephant, sheep, goats, hens, cocks, chickens, ducks, etc. The different social groups covered in the dataset include Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), etc.

Rows: 59089
Columns: 15
Time period: 2003, 2013, 2019
Last Updated: 21 November 2025

year	period	state	nss_round	size_class_in_hectares	social_group	category	livestock_or_poultry_name	types_of_use	gender	unit
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Andhra Pradesh	77	Nil	ST	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Cattle	In Milk Production		value in absolute number per thousand
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77		OBC	Sample Number of Households owning Livestock and Poultry Birds	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77	5 to 7.5	OBC	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number per thousand
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77	7.5 to 10	OBC	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number per thousand
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77	10 to 20	OBC	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number per thousand
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77	Morethan 20	OBC	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number per thousand
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77		OBC	Number of Households with No Operational Holdings	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77	All Sizes	OBC	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number per thousand
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77		OBC	Estimated Number of Households Owning Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77	Nil	All Social Groups	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number per thousand

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Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	3	59089	The calendar year to which the livestock ownership data pertains.
period	String	3	59089	The survey reference period covered by the record, expressed as a date range.
state	String	38	59089	The Indian state to which the livestock ownership figures apply.
region	String	2	4131	The sub-state region or zone within the state for which figures are reported, where available.
nss_round	Int64	3	59089	The National Sample Survey (NSS) round number during which the livestock survey was conducted.
size_class_in_hectares	String	16	50670	The size class of landholding owned by the household, in hectares.
social_group	String	6	40898	The social group classification of the household, such as Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Other Backward Class (OBC).
category	String	6	59089	The type of statistic reported, such as the average number of livestock and poultry owned by households or the sample count of households owning them.
livestock_or_poultry_name	String	23	54077	The type of livestock animal or poultry bird to which the record pertains.
breed	String	4	1377	The breed of the livestock or poultry, where specified.
types_of_use	String	4	30492	The purpose for which the livestock is used, such as milk production.
gender	String	5	33888	The sex of the livestock animal, where applicable.
value	Int64	4386	59089	The reported magnitude of the livestock ownership statistic for the given category, expressed in the associated unit.
unit	String	2	59089	The unit of measurement for the value, either as an absolute number or an absolute number per thousand.
note	String	1	0	Optional supplementary notes or remarks accompanying the record.

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NSS Round Nos. 59, 70 and 77 - Livestock: Year-, State- and Social-group-wise Ownership of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds among Households by Size of Land Holding

Rows: 59089
Columns: 15
Time period: 2003, 2013, 2019
Last Updated: 21 November 2025

year	period	state	nss_round	size_class_in_hectares	social_group	category	livestock_or_poultry_name	types_of_use	gender	unit
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Andhra Pradesh	77	Nil	ST	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Cattle	In Milk Production		value in absolute number per thousand
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77		OBC	Sample Number of Households owning Livestock and Poultry Birds	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77	5 to 7.5	OBC	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number per thousand
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77	7.5 to 10	OBC	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number per thousand
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77	10 to 20	OBC	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number per thousand
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77	Morethan 20	OBC	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number per thousand
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77		OBC	Number of Households with No Operational Holdings	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77	All Sizes	OBC	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number per thousand
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77		OBC	Estimated Number of Households Owning Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number
2019	January, 2019 to December, 2019	Manipur	77	Nil	All Social Groups	Average Number of Livestock Animals and Poultry Birds owned by Households	Buffalo	Others	female	value in absolute number per thousand

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Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	3	59089	The calendar year to which the livestock ownership data pertains.
period	String	3	59089	The survey reference period covered by the record, expressed as a date range.
state	String	38	59089	The Indian state to which the livestock ownership figures apply.
region	String	2	4131	The sub-state region or zone within the state for which figures are reported, where available.
nss_round	Int64	3	59089	The National Sample Survey (NSS) round number during which the livestock survey was conducted.
size_class_in_hectares	String	16	50670	The size class of landholding owned by the household, in hectares.
social_group	String	6	40898	The social group classification of the household, such as Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Other Backward Class (OBC).
category	String	6	59089	The type of statistic reported, such as the average number of livestock and poultry owned by households or the sample count of households owning them.
livestock_or_poultry_name	String	23	54077	The type of livestock animal or poultry bird to which the record pertains.
breed	String	4	1377	The breed of the livestock or poultry, where specified.
types_of_use	String	4	30492	The purpose for which the livestock is used, such as milk production.
gender	String	5	33888	The sex of the livestock animal, where applicable.
value	Int64	4386	59089	The reported magnitude of the livestock ownership statistic for the given category, expressed in the associated unit.
unit	String	2	59089	The unit of measurement for the value, either as an absolute number or an absolute number per thousand.
note	String	1	0	Optional supplementary notes or remarks accompanying the record.

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