Master Data: Year and All India level Average Size of Farm Holding by Farm Size and Social Group for all Agricultural Census
The data set contains the average size of the farm holding categorised by social group, gender and the size class of the holding.
The Size class include -
Below 0.5 hectares
0.5-01. hectares
1-2 hectares
2-3 hectares
3-4 hectares
4-5 hectares
5-7.5 hectares
7.5-10 hectares
10-20 hectares
Above 20 hectares
Master Data: Year and All India level Average Size of Farm Holding by Farm Size and Social Group for all Agricultural Census
The data set contains the average size of the farm holding categorised by social group, gender and the size class of the holding.
The Size class include -
Below 0.5 hectares
0.5-01. hectares
1-2 hectares
2-3 hectares
3-4 hectares
4-5 hectares
5-7.5 hectares
7.5-10 hectares
10-20 hectares
Above 20 hectares
Rows: 1924
Columns: 9
Time period: 1995-96, 2000-01, 2005-06, 2010-11, 2015-16
Last Updated: 01 July 2026
Data preview
fiscal_year
state
size_class
holding_type
gender
social_group
value
unit
note
2015-16
All India
All Classes
Total Holdings
Male
All Social Groups
1.1
size_class in hectares, value in hectares
variable: Total may not tally due to rounding off
2015-16
All India
Below 0.5
Total Holdings
Male
All Social Groups
0.24
size_class in hectares, value in hectares
variable: Total may not tally due to rounding off
2015-16
All India
0.5-1.0
Total Holdings
Male
Others
0.72
size_class in hectares, value in hectares
variable: Total may not tally due to rounding off
2015-16
All India
1.0-2.0
Total Holdings
Male
Others
1.4
size_class in hectares, value in hectares
variable: Total may not tally due to rounding off
2015-16
All India
10.0-20.0
Total Holdings
Male
Others
13.12
size_class in hectares, value in hectares
variable: Total may not tally due to rounding off
2015-16
All India
20.0 and Above
Total Holdings
Male
Others
31.22
size_class in hectares, value in hectares
variable: Total may not tally due to rounding off
2015-16
All India
2.0-3.0
Total Holdings
Male
Scheduled Caste
2.39
size_class in hectares, value in hectares
variable: Total may not tally due to rounding off
2015-16
All India
3.0-4.0
Total Holdings
Male
Others
3.42
size_class in hectares, value in hectares
variable: Total may not tally due to rounding off
2015-16
All India
4.0-5.0
Total Holdings
Male
Others
4.42
size_class in hectares, value in hectares
variable: Total may not tally due to rounding off
2015-16
All India
5.0-7.5
Total Holdings
Male
Others
6.02
size_class in hectares, value in hectares
variable: Total may not tally due to rounding off
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Metadata
Number of Rows1924
Number of Columns9
Time Period1995-96, 2000-01, 2005-06, 2010-11, 2015-16
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. (2026). Master Data: Year and All India level Average Size of Farm Holding by Farm Size and Social Group for all Agricultural Census [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/3442