Master Data: Year and All India level Farm Holdings by Size Group - Number and Size for all Agricultural Census
The dataset contains the details of farm holdings in India by Size group. The Size groups include - Large, Marginal, Medium, Semi-Medium & Small. The categorization is also done on Individual holdings & Joint holdings, with further categorization of gender wise holding.
Master Data: Year and All India level Farm Holdings by Size Group - Number and Size for all Agricultural Census
The dataset contains the details of farm holdings in India by Size group. The Size groups include - Large, Marginal, Medium, Semi-Medium & Small. The categorization is also done on Individual holdings & Joint holdings, with further categorization of gender wise holding.
Rows: 971
Columns: 10
Time period: 1995-96, 2000-01, 2005-06, 2010-11, 2015-16
Last Updated: 01 July 2026
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fiscal_year
state
social_group
gender
holding_type
size_class
area
count
unit
note
2015-16
All India
Scheduled Tribes
Male
Individual Holdings
Large (more than 10 hectares)
990000
67000
size_class in hectares, area in hectares, count in absolute number
2015-16
All India
Scheduled Tribes
Male
Total Holdings
All Classes
15801000
11057000
size_class in hectares, area in hectares, count in absolute number
variable: Total may not tally due to rounding off
2015-16
All India
Scheduled Tribes
Total
Joint Holdings
Small (1 to 2 hectares)
430000
298000
size_class in hectares, area in hectares, count in absolute number
2015-16
All India
Scheduled Tribes
Total
Individual Holdings
Small (1 to 2 hectares)
3772000
2674000
size_class in hectares, area in hectares, count in absolute number
2015-16
All India
Scheduled Tribes
Total
Total Holdings
Semimedium (2 to 4 hectares)
4752000
1771000
size_class in hectares, area in hectares, count in absolute number
variable: Total may not tally due to rounding off
2015-16
All India
Scheduled Tribes
Total
Joint Holdings
Semimedium (2 to 4 hectares)
713000
256000
size_class in hectares, area in hectares, count in absolute number
2015-16
All India
Scheduled Tribes
Total
Individual Holdings
Semimedium (2 to 4 hectares)
4039000
1515000
size_class in hectares, area in hectares, count in absolute number
2015-16
All India
Scheduled Tribes
Male
Joint Holdings
All Classes
2312000
1122000
size_class in hectares, area in hectares, count in absolute number
2015-16
All India
Scheduled Tribes
Male
Individual Holdings
All Classes
13488000
9935000
size_class in hectares, area in hectares, count in absolute number
2015-16
All India
Scheduled Tribes
Female
Total Holdings
Small (1 to 2 hectares)
521000
374000
size_class in hectares, area in hectares, count in absolute number
variable: Total may not tally due to rounding off
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Metadata
Number of Rows971
Number of Columns10
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 Farm Holdings by Size Group - Number and Size for all Agricultural Census [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/4427