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DEFINITIONS

The definitions of different data items / variables on which data were collected in
Agricultural Census 2010 are presented here. These definitions will help the data
users to understand conceptual issues related to the data and are given in
iexicographic order as below:

1. Agricultuial Census means collection of information about agriculture
sector and is called the Agricultural Census 2010.

2. Agricultural Households include Farm Households and / or Livestock
Holders.

3. Agricultural Work includes farm work or planning thereof. lt includes
work on the farm, e.g. ploughing, planting, hoeing, weeding, application of
fertilizer(s) and plant protection material(s), harvesting, winnowing,
feeding and caring of the livestock, supervision of agricultural workers,
hauling farm produce to market and any other work related to the
operation of the farm.

4. All Households include Farm Households and Non-Farm Households.

a. Farm Households include households operating any farm area for
agriculture purpose irrespective of its ownership and whether
operated individually or jointly with other households. Farm
household may or may not have any livestock.

b. Non-Farm Households include households not operating any
farm area for agriculture purposes. Households owning land but
not operating for any agriculture purposes are also included in this
category. -

5. Area Fertilized means the area of a crop treated with chemical
. fertilizer(s), before and / or after sowing, irrespective of the number of

times it was fertilized during the census year. .
6. Area not Available for Gultivation is that uncultivated area of the farm
which is under farm house, cattle shed, barn, storage, farm roads and
channels, etc. and therefore not available for cultivation.

7. Area Owned includes the total area owned by all members of a
household irrespective of its location. lt also includes the area held in
owner-like possession; such as land temporarily allotted, the mortgaged
land under possession, govemment land taken on lease, etc.

8. Area Self-operated includes the whole or only that part 0f the area
owned which is under the day-today operational control of a household
on the census day.

9. Area Share Cropped means the rented-inrarea for which a pre-decided
share of the produce is paid by the tenant to the owner of the area.

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