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23. eropping Intensity represents the iotal cropped area in terms of totar
cuitivated area muitiplied by 100, i.e.

TotalCropped Area
Cropping Intensily = x 100
TotalCultivated Area
It indicates the extent to which the cultivated area was used for intensive
cropping.

24. Ctlltivated Area is that farm area which was sown at least once durrng
the census year i.e. 2A09-2010 or a year before. It is the sum of area Net
Sown and Current Fallow.

25. eulturable Waste is that uncultivated farm area which is otherwise fit for
cultivation but was not cropped during the census year or in the year
before due to presence cf any. of tne constraints likewater logging, non-
availabiiity of irrigation water, salinity, un levelling of land, manpower ano I
or funcjs shoriage, etc.

26" Current Fallcw means that cuitivated fai-m area which was not sown
durrng the census year for the puipose of regaining fertility and / or any
other specific objective / reason but wbs cropped at ieast once during the
preceding year i.e. 2008-09.

27. Eeonornic Aetivity: The data on the type of econornic activlty are basecj
on the coneept of "usual" activity using 12-months period as the reference
pericd in contrast to labour force concept of "currenf' activity in which a
short time reference of one week or iess is generaily used. Usually, it
lnvolves the activity that generates income either in cash or kind.

28. Eecnomically A-ctlve Persons are those pe:"sons of either sex of 10
yeais or above in age vvho, during the r-eference period, participated in the
prcducticn of eccnoinie goccis or sei-viees.

29. Eeonosnieally !naetive Perssns are these pei-sons cf the household who
co nct perform any wcrk fcr profit or family gain in eash or in kind.
House,"vives anc other i'nembers of ihe householcJ who arc mainly
engaged in household duties in their own nome, students attending any
regliler eciueaticnal institution and other peisons not economicaii'r ictive
are generally inciuded in this category.

30. Femiiy Agrieulturai workers ineiude household members ol 10 years
and apcve whc dc any kind of agriculiura! work on iheir farm i noiCing
Fan:liy werkeis h*ve been eiassified into persons doing agricuitural vuork
on pei'maneni basls or pait time basis.

-s. Per*':ansnt Fan':ily Fj+rkers include inembers of ihe househola
ra'rh+ cniy co *griculturai ef tire hciding ai their own fai"rn.
"ar-trk
They also inelude seni*r h+usehcid members who may not be
Colng anly ;.hysleel werx et the fa:-m but caiTy out and / or-
p*i-ticipaie in the plannlng, superv.,isior and operation cf fei-m.

b" i**;.:selx$id ffi*r::bers Gei:=g p*rf rEni*'iffsrkare those rflerirbeig
*f ihe ho';seh*ic who i* aeidi;i+n :+ ihe *gr!cuiiura! wcr-k
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