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VAISHALI

ICAR research complex for eastern region

Patna, Bihar

India

SITE PRESENTATION

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Study Site

Vaishali District (Bihar)

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Low Productivity Food deficit regionRice-wheat systemPoor infrastructure Low input use High rainfall

Characteristics

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Collected available secondary data

Collected available literature

Collected primary data

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Food production

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AREA UNDER CULTIVATION

152348.14 ha

FOREST Nil

BARREN/UNCULTIVABLE LAND

1977 ha

CULTIVABLE WASTE 39304.0 ha

PERMANENT GRAZING 359.33 ha

AREA NOT AVAILABLE FOR CULTIVATION

23984.11 ha

LAND USE

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IRRIGATION

Net Irrigation Area Net area Irrigated through Private Tube wellsArea Irrigated through CanalsArea Irrigated through wellsArea Irrigated through Govt. tube wellsArea Irrigated through Pond & others

50493 29558

4550655947972029

ha

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Crop 2002-2003

A(ha)

P(t)

Y(kg)

PADDY 48293 61294 1269

WHEAT 43369 91786 2116

MAIZE 12105 48981 4046

GRAM 107 108 1009

LENTIL 265 149 562

ARHAR 1522 1289 847

Khesari 83 51 614

Green Gram 16429 8855 539

Potato 6861 45570 6642

Tobacco 6252 7027 1124

Mustard 2816 1760 625

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Area covered under HYV = 35 PercentArea under local varieties = 65 percent

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Crop % of normal

Paddy 40-50

Maize 50-75

Wheet 30-40

Potato 30-50

Yield loss during crop failure

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Plough Animals 127542

Diary Animal 158631

(i) Cattle 67216

(ii) Buffalos 91415

Sheep, Goats & Others

171200

Poultry 63284

Livestock

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Particulars Draught animals

Milch animals

Landless 5 40

Less than 1 ha

16 44

Above 1ha 9 86

Total 13 47

Animal resources Percent HH

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Category No.  Percent Area in Hect.

 Percent

Less than 1 Hect. 439643 93 84401 55

Between 1 and 2 hect.

24214 5 32252 21

Above 2 hect. 11263 2 36532 24

Total 475120 100 153185 100

SIZE OF HOLDINGS

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Cultivators 313576

Agriculture laborers

242159

Household & Cottage industries

175221

Others 90279

Working Population

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Category Percent HH

Landless 41.21

upto 1 36.03

1 to 2.5 12.76

2.5 to 5 6.84

5 to 10 2.24

above 10 0.92

Migration

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Reasons Percent HH

in search of employment 38.69

for better wage 38.23

for self employment 2.55

study 0.65

fight/tension in the village 1.78

follow/accompany family 3.20

got job/transfer of job 13.55

Others 1.35

Total 100.00

Reasons of Migration

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Distribution

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Total length of metallic road (in Km.)Total length of Non metallic road (Km.)Total length of Katcha road (Km.)Total length of railway tracks (Km.)

591941176271

Roads & Railways

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Markets and industries

Controlled MarketsTotal Village related IndustriesSugar MillSmall Scale Registered Industries Un Registered

104470175111

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Coop societies

Primary Agriculture loan cooperativesLampusCo-operative Central BanksRural BranchUrban Branch

16604060501

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Affordability

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Particular Landless Less than 1 ha

Above 1ha

Agriculture 16 38 54

Livestock 12 31 22

Wage 64 24 0

Others 8 7 24

 Total 100 100 100

 Yearly income 19365 25498 34851

House hold Income

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Average expenditure per person per month in Bihar (Rs)

Urban

Total food 338.30

Non food 336.17

Total consumption expenditure

674.47

Rural

Total food 252.17

Non food 162.45

Total consumption expenditure

414.62

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Particular Landless Less than 1 ha

Above 1ha

Food 54 41 32

Clothing 22 21 20

Education 7 8 17

Entertainment 5 9 12

Health 11 16 13

Others 1 5 6

Total 100 100 100

Total Expenditure

22435 29687 32854

Expenditure

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Particular Landless Less than 1 ha

Above 1ha

Jewelry 8 10 1

Fodder 3 5 1

Livestock 8 7 0

Other 32 0

Total 22 24 2

Sale of assets of food purchase

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Utilization

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Particular Landless Less than 1 ha Above 1ha

Rice Coarse to medium

Coarse to medium

Medium to fine

Wheat Flour

Pulses Arhar – Gram – Moong

Coarse grains

Maize

Non Veg Fish- egg -mutton -chicken

Preferred food

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Particular Landless Less than 1 ha

Above 1ha

Discrimination present

4 7 1

Person who gets preference

Earning male member

Earning male member

Earning male member

Discrimination in food distribution

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Particular Landless Less than 1 ha

Above 1ha

Gas 2 8 8

firewood 30 108 12

Cow dung 16 96 16

Twigs/leaves/trash

32 16 0

Fuel used for cooking

30

Drinking Water sources

Particular Landless Less than 1

ha

Above 1ha

Open well 1 24 1

Shallow tube well

34 92 15

Deep tube well 2 5 5

Others 6 16 0

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DISTRICT HOSPITAL 01

REFERRAL HOSPITAL 02

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE 11

ADDITIONAL PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE

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HEALTH SUB CENTRE 339

GRAMIN AUSADHALAY 09

BLOOD BANK 01

AIDS CONTROL SOCIETY 01

TRAINED NURSES 401

TRAINED DOCTORS 120

HEALTH FACILITIES

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Hospital Preferred

Particular Landless Less than 1 ha

Above 1ha

With in village

12 36 4

Outside village

31 101 17

RMP/local doctor

22 92 5

Govt hospital

12 28 4

Private hospital

9 17 12

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Particular Hut Katcha Pucca

Landless 12 46 42

Less than 1 ha 4 51 45

Above 1ha0 19 81

Total5 47 48

Housing facilities

Percent HH

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Thank you

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Particular No Percentage Average farm size

Landless 43 21 0

Less than 1 ha 137 68 0.33

Above 1ha 21 10 2.6

Total 201 100 0.50

Sample distribution

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Family particulars

Particular Male Female Earning members

Landless 4.12 3 2.44

Less than 1 ha 3.55 2.87 2.81

Above 1ha 3.7 3.77 2.5

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Particular Agriculture Labour Others

Landless 14 49 37

Less than 1 ha

55 23 22

Above 1ha 86 0 14

Total 50 26 24

Occupation

Percentage