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102<br />

W<strong>om</strong><strong>en</strong>’s <strong>Ali</strong><strong>en</strong>ation<br />

Table 21: <strong>Land</strong> Use in Rajasthan (2001-02)<br />

Sl. No. <strong>Land</strong> Use Area in ha. Perc<strong>en</strong>tage<br />

Reported area 34265309 100.0<br />

(i) Forest 2645097 7.72<br />

(ii) <strong>Land</strong> Put to Non-agricultural Uses 1751549 5.11<br />

(iii) Barr<strong>en</strong> and Un-culturable <strong>Land</strong> 2520654 7.36<br />

(iv) Perman<strong>en</strong>t Pasture & Other Grazing <strong>Land</strong> 1698554 4.96<br />

(v) <strong>Land</strong> Under Misc. Tree<br />

Crops & Groves<br />

only 7.71 per c<strong>en</strong>t of the area, which<br />

is a matter of great concern in view<br />

of stated ecological requirem<strong>en</strong>t<br />

according to the policy guidelines of<br />

the country. Table 21 above indicates<br />

land-use patterns in Rajasthan.<br />

The state has a total scheduled area<br />

of 19,508.43 square kil<strong>om</strong>eters<br />

spread acro<strong>ss</strong> five of the 32 districts,<br />

Banswada having the highest<br />

tribal conc<strong>en</strong>tration followed by<br />

Udaipur and Dungarpur. Table 22<br />

13180 0.04<br />

(vi) Culturable Waste 4730528 13.80<br />

(vii) Curr<strong>en</strong>t Fallow 1819241 5.32<br />

(viii) Other Fallow <strong>Land</strong> 2321424 6.77<br />

(ix) Net Area Sown 16765082 48.92<br />

Area Sown More Than Once 4033229 11.77<br />

Total Cropped Area 72563847 211.77<br />

Source: Statistical Abstract of Rajasthan, 2004<br />

indicates details of tribal population<br />

conc<strong>en</strong>tration in the state.<br />

The population of dalits in the<br />

state 17.29 per c<strong>en</strong>t, which is<br />

higher than all <strong>India</strong> population<br />

of around 15 per c<strong>en</strong>t and that of<br />

tribals is 12.44 per c<strong>en</strong>t of the total<br />

population of the state. The Dalit<br />

and Adivasi population is mainly<br />

dep<strong>en</strong>d<strong>en</strong>t on agriculture and allied<br />

activities and more than half is still<br />

b<strong>elo</strong>w the poverty line in the rural

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