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Among the livestock it is seen that cattle formed the largest number 45.6 % followed by goats 28.9% Buffaloes
population is also substantial 15.3 % in the State. The crossbred cattle population 2456884 in the State which is 13% of
the total cattle and 6% of the total livestock population.
Density of Livestock Population :
The Region wise and species wise concentration of livestock population in the State is as given below.
Table No.4
Sr. Region Density per Sq. Km.
No.
Cattle Buffalo Sheep Goat Total Livestock
I. Mumbai 59 21 0 17 99
2. Nashik 70 17 20 54 164
3. Pune 44 37 26 44 153
4. Aurangabad 61 19 8 38 129
5. Amravati 57 12 3 31 105
6. Nagpur 60 II 27 102
Maharashtra State 59 20 11 37 129
The density of total livestock population is highest in Nashik Region where as it is lowest in Mumbai Region.
The cattle & goat population is concentrated in Nashik Region, while buffalo and sheep in Pune Region.
Sex Ratio:
The sex ratio (No. of females per one thousand, males ) has been worked out for important categories of
livestock and poultry. The sex ratio is shown in the following table.
Table No.5
Sr. No. Category No. of Females per 1000 males
I.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Crossbred cattle
N. D. Cattle
Buffaloes
Sheep
Goats
Poultry
(I) Deshi
(2) Improved
In the case of Nondescript cattle, the sex ratio of females per 1000 males is below 1000 In other categories it is
more than 3 times higher. In N.D. cattle males are reared for agriculture purpose hence males are more than females. In
respect of crossbred cattle and buffaloes the females are high yielding of milk so females of these categories are mainly
reared for the purpose of milk.
Urban and Ilural ClassifICation:
The areas which were treated as urban areas at the time of 1991 human population census are treated urban areas
. The following table shows the percentage of livestock population in urban.
3250
778
4702
3957
3478
2905
7433