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Table No. 4.1: Distribution of Households by Land holding, Irrigation and
Sericulture Status across Communities
Castes Total Total Total Total %Age 96Age Of 96Age of Sericulture
House Land Irrig. L. Sericul. of Irrigated Households
holds holders holders HHs LHs Landholders
To To To To To To
Total Total Total Total Total Total
HHs HHs LHrs HHs LHrs Ir.LHrs
KVG 77 72 57 38 93.5 74.0 79.2 49.4 52.8 66.7
(38.5) (45.6) (74.0) (76.0)
Vanniar 18 12 4 2 66.7 22.2 33.3 11.1 16.7 50.0
(9.0) (7.6) (5.2) (4.0)
Naidu 5 5 4 4 100 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 100.0
(2.5) (3.2) (5.2) (5.2)
Kurumb 9 9 4 3 100 44.4 44.4 33.3 33.3 75.0
ar (4.5) (5.7) (5.2) (6.0)
Ehali 7 5 3 (3.9) 3 71.4 42.9 60 42.9 60 100.0
(3.5) (3.2) (6.0)
Other 84 55 5 0 65.5 6.0 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
(42.0) (34.8) (6.5) (0.0)
All ZOO 158 77 50 79 38.5 48.7 25.0 31.6 64.9
(100.0) (100.0) (100.0) (100.0)
Table No.4. 2: D~stribution of Landholders by Land Size
Class and Irrigation and Sericulture status
Land- Total Total Total Seri. 96Age Of Ir. 96Age Of Sericulture
Size Lhrs Ir. Lhrs HHs LHrs HHs
Classes To Total To Total To Total Ir.
llirs LHrs LHrs
Marginal ~~ 14 10 31. 8 22.7 71.4
(27.9) (18.2 i (20.0)
Small 61 27 16 44.3 26.2 59.3
(38." ) (35.0; (32.0)
Medium 40 25 18 62.5 45.0 72.0
(25.3) (32.5: (36.0)
Large 13 11 6 84.6 46.2 54.5
(8.2 i (14.3) (12.0)
All 158 77 50 48.7 31. 6 64.9
I:: O. J j (lOO.~i (l00.0)
Note:
HHs: Households; Lllrs: Landholders; Ir.: Irrigated;
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