RURAL LABOUR ENQUIRY (61st Round of N.S.S.) 2004–05

REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT

OF RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS 

(APPENDICES)

APPENDIX - III 1.1.3

AVERAGE ANNUAL DAYS OF WAGE EMPLOYMENT OF USUALLY OCCUPIED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN BELONGING TO RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS  IN DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS DURING 2004-05

Bihar                                                                                                  (estimated number of full days in a year)

  Agricultural Labour Occupations Non-Agricultural Labour Occupations
Agricultural   2004 - 2005   2004 - 2005
Operations 1999- With Without   1999- With Without  
2000 cultivated cultivated All 2000 cultivated cultivated All
  land land     land land  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
MEN                
Ploughing 33 17 23 21 - 2 - -
Sowing 18 13 10 11 - - - -
Transplanting 11 13 10 11 - - - -
Weeding 30 32 31 31 - - - -
Harvesting 86 62 81 75 1 2 3 2
Others 111 106 134 125 3 - 2 2
All agricultural operations 289 243 289 274 4 4 5 4
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing 4 7 - 2 - - - -
Sowing 23 24 2 7 - - - -
Transplanting 32 8 7 7 - - - -
Weeding 28 27 53 47 - - - -
Harvesting 89 76 85 83 - - - -
Others 75 71 82 79 4 - - -
All agricultural operations 251 213 229 225 4 - - -
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing 15 - - - - - - -
Sowing 19 137 - 59 - - - -
Transplanting 19 21 30 26 - - - -
Weeding 43 - 143 81 - - - -
Harvesting 68 - 23 13 - - - -
Others 64 81 134 111 - - - -
All agricultural operations 228 239 330 290 - - - -

Bihar

  Other Occupations All Occupations
Agricultural   2004 - 2005   2004 - 2005
Operations 1999- With Without   1999- With Without  
2000 cultivated cultivated All 2000 cultivated cultivated All
  land land     land land  
1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
MEN                
Ploughing 18 3 - 2 30 15 19 18
Sowing 4 - - - 16 11 8 9
Transplanting 14 1 - - 11 11 9 9
Weeding 5 35 - 17 27 30 27 28
Harvesting 10 7 53 31 77 54 73 67
Others 63 - 32 17 103 91 118 109
All agricultural operations 114 46 85 67 264 212 254 240
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - - - 4 6 - 1
Sowing - - - - 21 19 2 7
Transplanting 2 - - - 30 7 6 6
Weeding - - - - 26 21 49 41
Harvesting 12 - - - 82 59 77 73
Others 33 - 24 10 71 56 76 71
All agricultural operations 47 - 24 10 234 168 210 199
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - 11 - - -
Sowing - - - - 13 104 - 44
Transplanting - - - - 13 16 22 19
Weeding - - - - 29 - 104 60
Harvesting - - - - 46 - 17 10
Others - - - - 44 62 96 82
All agricultural operations - - - - 156 182 239 215