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

REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT

OF RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS 

(APPENDICES)

APPENDIX - III 1.4.3

AVERAGE ANNUAL DAYS  OF WAGE EMPLOYMENT OF USUALLY OCCUPIED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN BELONGING TO OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS IN DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS DURING 2004 - 2005

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 27 19 22 21 - 3 - 1
Sowing 19 14 10 12 - - - -
Transplanting 9 13 17 15 - - - -
Weeding 23 39 29 33 - - - -
Harvesting 87 65 70 68 1 3 - 1
Others 127 93 145 123 - - - -
All agricultural operations 292 243 293 272 1 6 - 2
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing 7 - - - - - - -
Sowing 33 33 3 10 - - - -
Transplanting 33 22 12 15 - - - -
Weeding 22 36 67 60 - - - -
Harvesting 79 85 92 90 - - - -
Others 90 28 70 60 - - - -
All agricultural operations 264 204 244 235 - - - -
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - - - - -
Sowing 35 137 - 94 - - - -
Transplanting 36 21 - 14 - - - -
Weeding 20 - 320 100 - - - -
Harvesting 52 - - - - - - -
Others 76 81 45 70 - - - -
All agricultural operations 219 239 365 278 - - - -

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 5 - - - 24 17 18 18
Sowing 3 - - - 17 12 8 10
Transplanting 20 2 - 1 9 12 14 13
Weeding 4 62 - 29 20 39 24 30
Harvesting 14 11 53 33 76 57 61 59
Others 74 - 48 25 116 78 122 104
All agricultural operations 120 75 101 88 262 215 247 234
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - - - 6 - - -
Sowing - - - - 29 21 3 8
Transplanting 3 - - - 30 14 11 12
Weeding - - - - 20 23 58 48
Harvesting 15 - - - 72 54 79 72
Others 25 - 33 13 84 18 64 50
All agricultural operations 43 - 33 13 241 130 215 190
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - - - - -
Sowing - - - - 25 104 - 64
Transplanting - - - - 26 16 - 10
Weeding - - - - 14 - 175 68
Harvesting - - - - 37 - - -
Others - - - - 55 62 24 47
All agricultural operations - - - - 157 182 199 189