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

REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT

OF RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS 

(APPENDICES)

APPENDIX - III 2.1.3

AVERAGE ANNUAL DAYS OF WAGE EMPLOYMENT OF USUALLY OCCUPIED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN  BELONGING TO  AGRICULTURAL 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 32 - 115 60 - 2 - -
Sowing 18 - 22 12 - - - -
Transplanting 11 - - - - - - -
Weeding 30 - 106 55 - - - -
Harvesting 87 - 7 4 3 3 3 2
Others 111 - 6 3 - - 2 2
All agricultural operations 289 - 256 134 3 5 5 4
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing 4 - - - - - - -
Sowing 23 - - - - - - -
Transplanting 32 - - - - - - -
Weeding 29 - - - - - - -
Harvesting 89 - 117 113 - - - -
Others 74 365 107 116 20 - - -
All agricultural operations 251 365 224 229 20 - - -
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing 15 - - - - - - -
Sowing 19 - - - - - - -
Transplanting 19 - - - - - - -
Weeding 43 - - - - - - -
Harvesting 68 - - - - - - -
Others 64 - - - - - - -
All agricultural operations 228 - - - - - - -

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 21 - - - 31 2 4 3
Sowing 4 - - - 17 - 1 1
Transplanting 16 - - - 11 - - -
Weeding 7 - - - 29 - 4 3
Harvesting 12 4 - - 81 2 2 2
Others 65 - - 1 107 - 1 2
All agricultural operations 125 4 - 1 276 4 12 11
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - - - 4 - - -
Sowing - - - - 21 - - -
Transplanting 2 - - - 31 - - -
Weeding - - - - 27 - - -
Harvesting 10 - - - 85 - 30 27
Others 39 - - - 71 25 28 27
All agricultural operations 51 - - - 239 25 58 54
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - 11 - - -
Sowing - - - - 13 - - -
Transplanting - - - - 14 - - -
Weeding - - - - 31 - - -
Harvesting - - - - 49 - - -
Others - - - - 48 - - -
All agricultural operations - - - - 166 - - -