5.4 Marginal Landholders
The size of landholdings is an important indicator for overall agricultural and
socio-economic development. In Karnataka, majority of the farmers belong to the
marginal landholdings category; Udupi district has the highest percentage (79.8 %)
of marginal landholders (Fig. 10). Mandya, Ramanagara, Dakshin Kannada and
Bangalore Urban districts also have significant percentage of marginal landholders.
The size of landholding is greater in the northern districts as compared to the
southern districts of Karnataka.
5.5 Non-workers
Higher the percentage of non-workers, higher will be the dependency rate. Higher
dependency rate suggests the district is more vulnerable. This is due to the fact that
Total Literacy rate (%)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
D
a k s h in
a
k a n n a d a
B
a n g a lo
r e ( U
)
U
d u p i
U
t t a r a
k a n n a d a
K
o d a g u
S h im
o g a
D
h a r w
a d
C
h ik
a m
a g a lu
r
B
a n g a lo
r e ( R
)
H
a v e r i
H
a s s a n
D
a v a n a g e r e
T u m
k u r
G
a d a g
K
o la
r
C
h it r a d u r g a
B
e lg
a u m M
y s o r e B
id
a r
M
a n d y a
C
h ik
k a b a ll a p u r a
R
a m
a n a g a r a
B
a g a lk
o t K
o p p a l
B
e ll a r y B
ij a p u r
G
u lb
a r g a
C
h a m
a r a ja
n a g a r R
a ic
h u r Y a d g ir
Percenatage
Dist with High LR
Dist with Low LR
Fig. 9 Literacy rate (LR) across the districts of Karnataka (based on Census of India, 2011)
Marginal Holders (% of Farmers)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
U
d u p i
R
a m
a n a g a r a
M
a n d y a
U
t t a r a
k a n n a d a
D
a k s h in
a
k a n n a d a
B
a n g a lo
r e ( R
)
B
a n g a lo
r e ( U
)
M
y s o r e
K
o la
r
C
h ik
k a b a ll a p u r a
H
a s s a n
C
h a m
a r a ja
n a g a r
S h im
o g a
C
h ik
a m
a g a lu
r
D
a v a n a g e r e
T u m
k u r
K
o d a g u
B
e lg
a u m
B
e ll a r y
C
h it r a d u r g a
H
a v e r i
B
id
a r
Y a d g ir
K
o p p a l
B
a g a lk
o t
R
a ic
h u r
D
h a r w
a d
G
a d a g
G
u lb
a r g a
B
ij a p u r
in %
High Marginal Land Holders
Low Marginal Land Holders
Fig. 10 Percentage of marginal landholders in different districts of Karnataka (based on the
Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Agriculture census 2010–11)
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The size of landholdings is an important indicator for overall agricultural and
socio-economic development. In Karnataka, majority of the farmers belong to the
marginal landholdings category; Udupi district has the highest percentage (79.8 %)
of marginal landholders (Fig. 10). Mandya, Ramanagara, Dakshin Kannada and
Bangalore Urban districts also have significant percentage of marginal landholders.
The size of landholding is greater in the northern districts as compared to the
southern districts of Karnataka.
5.5 Non-workers
Higher the percentage of non-workers, higher will be the dependency rate. Higher
dependency rate suggests the district is more vulnerable. This is due to the fact that
Total Literacy rate (%)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
D
a k s h in
a
k a n n a d a
B
a n g a lo
r e ( U
)
U
d u p i
U
t t a r a
k a n n a d a
K
o d a g u
S h im
o g a
D
h a r w
a d
C
h ik
a m
a g a lu
r
B
a n g a lo
r e ( R
)
H
a v e r i
H
a s s a n
D
a v a n a g e r e
T u m
k u r
G
a d a g
K
o la
r
C
h it r a d u r g a
B
e lg
a u m M
y s o r e B
id
a r
M
a n d y a
C
h ik
k a b a ll a p u r a
R
a m
a n a g a r a
B
a g a lk
o t K
o p p a l
B
e ll a r y B
ij a p u r
G
u lb
a r g a
C
h a m
a r a ja
n a g a r R
a ic
h u r Y a d g ir
Percenatage
Dist with High LR
Dist with Low LR
Fig. 9 Literacy rate (LR) across the districts of Karnataka (based on Census of India, 2011)
Marginal Holders (% of Farmers)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
U
d u p i
R
a m
a n a g a r a
M
a n d y a
U
t t a r a
k a n n a d a
D
a k s h in
a
k a n n a d a
B
a n g a lo
r e ( R
)
B
a n g a lo
r e ( U
)
M
y s o r e
K
o la
r
C
h ik
k a b a ll a p u r a
H
a s s a n
C
h a m
a r a ja
n a g a r
S h im
o g a
C
h ik
a m
a g a lu
r
D
a v a n a g e r e
T u m
k u r
K
o d a g u
B
e lg
a u m
B
e ll a r y
C
h it r a d u r g a
H
a v e r i
B
id
a r
Y a d g ir
K
o p p a l
B
a g a lk
o t
R
a ic
h u r
D
h a r w
a d
G
a d a g
G
u lb
a r g a
B
ij a p u r
in %
High Marginal Land Holders
Low Marginal Land Holders
Fig. 10 Percentage of marginal landholders in different districts of Karnataka (based on the
Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Agriculture census 2010–11)
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