NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS AND OPERATED
AREA IN ASSAM AS PER AGRICULTURAL CENSUS
Item	1970-71	1976-77	1980-81	1985-86	1990-91	1995-96	2000-01	2005-06
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	7	7
Number of        holdings (in Lakhs)	19.64	22.54	22.98	24.19	25.23	26.82	27.12	27.50
Total operated area (in Lakh hect)	28.83	30.79	31.20	31.61	32.04	31.38	31.36	30.49
Average size of holding in hectare	1.47	1.37	1.36	1.31	1.27	1.17	1.15	1.11