| 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 |