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Discrepancies in Data on Landholdings in Rural India: Aggregate and Distributional Implications

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  • Deepak Kumar

    (Ph.D. Scholar, Yokohama National University, deepak-k@outlook.com)

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This article examines discrepancies in major sources of data on landholdings in rural India. The Agricultural Census and the Land and Livestock Survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation are two of the most important sources of such data. Since these surveys inform both government policy and academic investigation of many aspects of rural India, it is imperative to examine the sources of these discrepancies. A preliminary view of their aggregate estimates shows significant divergence. While part of the divergence may be explainable on account of differences in definition and non-sampling errors (particularly non-reporting of landholdings), an investigation of their methodology brings out other likely reasons – particularly reasons associated with survey design – for the divergence.

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  • Deepak Kumar, 2016. "Discrepancies in Data on Landholdings in Rural India: Aggregate and Distributional Implications," Journal, Review of Agrarian Studies, vol. 6(1), pages 39-62, January-J.
    • Handle: RePEc:fas:journl:v:6:y:2016:i:1:p:39-62
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    Cited by:

    1. Sarkar, Biplab, 2017. "The Situation Assessment Surveys: An Evaluation," Review of Agrarian Studies, Foundation for Agrarian Studies, vol. 7(2), December.
    2. Bhattacharya, Soham, 2019. "Agricultural Tenancy in Contemporary Punjab: A Study Based on National Sample Survey Data," Review of Agrarian Studies, Foundation for Agrarian Studies, vol. 9(2), December.
    3. Thiagu Ranganathan & Ghanshyam Pandey, 2018. "Who Leaves Farmland Fallow and Why? An Empirical Investigation Using Nationally Representative Survey Data from India," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 30(5), pages 914-933, December.

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