Landless Agricultural Labourers

Choropleth map of India by state: Landless Agricultural Labourers. In Bihar and Bengal, 40%+ of agricultural workers are landless labourers — they own nothing they cultivate.
In Bihar and Bengal, 40%+ of agricultural workers are landless labourers — they own nothing they cultivate.
Policy implication
Landless labourers bear agricultural risk without owning assets; they are the most climate-vulnerable population.
Agriculture Census 2015-16Economylandless labourersagricultureeconomy
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Data vintage. This map uses the 2011 Census, the latest published count by state and district. Populations and shares will have changed since.

Source: Agriculture Census (2015-16). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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