ANSWER: 1.15 hectares
Explanation:
According to Agriculture Census:
- Total number of operational holdings were estimated as 138.35 million.
- The total operated area was 159.59 million hectare.
- The average size of the holding has been estimated as 1.15 hectare.
- The average size of holdings has shown a steady declining trend over various Agriculture Censuses since, 1970-71.
- The nine States: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and West Bengal together account for about 78 percent of the Gross Cropped Area in the country.
