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Part VII :
Agriculture
National Dairy Development Board
Dairying in Karnataka
A Statistical Profile
2015
VII.4. Land Holding andWater Resources
TABLE VII.4.1: Operational Holdings in Karnataka
Size of Holding
(ha)
Total Holdings
Average Size of Holding
(ha)
Number
(‘000)
Area
(‘000 ha)
Marginal
3,849
1,851
0.48
Small
2,138
3,020
1.41
Semi-medium
1,267
3,393
2.68
Medium
511
2,904
5.68
Large
68
994
14.62
All Classes
7,832
12,161
1.55
Source: Agricultural Census Database, 2010-11, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
TABLE VII.4.2: Net Irrigated Area under Different Sources of Irrigation
(‘000 ha)
Particulars
1997-98 2000-01 2003-04 2005-06 2007-08 2008-09 2010-11
Gross Sown Area
11,695
12,284
11,450
13,027
12,893
12,368
12,059
Net Sown Area
10,075
10,410
9,847
10,509
10,419
10,174
9,941
Net Irrigated Area
2,363
2,643
2,384
2,970
3,132
3,238
3,440
Sources (net irrigated area)
(‘000 ha)
Canals
903
966
743
1,055
991
1,061
1,178
Tanks
240
261
147
190
208
206
178
Wells and Tube Wells
861
1,018
1,165
1,351
1,513
1,546
1,701
Other Sources
359
397
328
374
420
424
383
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
TABLE VII.4.3: Major River Basins of Karnataka
Rivers
Origin
Length
(km)
Catchment Area
(sq km)
States Falling in the Catchment Area
Krishna Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra)
1,401
258,948
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Pennar Kolar (Karnataka)
597
55,213
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Cauvery Coorg (Karnataka)
800
81,155
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Pondicherry
Source: Hydrology and Water Resources Information System for India, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee.