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Part II :
Livestock Census
National Dairy Development Board
Dairying in MAHARASHTRA
A Statistical Profile
2015
II.4. Livestock Density
TABLE II.4.2: District-wise Density of Small Ruminants
Districts
Small Ruminants
(No. per sq km)
1997
2003
2007
2012
MAHARASHTRA
48
45
43
36
Ahmadnagar
99
78
73
68
Akola
36
34
31
25
Amravati
28
25
30
30
Aurangabad
50
46
45
39
Bhandara
47
39
50
40
Bid
65
53
51
38
Buldana
43
45
43
38
Chandrapur
25
26
27
22
Dhule
63
82
82
67
Gadchiroli
15
13
22
14
Gondiya
30
38
30
Hingoli
34
34
24
Jalgaon
51
49
38
33
Jalna
44
33
33
27
Kolhapur
47
44
46
35
Latur
35
31
27
22
Mumbai
22
96
11
18
Nagpur
34
30
35
28
Nanded
39
39
41
28
Nandurbar
65
56
48
Nashik
72
66
64
62
Osmanabad
45
37
30
28
Parbhani
40
33
38
26
Pune
68
59
59
45
Raigarh
22
17
13
12
Ratnagiri
7
5
4
4
Sangli
68
71
68
56
Satara
76
70
67
55
Sindhudurg
7
7
6
5
Solapur
82
73
71
60
Thane
27
24
21
21
Wardha
30
27
30
21
Washim
32
37
29
Yavatmal
30
57
35
24
Source: Estimated from 16
th
, 17
th
,18
th
and 19
th
Livestock Census, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare, Govt. of India.
Note: Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban districts data are merged.