Question

explain the distribution of land in Palampur

Answer 1

Not all people engaged in agricultural have sufficient land in Palampur:
• 1/3 rd of 450 families are landless – 150 families.
• Most of them are dalits and have no land for cultivation.
• Of remaining 240 families who oven land, cultivate very small plots – less than 2 hectares.
• 60 families of medium and large farmers cultivate more than 2 hectares of land.
• Few large farmer have landholdings of over 10 hectares or more.