How is land distributed between the farmers of Palampur?

Distribution of Land

The distribution of land among the villagers in the village of Palampur is unequal.

• 150 out of the 450 families in the village of Palampur lack access to land. Out of the remaining families who own property, 240 cultivate on plots of less than 2 hectares in size.
• The families of the farmers who cultivate these small plots of land do not receive enough money or income.
• The surviving large or middle-sized farming families tend to cultivate lands larger than 2 hectares.
• Some farmers possess ten hectares or more or more of land.
• More than half of the village is made up of unusually large pieces of land.

Summary:

How is land distributed between the farmers of Palampur?

In Palampur, about one-third of the 450 families lack access to land. Dalits lack agricultural land. Smaller than 2-hectare pieces of land are expanded by 240 families. Over 2 hectares of land are farmed by 60 medium-sized and large farming families in Palampur.