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| 13.1:
Livestock Population in India |
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(In
thousands) |
| Animals |
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Numbers
of Animals |
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1977 |
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1982 |
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1987 |
1992 |
| 1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
5 |
| Cattle |
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180140 |
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192453 |
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199695 |
204584 |
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| Buffaloes |
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62019 |
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69783 |
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75967 |
84206 |
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| Sheep |
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40907 |
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48765 |
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45703 |
50783 |
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| Goats |
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75620 |
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95255 |
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110207 |
115279 |
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| Horses & Ponnies |
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916 |
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900 |
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797 |
817 |
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| Pigs |
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7647 |
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10071 |
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10626 |
12788 |
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| Mules |
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89 |
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131 |
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167 |
193 |
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| Donkeys |
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978 |
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1024 |
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958 |
967 |
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| Camels |
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1068 |
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1078 |
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1001 |
1031 |
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| Other
Livestock Yaks |
132 |
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128 |
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36 |
58 |
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| Mithuns |
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129 |
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154 |
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129 |
154 |
| Total |
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369645 |
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419742 |
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445286 |
470860 |
| Source
: Live Stock Census, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi. |
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