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All holdings not falling into the category of “Estates”
were defined as small holdings. Basically, they
are the holdings below 20 acres in extent. This sector comprised
with two groups as follows.
(a).
Holdings reporting extent less than 40 perches (0.10 Hectares) of
land having agricultural produce mainly for home consumption.
The information pertaining to this group were restricted to the
listing sheet known as “AC. 1” in the Census of Agriculture
and their characteristics were recorded as ‘number of trees/bushes/creepers’
or livestock numbers, since these land synonymous with home-gardens.
Following two statistical tables depict the information relevant
to this sector.
(b). Holdings reporting extent more than 40 perches or producing
agricultural output mainly for sale irrespective of extent of land.
Detailed type of information was collected from these holdings through
the schedule known as “AC. 2”. They are appeared in
the next section.
| Table
1: Crops in Land Holdings below 40 perches - by District |
| District
|
Number
of Scattered Trees/Creepers/Bushes |
| Coconut
|
King
Coconut |
Coffee
|
Pepper
|
Cashew
|
Cloves
|
Arecanut
|
Mango
|
Orange
|
Lime
|
Jak
|
Plantain
|
Papaya
|
| 1.Colombo
|
305,164
|
142,520
|
45,021
|
52,513
|
4,978
|
9,446
|
83,738
|
104,420
|
16,411
|
32,811
|
91,804
|
295,619
|
118,068
|
| 2.Gampaha
|
802,442
|
176,091
|
161,957
|
128,602
|
40,142
|
26,049
|
151,741
|
210,642
|
32,178
|
74,307
|
185,837
|
617,875
|
225,417
|
| 3.Kalutara
|
357,197
|
109,918
|
73,209
|
61,202
|
6,001
|
12,327
|
121,429
|
84,229
|
14,177
|
30,903
|
119,150
|
357,149
|
169,732
|
| 4.Kandy
|
156,325
|
29,391
|
206,719
|
211,938
|
8,200
|
71,249
|
145,931
|
67,873
|
21,239
|
26,556
|
131,928
|
224,907
|
60,852
|
| 5.Matale
|
49,361
|
7,606
|
33,904
|
56,701
|
5,100
|
6,502
|
24,574
|
19,243
|
8,841
|
10,041
|
29,055
|
52,893
|
13,775
|
| 6.Nuwara
Eliya |
15,170
|
2,072
|
53,616
|
35,025
|
1,303
|
6,980
|
22,884
|
12,746
|
7,794
|
7,418
|
24,685
|
44,956
|
8,909
|
| 7.Galle
|
284,461
|
61,628
|
31,584
|
41,862
|
5,680
|
10,814
|
86,923
|
57,478
|
14,855
|
24,145
|
80,590
|
260,726
|
85,913
|
| 8.Matara
|
202,297
|
43,729
|
41,794
|
55,389
|
11,891
|
11,216
|
74,136
|
50,270
|
11,366
|
21,690
|
63,871
|
173,318
|
47,900
|
| 9.Hambantota
|
105,009
|
13,398
|
9,649
|
17,741
|
12,243
|
648
|
9,780
|
25,699
|
10,971
|
25,318
|
20,343
|
51,968
|
28,149
|
| 10.Jaffna
|
215,688
|
26,331
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
21,260
|
47,696
|
7,718
|
20,926
|
19,842
|
128,798
|
19,164
|
| 11.Killinochchi
|
10,617
|
378
|
-
|
-
|
444
|
-
|
530
|
3,269
|
1,149
|
1,250
|
1,344
|
17,941
|
2,191
|
| 12.Mannar
|
34,556
|
3,360
|
-
|
-
|
247
|
-
|
-
|
2,706
|
863
|
1,863
|
570
|
30,182
|
14,434
|
| 13.Vavuniya
|
22,661
|
4,220
|
-
|
-
|
287
|
-
|
4,524
|
6,480
|
3,407
|
5,078
|
5,841
|
42,133
|
8,397
|
| 14.Mullaitivu
|
10,774
|
458
|
-
|
-
|
286
|
-
|
2,990
|
2,471
|
1,369
|
1,919
|
2,366
|
20,330
|
4,942
|
| 15.Batticaloa
|
286,667
|
32,242
|
-
|
-
|
17,889
|
-
|
12,203
|
61,749
|
13,003
|
8,949
|
12,847
|
184,879
|
16,408
|
| 16.Ampara
|
235,704
|
37,110
|
818
|
451
|
6,372
|
59
|
29,008
|
56,004
|
15,359
|
17,486
|
19,904
|
160,182
|
18,905
|
| 17.Trincomalee
|
99,679
|
11,002
|
199
|
120
|
1,662
|
463
|
4,742
|
28,194
|
14,455
|
20,948
|
18,616
|
91,050
|
11,835
|
| 18.Kurunegala
|
378,598
|
42,096
|
68,637
|
62,442
|
41,955
|
7,622
|
61,505
|
84,845
|
30,243
|
55,795
|
71,092
|
222,504
|
79,479
|
| 19.Puttalam
|
285,700
|
30,639
|
19,154
|
2,886
|
15,671
|
566
|
10,424
|
48,546
|
23,748
|
21,159
|
26,831
|
135,939
|
50,755
|
| 20.Anuradhapura
|
83,809
|
20,507
|
864
|
392
|
11,531
|
201
|
5,115
|
33,527
|
22,430
|
26,299
|
23,275
|
66,545
|
20,692
|
| 21.Polonnaruwa
|
52,232
|
8,267
|
419
|
507
|
4,272
|
76
|
2,805
|
17,596
|
11,426
|
10,908
|
13,669
|
40,116
|
7,733
|
| 22.Badulla
|
30,872
|
6,276
|
51,885
|
43,220
|
3,153
|
3,103
|
57,420
|
36,420
|
26,317
|
30,579
|
72,934
|
79,402
|
24,867
|
| 23.Moneragala
|
20,656
|
4,272
|
5,259
|
10,335
|
2,999
|
209
|
6,031
|
10,905
|
4,619
|
12,417
|
8,400
|
30,429
|
6,158
|
| 24.Ratnapura
|
171,278
|
33,944
|
51,113
|
88,219
|
9,206
|
13,255
|
131,163
|
40,945
|
14,366
|
28,536
|
67,498
|
175,809
|
40,084
|
| 25.Kegalle
|
247,294
|
44,073
|
142,065
|
147,442
|
16,971
|
62,198
|
178,314
|
55,354
|
16,191
|
25,647
|
103,241
|
271,783
|
55,715
|
| Sri
Lanka |
4,464,211
|
891,528
|
997,866
|
1,016,987
|
228,483
|
242,983
|
1,249,170
|
1,169,307
|
344,495
|
542,948
|
1,215,533
|
3,777,433
|
1,140,474
|
|
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| Table
2: Livestock in Land Holdings below 40 perches - by District
|
| District
|
Number
of Livestock |
| Neat
Cattle |
Buffaloes
|
Goats/Sheep
|
Swine
|
Chicken
|
Duck/Turkey
|
| 1.Colombo
|
3,159
|
822
|
988
|
464
|
22,517
|
999
|
| 2.Gampaha
|
7,453
|
1,245
|
3,576
|
5,006
|
106,282
|
3,370
|
| 3.Kalutara
|
3,494
|
735
|
3,173
|
502
|
31,250
|
1,558
|
| 4.Kandy
|
3,238
|
556
|
4,068
|
-
|
29,353
|
929
|
| 5.Matale
|
1,884
|
538
|
1,524
|
212
|
9,436
|
246
|
| 6.Nuwara
Eliya |
1,116
|
237
|
337
|
70
|
3,262
|
59
|
| 7.Galle
|
2,967
|
508
|
1,404
|
71
|
11,236
|
-
|
| 8.Matara
|
2,283
|
258
|
1,652
|
-
|
10,115
|
208
|
| 9.Hambantota
|
1,555
|
337
|
678
|
7
|
4,894
|
344
|
| 10.Jaffna
|
15,695
|
-
|
39,008
|
-
|
212,323
|
1,152
|
| 11.Killinochchi
|
2,966
|
187
|
4,466
|
-
|
23,607
|
223
|
| 12.Mannar
|
2,852
|
324
|
3,302
|
-
|
45,522
|
673
|
| 13.Vavuniya
|
2,772
|
124
|
1,780
|
-
|
20,049
|
265
|
| 14.Mullaitivu
|
2,292
|
86
|
2,962
|
-
|
40,218
|
166
|
| 15.Batticaloa
|
11,530
|
857
|
10,584
|
-
|
105,763
|
536
|
| 16.Ampara
|
7,569
|
917
|
5,034
|
326
|
138,719
|
1,343
|
| 17.Trincomalee
|
10,721
|
779
|
4,981
|
142
|
105,884
|
840
|
| 18.Kurunegala
|
13,049
|
3,488
|
4,020
|
1,709
|
58,035
|
1,334
|
| 19.Puttalam
|
5,613
|
259
|
6,372
|
8,245
|
102,273
|
3,609
|
| 20.Anuradhapura
|
2,608
|
309
|
1,548
|
342
|
14,275
|
755
|
| 21.Polonnaruwa
|
1,608
|
246
|
789
|
90
|
6,677
|
315
|
| 22.Badulla
|
5,114
|
807
|
3,598
|
-
|
23,972
|
99
|
| 23.Moneragala
|
1,866
|
138
|
833
|
-
|
5,277
|
-
|
| 24.Ratnapura
|
1,580
|
754
|
640
|
47
|
5,697
|
384
|
| 25.Kegalle
|
2,197
|
1,294
|
2,095
|
340
|
22,794
|
723
|
| Sri
Lanka |
117,181
|
15,805
|
109,412
|
17,573
|
1,159,430
|
20,130
|
|
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| Table
3: Number of Land Holdings, Homegardens and their Extent in
Holdings below 40 perches - by District |
|
| District
|
Land
Holdings |
Homegardens
|
| Number
|
Extent
|
Number
|
Extent
|
| 1.
Colombo |
143,495
|
15,395
|
138,580
|
14,810
|
| 2.
Gampaha |
245,819
|
31,648
|
244,890
|
31,234
|
| 3.
Kalutara |
122,692
|
15,336
|
122,059
|
14,830
|
| 4.
Kandy |
88,723
|
13,375
|
82,653
|
11,545
|
| 5.
Matale |
21,154
|
3,454
|
20,656
|
3,296
|
| 6.
Nuwara Eliya |
17,768
|
2,107
|
11,479
|
1,151
|
| 7.
Galle |
85,243
|
11,312
|
82,523
|
10,523
|
| 8.
Matara |
61,073
|
8,355
|
60,387
|
8,014
|
| 9.
Hambantota |
26,309
|
4,920
|
26,116
|
4,862
|
| 10.
Jaffna |
66,526
|
9,941
|
66,406
|
9,872
|
| 11.
Kilinochchi |
4,174
|
839
|
3,559
|
682
|
| 12.
Mannar |
9,478
|
1,054
|
9,465
|
1,051
|
| 13.
Vavuniya |
8,649
|
1,344
|
6,426
|
979
|
| 14.
Mullaitivu |
6,349
|
994
|
4,177
|
657
|
| 15.
Batticaloa |
78,897
|
9,585
|
78,824
|
9,552
|
| 16.
Ampara |
67,778
|
8,201
|
67,380
|
7,771
|
| 17.
Trincomalee |
33,333
|
4,690
|
32,297
|
4,156
|
| 18.
Kurunegala |
90,104
|
15,138
|
87,448
|
14,134
|
| 19.
Puttalam |
65,515
|
9,479
|
60,663
|
8,425
|
| 20.
Anuradhapura |
26,351
|
4,491
|
23,099
|
3,740
|
| 21.
Polonnaruwa |
12,319
|
2,238
|
10,732
|
1,914
|
| 22.
Badulla |
38,733
|
5,789
|
36,200
|
5,155
|
| 23.
Moneragala |
8,603
|
1,584
|
8,334
|
1,410
|
| 24.
Ratnapura |
56,617
|
8,498
|
56,142
|
7,932
|
| 25.
Kegalle |
77,202
|
12,415
|
75,130
|
11,299
|
|
Sri Lanka |
1,462,904
|
202,182
|
1,415,625
|
188,994
|
|
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