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Table 1. Size distribution of farm households in Bangladesh, 1960 and
Agriculture Census 1960
Agriculture Census
Small
Medium
Large
Overall
Percentage of total number of farm holdings
51.6
37.7
10.7
70.3
24.7
6.0
Percentage of area
16.2
45.7
38.1
29.0
45.1
25.9
Average area of farm holding (acres)
1.4
4.3
12.0
3.5
0.9
4.1
11.9
2.3
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics: The Bangladesh Census of Agriculture and Livestock; , Vol. 1 p. 32, and Statistical Year Book of 1979, p [12]
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