India’s livestock population 512.05 m: Census

Decrease of 3.33% over the previous census

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The total livestock population consisting of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig, horses & ponies, mules, donkeys, camels, mithun and yak in the country is 512.05 million numbers in 2012. The total livestock population has decreased by about 3.33% over the previous census.

Livestock population has increased substantially in Gujarat (15.36%), Uttar Pradesh (14.01%), Assam (10.77%), Punjab (9.57%), Bihar (8.56%), Sikkim (7.96%), Meghalaya (7.41%) and Chhattisgarh (4.34%).

The number of milch animals (in-milk and dry), cows and buffaloes, has increased from 111.09 million to 118.59 million, an increase of 6.75%.

The number of animals in milk, cows and buffaloes, has increased from 77.04 million to 80.52 million showing a growth of 4.51%.

The female cattle (cows) population has increased by 6.52% over the previous census (2007) and the total number of female cattle in 2012 is 122.9 million numbers.

The female buffalo population has increased by 7.99% over the previous census and the total number of female buffalo is 92.5 million numbers in 2012.

The exotic/crossbred milch cattle increased from 14.4 million to 19.42 million, an increase of 34.78%.

Indigenous milch cattle increased from 48.04 million to 48.12 million, an increase of 0.17%.

The milch buffaloes  increased from 48.64 million to 51.05 million with an increase of 4.95% over previous census.

The total sheep in the country is 65.06 million numbers in 2012, declined by about 9.07% over census 2007.

The goat population has declined by 3.82%over the previous census and the total Goat in the country is 135.17 million numbers in 2012.

Pigs in the country have decreased by 7.54% over the previous census and the total pigs in the country are 10.29 million numbers in 2012.

Horses and ponies’ population has increased by 2.08%over the previous census and the total horses and ponies in the country is 0.62 million numbers in 2012.

Total mules in the country have increased by 43.34% over the previous census and the total mules in the country are 0.19 million numbers in 2012.

Camel population has decreased by 22.48% over the previous census and the total camels in the country is 0.4 million numbers in 2012.

The total donkey population in the country have decreased by 27.22% over the previous census and the total donkeys in the country are 0.32 million numbers in 2012.

The total poultry population in the country has increased by 12.39% over the previous census and the total poultry in the country is 729.2 millionnumbers in 2012.

The total mithun and yak in the country has registered a growth rates of 12.98% and -7.64% respectively over the previous census and the mithuns and yaks in the country is 0.29 million and 0.07 million in numbers respectively.

ALL INDIA LIVESTOCK CENSUS (in thousands)
CATEGORY	2007	2012	% Change
Cattle
Exotic/Crossbred
Male	6,844	5,971	-12.75
Female	26,216	33,760	28.78
Total Exotic/Crossbred	33,060	39,732	20.18
Indigenous
Male	76,779	61,949	-19.32
Female	89,236	89,224	-0.01
Total Indigenous	1,66,015	1,51,172	-8.94
Total Cattle	1,99,075	1,90,904	-4.10
Buffalo
Male	19,597	16,103	-17.83
Female	85,745	92,599	7.99
Total Buffalo	1,05,342	1,08,702	3.19
Yaks
Male	38	35	-7.62
Female	45	42	-7.65
Total Yaks	83	77	-7.64
Mithuns
Male	127	129	1.57
Female	137	169	23.36
Total Mithuns	264	298	12.88
Bovine
Male	1,03,385	84,187	-18.57
Female	2,01,379	2,15,794	7.16
Total Bovines	3,04,764	2,99,981	-1.57
Sheep
Exotic/Crossbred
Male	1,144	1,207	5.51
Female	2,586	2,574	-0.46
Total Exotic/Crossbred	3,730	3,781	1.37
Indigenous
Male	16,730	13,916	-16.82
Female	51,098	47,372	-7.29
Total Indigenous	67,828	61,288	-9.64
Total Sheep	71,558	65,069	-9.07
Goat
Male	40,793	37,617	-7.79
Female	99,744	97,556	-2.19
Total Goat	1,40,537	1,35,173	-3.82
Horses & Ponies
Male	336	350	4.17
Female	276	275	-0.36
Total Horses & Ponies	612	625	2.12
Mules
Total Mules	137	196	43.07
Donkey
Male	227	186	-18.06
Female	211	133	-36.97
Total Donkeys	438	319	-27.17
Camels
Male	243	191	-21.40
Female	274	210	-23.36
Total Camels	517	400	-22.63
Pigs
Exotic/Crossbred
Male	1,209	1,283	6.12
Female	1,180	1,174	-0.51
Total Exotic/Crossbred	2,389	2,456	2.80
Indigenous
Male	4,134	3,681	-10.96
Female	4,610	4,156	-9.85
Total Indigenous	8,744	7,837	-10.37
Total Pigs	11,133	10,294	-7.54
TOTAL LIVESTOCK	5,29,696	5,12,057	-3.33