Decrease of 3.33% over the previous census
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) |
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CATEGORY |
2007 |
2012 |
% Change |
Cattle |
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Exotic/Crossbred |
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Male |
6,844 |
5,971 |
-12.75 |
Female |
26,216 |
33,760 |
28.78 |
Total Exotic/Crossbred |
33,060 |
39,732 |
20.18 |
Indigenous |
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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 |
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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 |
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Male |
38 |
35 |
-7.62 |
Female |
45 |
42 |
-7.65 |
Total Yaks |
83 |
77 |
-7.64 |
Mithuns |
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Male |
127 |
129 |
1.57 |
Female |
137 |
169 |
23.36 |
Total Mithuns |
264 |
298 |
12.88 |
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Bovine |
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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 |
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Exotic/Crossbred |
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Male |
1,144 |
1,207 |
5.51 |
Female |
2,586 |
2,574 |
-0.46 |
Total Exotic/Crossbred |
3,730 |
3,781 |
1.37 |
Indigenous |
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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 |
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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 |
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Male |
336 |
350 |
4.17 |
Female |
276 |
275 |
-0.36 |
Total Horses & Ponies |
612 |
625 |
2.12 |
Mules |
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Total Mules |
137 |
196 |
43.07 |
Donkey |
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Male |
227 |
186 |
-18.06 |
Female |
211 |
133 |
-36.97 |
Total Donkeys |
438 |
319 |
-27.17 |
Camels |
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Male |
243 |
191 |
-21.40 |
Female |
274 |
210 |
-23.36 |
Total Camels |
517 |
400 |
-22.63 |
Pigs |
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Exotic/Crossbred |
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Male |
1,209 |
1,283 |
6.12 |
Female |
1,180 |
1,174 |
-0.51 |
Total Exotic/Crossbred |
2,389 |
2,456 |
2.80 |
Indigenous |
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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 |
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