Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
LIVESTOCK CENSUS
Posted On:
25 MAR 2025 12:51PM by PIB Delhi
Livestock Census is a regular quinquennial exercise of Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD). The first Livestock Census was conducted in the year 1919 and last census i.e. 20th Livestock Census was conducted in 2019. The 21st Livestock Census exercise has been launched across the country on 25th October, 2024 and is likely to be completed by 31st March, 2025. It includes enumeration of 15 species of domesticated animals namely, cattle, buffalo, goat, sheep, yak, mithun, dog, rabbit, pig, horse, pony, donkey, mules, camel, elephant and poultry birds. Assessing trends in livestock and breeds for better policymaking, collating data on indigenous and exotic breeds for their conservation and breeding programs, providing valuable inputs for various government planning and initiatives for development and welfare in the livestock sector are some aims and objectives of this exercise.
The enumeration work of 21st Livestock census is ongoing. However, as per the 20th Livestock Census, the details of livestock count of State of Rajasthan as well as in Districts of Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh are as follows –
|
Districts/ State
|
Livestock
|
|
Cattle
|
Buffalo
|
Goat
|
Sheep
|
Others
|
Total
|
|
Sriganganagar
|
6,36,702
|
2,00,125
|
303487
|
233917
|
9081
|
13,83,312
|
|
Hanumangarh
|
5,44,264
|
3,02,203
|
180537
|
170021
|
20143
|
12,17,168
|
|
Total: Rajasthan
|
1,39,37,630
|
1,36,93,316
|
20840203
|
7903857
|
425939
|
5,68,00,945
|
Note: Others include horse, pony, mule, donkey, camel & pigs.
This information was given by Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel, in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 25th March, 2025.
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