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| Agricultural land is the single most important resource and form of property in rural society. But it is not equally distributed among people living in a particular village or region. Nor does everyone have access to land. In fact, the distribution of landholdings in most regions is highly unequal among households. In some parts of India, the majority of rural households own at least some land – usually very small plots. In other areas, as much as 40 to 50 percent of families do not own any land at all. This means that they are dependent on agricultural labour or other kinds of work for their livelihoods. This of course means that a few families are well-to-do. The majority live just above or below the poverty line. |
| In rural areas of India, there are usually one or two major landowning castes, who are also numerically very important. M.N Srinivas termed these groups as |
Upper castes Dominant castes. Superior caste All of the above. |
| Dominant castes. |
| M.N Srinivas termed these groups as dominant castes. |
