Figure 8:
Contribution of livestock in household income. Average monthly income of a household was about Rs. 19,000 with standard error of the mean of about Rs 960. Reveals the distribution of income by profession. About 43% of the income was estimated form agricultural crops. Income of unskilled labor contributed about 16%, and was ranked as the second major source of income. Income earned from “sale of milk” and “sale of livestock” was ranked as the third and fourth source of income accounting for about 11% and 10%, respectively. Collectively, livestock contributed about 21% to household income. Share of income from government services was 9% followed by skilled labor (6%), private service (3%), and business and shop (2%).