Interviewer instructions
Item 7: Land possessed as on date of survey: Land possessed is given by land owned (including land under ‘owner like possession’) + land leased in - land leased out + land held by the household but neither owned nor leased in (e.g., encroached land). The land area possessed by the household within the country as on the date of survey will be worked out in hectares and the relevant code is to be recorded against this item.
Note: 1 acre = 0.4047 hectare , 1 hectare=10,000 square metre
If the sample household does not possess any land, a dash ‘-‘ may be entered against this item.