An agrarian society, or agricultural society, is any community whose economy is based on producing and maintaining crops and farmland. Another way to define an agrarian society is by seeing how much of a nation's total production is in agriculture .

2022年9月23日 · The zamindari system had three main agrarian classes: zamindars, tenants and agricultural labourers. The ryotwari system had two main classes: ryot landlords and the ryot-peasants. The agrarian class structures everywhere in India had a feudal character.

India is a predominantly agriculture-based society and has a distinctly organised agrarian class structure. Read on to know more about the organisation and features of this class structure. Fundamentally speaking, human settlements can be classified as cities, towns and villages.

2017年11月10日 · N. Dhanagre (in Desai, 1983) proposed a different model of the agrarian classes. He says there are five classes: landlords, tenants, subtenants, sharecroppers; rich peasants or small landowners who have sufficient land to support their family, rich tenants have substantial holdings and give rent to landlords; middle peasants with medium size ...

2024年10月21日 · The agrarian class structure in India is complex and multifaceted, shaped by historical, economic, and social factors. While it has evolved over time, significant challenges persist, particularly for marginalized groups.

The agrarian class structure in India is characterized by a hierarchy based on land ownership, economic status, and labor relations. It includes large landowners, medium and small landowners, agricultural laborers, tenants, and the agrarian middle class.

2022年12月1日 · The agrarian social structure in India holds a significant place in its socio-economic and cultural history. It is a tapestry woven from the threads of caste, class, and agricultural production, evolving through centuries of traditional systems, colonial interventions, and modern policy reforms.

2024年3月19日 · The zamindari system had three main agrarian classes: zamindars, tenants and agricultural labourers. The ryotwari system had two main classes: ryot landlords and the ryot-peasants. The agrarian class structures everywhere in India had a feudal character.

The agrarian class structure in India is debated between two main ideas: capitalist and semi-feudal. Ashok Rudra says Indian agriculture is capitalist, with two main groups— big landowners (capitalists) and agricultural labourers .

2018年3月23日 · The concept of ‘agrarian class structure’ refers to the type of the class structure that prevails in an agricultural society or set up. Scholars such as S. Bhargava, D.R. Gadgil and others have stated in their studies that the agrarian classes did exist in pre-independent India.