In 2013-14, persons engaged in agriculture in Gangajalghati CD Block could be classified as follows: bargadars 7.85%, patta (document) holders 12.32%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 6.90%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 22.37% and agricultural labourers 50.56% [REF].
In 2003-04 net area sown in Gangajalghati CD Block was 22,335 hectares and the area in which more than one crop was grown was 893 hectares [REF].