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A total of 11,290 persons involved in farming sector (consisting of 5,207
farmers/cultivators and 6,083 agricultural labourers) have committed suicides during 2022, accounting for 6.6% of total suicides victims (1,70,924) in the country. Out of 5,207 farmer/cultivator suicides, a total of 4,999 were male and 208 were female. Out of 6,083 suicides committed by agricultural labourers during 2022, 5,472 were male and 611 were female.