As per the latest livestock census, which state has the highest population of buffalo?

🔑 Key Points
🐄 Livestock Census Overview:
→ For arriving at the total livestock count, species including Cattle, Buffaloes, Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Ponies, Mules, Donkeys, Camels, Mithun, and Yak were considered in the 20th Livestock Census.
→ The total livestock population in the country is 536.76 million, showing an increase of 4.8% over the Livestock Census 2012.
→ The total livestock population in rural and urban areas is 514.11 million and 22.65 million respectively, with a percentage share of 95.78% for rural and 4.22% for urban areas.
→ The total number of buffaloes in the country is 109.85 million, showing an increase of about 1.1% over the previous Census.
→ The total number of cattle in the country is 193.46 million in 2019, showing an increase of 1.3% over the previous Census.
→ The total milch animals (in-milk and dry) in cows and buffaloes is 125.75 million, an increase of 6.0% over the previous census.
→ In the 20th Livestock Census, the percentage contributions of different species are as follows:
➡️ Cattle: 27.74%
➡️ Goat: 20.47%
➡️ Buffaloes: 13.83%
➡️ Sheep: 1.69%
➡️ Pigs: Remaining percentage
→ Mithun, Yaks, Horses, Ponies, Mules, Donkeys, and Camels together contribute 0.23% of the national livestock.