The performance of Kerala has been showing a very stable and high profile of development
compared to the other states in India. This helped the state to stand equally with other developed countries in
terms of its socio-demographic parameters ,and comparably much better with other states in India in the
implementation of land reforms .These high profile development indicators has played a crucial role in taking
the case of ‘Kerala Model of Development’ into major discussion platforms across the countries. But how far
the question of development addressed in terms of gender equality. So the present paper examines some of the
issues in the context of Land Reform and the pattern of Agriculture land ownership in the state of Kerala
compared to its all India averages. Sex disaggregated data on important variables like number of operational
holdings, area operated and average size of holdings were compiled for the period 1995-96 to 2010-11 from
Agricultural Census. The analysis of data reveals that the agricultural land ownership pattern in Kerala
compared to all India averages has undergone significant changes over time .The findings highlight the fact
that the females show a common pattern of unequal land holding status irrespective of the social groups, size
classes and state or national averages.