The inactive nature of the market for land in India has drawn the attention of economists and other social scientists. In 2010, the Foundation of Agrarian Studies conducted a survey in three villages of West Bengal — Kalmandasguri in Cooch Behar district, Amarsinghi in Malda district and Panahar in Bankura district. Findings from these three villages show that, contrary to popular perception, there were a sizeable number of land transactions in the three villages.