Land-Use &
Agriculture in India
Land utilization
Land category | Percentage |
Area under forest | 22.6 |
Net sown area | 46.1 |
Land under non-agriculture use | 7.5 |
Barren & waste land | 6.4 |
Area under pastures | 3.6 |
Area under misc. trees & Groves | 1.2 |
Cultureable waste land (left for more than 5 yaers) | 4.5 |
Current Fallow | 4.8 |
Fallow other than current fallow | 3.3 |
Total | 100 |
Agriculture
CROPPING SEASON IN INDIA
Kharif
Rabi
Important Crops of India
Crop | Climate | Major States in terms of production | Remarks |
Ragi | 20-30oc, 100 | , TN , AP,UP, Orissa, Maharastra | |
Gram | Mild cool,31-51 | Rajasthan , Great plains in UP, Haryana , MP, | Cultivated in unirrigated areas in plains |
Sugar cane | Tropical 100-150 cm | UP, , AP,Karnataka, Haryana | largest producer of sugarcane in the world |
Cotton | 20-35oC, 50-80 cm | Gujarat, Maharastra, Punjab, Haryana, , MP,Rajasthan | Area wise US and India Production wise US, , , |
Crop | Climate | Major States in terms of production | Remarks |
Jute | Requires large Quantity of water | West Bengal lead the production., | is 3rd in World Production |
Tobacco | Introduced by Portuguese in 1508 | AP, Gujarat, , UP, Orissa, WB,Rajasthan | |
Ground Nut | , AP, Maharastra, and Karanataka | has largest area but in prdn. tops | |
Tea | Below 10oC, 150-250 cm | , West , Kerala, Karnataka, HP, UP | , , Sri Lanka Largest producers |
Crop | States |
Rice | West Bengal Punjab Uttar Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu |
Wheat | Uttar Pradesh Punjab Haryana Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh |
Jowar | Maharashtra Karnatka Madhya Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu |
Groundnut | Gujarat Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Karnatka Maharashtra |
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