| India
at a Glance |
 |
| Travellers'
Paradise |
|
| Indians
in Limelight |
|
| Humour
Corner |
|
|
Area Under Agricultural Crops
| |
1980-81 |
1990-91 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
| Mn.
hectares |
| Foodgrains |
126.7 |
127.8 |
121.0 |
122.4 |
111.5 |
| Cereals |
104.2 |
103.2 |
100.7 |
100.6 |
91.4 |
| Rice |
40.1 |
42.7 |
44.7 |
44.9 |
40.3 |
| Wheat |
22.3 |
24.2 |
25.7 |
26.4 |
24.9 |
| Jowar |
15.8 |
14.4 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
9.2 |
| Bajra |
11.7 |
10.5 |
9.8 |
9.5 |
7.6 |
| Maize |
6.0 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
| Others |
8.3 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
| |
| Pulses |
22.5 |
24.7 |
20.3 |
21.8 |
20.0 |
| Gram |
6.6 |
7.5 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
5.7 |
| Tur |
2.8 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
| Others |
13.1 |
13.6 |
11.5 |
12.1 |
10.9 |
| |
| Oilseeds* |
17.6 |
24.1 |
22.8 |
22.7 |
21.2 |
| Groundnut |
6.8 |
8.3 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
| Rapeseed & mustard |
4.1 |
5.8 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
| Others |
6.7 |
10.0 |
11.7 |
11.4 |
10.7 |
| |
| Cotton |
7.8 |
7.4 |
8.5 |
9.1 |
7.7 |
| Jute |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
| Sugarcane |
2.7 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
| Tea |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Coffee |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
* Provisional.
# 2003-04: 212.1 mn. Tonnes of which, rice: 87.0 mn. tonnes & wheat:
72.1 mn. tonnes; (anticipated - 2004-05: 208.1 mn. tonnes)
** Comprising groundnut, rapeseed & mustard, sesamum, linseed, castorseed,
nigerseed, safflower, sunflower & soyabean.
@ Cotton in mn. bales of 170 kg. & jute in mn. bales of 180 kg.
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