Area Coverage under major Crops In India
The area under coverage changes from season to season and there is no fixed areas under which the crops are cultivated. However, There is a normal area coverage which is average of the data of many years. The following table shows the average area under cultivation for both Rabi & Kharif Crops.
Crop | Normal Area Under coverage |
Rabi Crops | |
Wheat | 266 Lakh Hectares |
Rabi Pulses | 107 Lakh Hectares |
Rabi Oil seeds | 79 Lakh hectares |
Rabi Coarse cereals | 66.8 Lakh Hectares |
Kharif Crops | |
Rice | 391.17 lakh Hectares |
Kharif Coarse cereals | 226.54 lakh hectares |
Bajra | 91.81 lakh hectares |
Maize | 63.7 lakh hectares |
Jowar | 42.08 lakh hectares |
Cotton | 83.73 lakh hectares |
Sugarcane | 43.54 lakh hectares |
Kharif Oil Seeds | 158.93 lakh hectares |
Ground Nut | 20.69 lakh hectares |
Kharif Pulses | 111.70 lakh hectares |
Please note that the above figures are indicative for your reference and don’t correspond to a particular season. The data has been taken from DAC. | |
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