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Area under Principal Crops
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( In lakhs of hectares)
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| Item |
1960-61 |
1970-71 |
1980-81 |
1990-91 |
1997-98 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
| Rice |
29.6
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35.2
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36.0
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40.4
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35.0
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29.75
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30.86
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39.82
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43.87
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34.41
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| Wheat |
0.2
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0.2
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0.2
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0.1
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0.1
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0.12
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0.09
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0.11
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0.14
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0.10
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| Jowar |
37.3
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25.7
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20.5
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11.9
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7.9
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6.48
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5.00
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4.44
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2.79
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3.85
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| Bajra |
6.2
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5.8
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5.2
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2.3
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1.0
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1.38
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0.94
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0.81
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0.59
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0.45
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| All Cereals |
78.9
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80.3
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73.1
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61.3
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49.6
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46.22
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44.63
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53.86
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56.71
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47.34
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| All Pulses |
12.5
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14.5
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14.5
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16.3
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15.9
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21.85
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18.03
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17.82
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17.71
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19.33
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| All Food Grains |
91.4
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94.8
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87.6
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77.6
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65.2
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68.07
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62.66
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71.68
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74.42
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66.67
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| Sugar Cane Area Sown |
0.9*
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1.2*
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0.4
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0.5
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1.6
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2.09
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2.10
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2.30
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-
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-
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| Sugar Cane Area coming for
Harvest |
N.A
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N.A
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1.3
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1.8
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1.9
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-
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-
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-
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1.96
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1.58
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| Cotton |
3.3
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3.2
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4.2
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6.6
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9.1
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8.37
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11.78
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10.33
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13.99
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14.67
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| Groundnut |
8.0
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15.7
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13.0
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23.9
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18.3
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14.93
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18.41
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18.76
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17.66
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13.01
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* Breakup not available
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