Top Crops Producing States of India

Mar 9, 2017, 11:06 IST

It is known to everyone that agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy. It provides direct employment to 53% population of the country. Currently it is contributing 14% of Indian GDP. In this article we provided the status of Indian states in terms of different crops produced by them.

It is known to everyone that agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy. It provides direct employment to 53% population of the country. Currently it is contributing 14% of Indian GDP. In this article we provided the status of Indian states in terms of different crops produced by them.

To read more Article click below:

Indian Economy: A Complete Study Material

Various Crops : Three Largest Producing States 2011-12

  Crops/Groups of Crops

      States (from highest to lowest)

 I. Foodgrains

 Rice

 Wheat

 Maize

 Total Coarse Cereals

 Total Pulses

 Total Foodgrains

 II. Oilseeds

 Groundnuts

 Rapeseed & Mustard

 Soyabean

 Sunflower

 Total Oilseeds

 III. Other Cash Crops

 Sugarcane

 Cotton

 Jute & Mesta

 Potato

 Onion

 

 West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh

 Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana

 Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Mahharashtra

 Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra

 Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

 Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh

 

 Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

 Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana

 Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

 Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra

 Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat

 

 Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

 Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh

 West Bengal, Bihar, Assam

 West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar

 Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat

Hemant Singh is an academic writer with 7+ years of experience in research, teaching and content creation for competitive exams. He is a postgraduate in International
... Read More

Get here current GK and GK quiz questions in English and Hindi for India, World, Sports and Competitive exam preparation. Download the Jagran Josh Current Affairs App.

Trending

Latest Education News