4.1 Agriculture occupies an important place in the economy of the state. The share of Agriculture and allied sectors in the Gross State domestic Product (at 1999-2000 prices) for the year 2010-11 as per Advanced estimates stands at 20.59%. On the other hand nearly 70% of the population in the state derives its lively-hood directly or indirectly from the agriculture sector.
4.2 This chapter contains tables regarding pattern of land utilization, pattern of
operational holdings, area under different food and non-food crops, production and
yield rate of crops etc. This chapter also contains tables on agricultures index
numbers, distribution of fertilizers etc. Data on number of tractors and other
agricultural implements are also available. The primary sources of agriculture
statistics are the Agriculture Statistics Returns and the crop forecast prepared by the
Revenue Department. The concepts and definitions used are the same as prescribed
by the Union Ministry of Agriculture. Some specific terms/items appearing in this
section are briefly defined below.
other grazing lands. It also includes the common grazing land in the village.
4.2.6 Land under miscellaneous tree crops, groves etc. This constitutes the cultivable land which is not included in net area sown but is put to some agricultural uses. For example, the land under thatching grasses, bamboo bushes and other groves for fuel etc. are not included under orchards fall under the category.
4.2.7 Cultural Water Land. This includes lands available for cultivation irrespective of the fact whether they have been taken up for cultivation or not or taken up for cultivation at once but not cultivated during the current year and the last five years or more in succession for one reason or the other. Such lands may either be fallow or covered with shrubs are jungles which are not put to any use. These may be assessed or un assessed and may be in isolated blocks or within cultivated holdings. Land once cultivated but not cultivated for five years in succession is also included in this category at the end of five years.
4.2.8 Fallow lands other than current fallows. This includes all lands which were taken up for cultivation but are temporarily out of cultivation for a period of not less than one year and not more than five years.
4.2.9 Current follows Cultivable area kept fallow during current agricultural year. Any seeding Area in the current agricultural year not cropped in the same year is also treated as current fallow.
4.2.10 Net area sown. Area with crops and orchards, counting the area sown morn once in the same sown more than once in the same year, only once The above definition is elaborated as follows:
The net area sown is defined as the difference between the total geographical area of all plots of land of the holding and the sum of the areas of land under (1) forest (2) barren& uncultivable wastes (3) put to non- agricultural uses, (4) culturable wastes (5) Permanent pastures and other grazing lands, (6) miscellaneous tree crops excluding orchards and (7) all types of fallow lands.
4.2.11 Total cropped area. Total cropped area represents the total area covered with crops i.e. the sum total of area covered by all the individual crops. The area sown with crops more than once during the same year are counted as separate areas for each crop.
4.2.12 Area sown more than once, it inclu des the area on which crops the cultivated more than
once d uring the agriculture year and is obtained by deducting the net area sown from
the total cropped area.
4.2.13 Land use Statistics Table NO. 4.00 and 4.01 provide information on Land use Statistics. While table no. 4.00 presents time series data on land use statistics, table no. 4.01 highlights district wise details for 2017-18 it needs mention that from the year 2007-08 land utilization statistics given details of marshy & water logged land, land under still water and land under social forestry. Land use statistics is available for 2417 thousand hectares. overthe year land use statistics has not undergone any significant change and indicate tight utilization. The total reporting area as per revenue papers is 2417 thousand hectares for the year 2017-18 which is divided into the following live broad categories as per the concepts and definitions prescribed by the Union Ministry of Agriculture.
4.2.14 Area not available for cultivation: As per the figure for 2017-18 area not available for cultivation accounts for 561 thousand hectares constituting 23.21% of the reporting area figures. The category consists of 251 thousand hectares (10.43%) falling under land put to non agricultural uses and 303 Thousand hectares (12.54%) under Barren & uncultivable land, 6 thousand hectares (0.25%) is land under still water, marshy and waterlogged category which is negligible proportion.
4.2.15 Other uncultivable land: Other uncultivable land excluding fallow lands constitutes 12.99% of reporting area with 314 thousand hectares. Out of which land under miscellaneous tree crops constitutes 59 thousand hectares (2.44%) permanent pastures other grazing lands with 108 thousand hectares (4.47%) and 139 thousand hectares (5.75%) is the cultivable waste land and 8 thousand hectares (0.33%) is social forest.
4.2.16 Follow land 131 thousand hectares (5.42%) are fallow lands comprising of 26 thousand hectares (1.1%) fallow land other than current fallows.
4.2.17 Forest Land : Forest land constitutes 27.27% with 659 thousand hectares.
4.2.18 Net Area Sown : 752.37 thousand hectares is the net area sown. This indicates that proportion of area under agriculture in the state was 31.13% for the year 2017-18.
Area sown more than once costitutes 54.88% of the net area sown for the year 2017- 18
4.2.19 Agricultural census 2010-2011 has recorded 1449 thousand agricultural holding with
an area of 895 thousand hectares, thus making the average holding size of 0.62
hectares
for wheat. Average yield of principal crops (Rice, Maize and wheat) is given in table
4.07.
IV-AGRICULTURE
Table No. 4.00 (Contd.) Total area and its classification
Area(000ha)
Area not available for cultivation
S. No Year Total area according to village papers
Area under forest
Land put to non-
agricultural uses Barren and uncultivable
land
Marshy&
Water logged land
Land under
Still water Total
Column5-8 Social forestry
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1. 1955-56 2397 566 396 334 - - 730 -
2. 1960-61 2416 678 283 266 - - 549 -
3. 1965-66 2418 671 276 271 - - 547 -
4. 1968-69 2419 669 288 272 - - 560 -
5. 1974-75 2415 665 316 244 - - 560 -
6. 1980-81 2414 658 334 231 - - 565 -
7. 1985-86 2415 658 312 259 - - 571 -
8. 1990-91 2416 658 291 295 - - 586 -
9. 1995-96 2416 658 291 291 - - 582 -
10. 1999-00 2416 658 291 292 - - 583 -
11. 2000-01 2416 658 291 291 - - 582 -
12. 2001-02 2416 656 293 289 - - 582 -
13. 2002-03 2416 658 293 289 - - 582 -
14. 2003-04 2416 658 293 289 - - 582 -
15. 2004-05 2416 658 293 289 - - 582 -
16. 2005-06 2416 658 293 289 - - 582 -
17. 2006-07 2416 658 293 289 - - 582 -
18. 2007-08 2416 658 293 289 Neg 6 588 3
19. 2008-09 2416 658 288 288 Neg 6 582 3
20. 2009-10 2416 658 296 274 Neg 6 576 4
21. 2010-11 2416 658 292 277 Neg 5 574 4
22. 2011-12 2416 658 245 312 Neg 5 562 10
23. 2012-13 2416 658 252 307 Neg 5 564 10
24. 2013-14 2416 658 252 307 Neg 5 564 9
25. 2014-15 2416 658 251 305 Neg 5 562 9
26. 2015-16 2416 658 251 305 Neg 5 562 9
27. 2016-17 2417 659 252 304 Neg 6 562 8
28. 2017-18 2417 659 252 303 Neg 6 561 8
Neg: Negligible
Note: For the year 2007-08 Statistics on land utilization includes three new categories i.e. Marshy and water logged land, Land under still water and Land under social forestry as part of nine-fold classification
IV-AGRICULTURE
Table No. 4.00 (Concld.) Total area and its classification
Area (000 ha) Other uncultivated and excluding follow land Follows Lands
S.
No. Year Permanent pastures & other
grazing lands
Land under miscellaneous tree crops not included in
areas own
Cultivable
Wasteland Total Column
10-13 Follow land other Fallows than
current
Current fallows Total
Column (15-16)
Net area sown
1 2 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1. 1955-56 132 32 119 283 90 114 204 614
2. 1960-61 121 130 162 413 11 108 119 657
3. 1965-66 125 121 146 392 15 118 133 675
4. 1968-69 133 110 150 393 17 74 91 706
5. 1974-75 125 109 155 389 8 105 113 688
6. 1980-81 124 103 147 374 8 94 102 715
7. 1985-86 126 72 164 362 7 86 93 732
8. 1990-91 127 73 137 337 6 97 103 731
9. 1995-96 126 72 141 374 7 96 103 734
10. 1999-00 126 72 140 338 8 96 104 733
11. 2000-01 126 72 140 338 8 82 90 748
12. 2001-02 125 72 141 238 8 82 90 748
13. 2002-03 125 72 142 339 13 91 104 733
14. 2003-04 125 72 142 339 12 78 90 747
15. 2004-05 125 72 141 338 13 73 86 752
16. 2005-06 127 72 145 344 15 83 98 734
17. 2006-07 127 72 146 345 16 73 89 742
18. 2007-08 126 66 147 348 27 67 94 734
19. 2008-09 129 67 150 349 23 65 88 739
20. 2009-10 120 64 149 337 26 84 110 735
21. 2010-11 119 66 136 325 26 101 127 732
22. 2011-12 123 61 135 329 13 108 121 746
23. 2012-13 114 66 134 324 13 113 126 745
24. 2013-14 114 66 134 323 16 114 130 741
25. 2014-15 112 57 139 318 15 106 121 758
26. 2015-16 111 55 134 309 20 114 134 754
27. 2016-17 111 57 139 315 22 101 123 757
28. 2017-18 108 59 139 314 26 105 131 752
Source: Financial Commissioners (Rev.)