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Sown and irrigated area: 1950-51
to 1993-94 (million hectares)
| Year |
Sown area |
Irrigated area |
| Net |
Area sown more than once |
Gross (2+3) |
Net |
Area irrigated more than once |
Gross (5+6) |
| Column Number |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| 1950-51 |
118.75 |
13.14 |
131.89 |
20.85 |
1.71 |
22.56 |
| 1951-52 |
119.4 |
13.83 |
133.23 |
21.05 |
2.13 |
23.18 |
| 1952-53 |
123.44 |
14.23 |
137.67 |
21.12 |
2.18 |
23.3 |
| 1953-54 |
126.81 |
15.67 |
142.48 |
21.87 |
2.49 |
24.36 |
| 1954-55 |
127.85 |
16.24 |
144.09 |
22.09 |
2.86 |
24.95 |
| 1955-56 |
129.16 |
18.15 |
147.31 |
22.76 |
2.88 |
25.64 |
| 1956-57 |
130.85 |
18.64 |
149.49 |
22.53 |
3.18 |
25.71 |
| 1957-58 |
129.08 |
16.75 |
145.83 |
23.16 |
3.47 |
26.63 |
| 1958-59 |
131.83 |
19.8 |
151.63 |
23.4 |
3.55 |
26.95 |
| 1959-60 |
132.94 |
19.88 |
152.82 |
24.04 |
3.41 |
27.45 |
| 1960-61 |
133.2 |
19.57 |
152.77 |
24.66 |
3.32 |
27.98 |
| 1961-62 |
135.4 |
20.81 |
156.21 |
24.88 |
3.58 |
28.46 |
| 1962-63 |
136.34 |
20.42 |
156.76 |
25.66 |
3.79 |
29.45 |
| 1963-64 |
136.48 |
20.48 |
156.96 |
25.89 |
3.82 |
29.71 |
| 1964-65 |
138.12 |
21.22 |
159.23 |
26.6 |
4.1 |
30.7 |
| 1965-66 |
136.2 |
19.08 |
155.28 |
26.34 |
4.56 |
30.9 |
| 1966-67 |
137.23 |
20.12 |
157.35 |
26.91 |
5.77 |
32.68 |
| 1967-68 |
139.88 |
23.86 |
163.74 |
27.19 |
6.02 |
33.21 |
| 1968-69 |
137.31 |
22.22 |
159.53 |
29.01 |
6.47 |
35.48 |
| 1969-70 |
138.77 |
23.49 |
162.26 |
30.2 |
6.77 |
36.97 |
| 1970-71 |
140.27 |
25.52 |
165.79 |
31.1 |
7.09 |
38.19 |
| 1971-72 |
139.72 |
25.47 |
165.19 |
31.55 |
6.88 |
38.43 |
| 1972-73 |
137.14 |
25.01 |
162.15 |
31.83 |
7.22 |
39.05 |
| 1973-74 |
142.42 |
27.45 |
169.87 |
32.55 |
7.73 |
40.28 |
| 1974-75 |
137.79 |
26.4 |
164.19 |
33.71 |
8.03 |
41.74 |
| 1975-76 |
141.65 |
29.64 |
171.29 |
34.59 |
8.77 |
43.36 |
| 1976-77 |
139.47 |
27.86 |
167.33 |
35.15 |
8.4 |
43.55 |
| 1977-78 |
141.95 |
30.28 |
172.23 |
36.55 |
9.53 |
46.08 |
| 1978-79 |
142.98 |
31.82 |
174.8 |
38.06 |
10.25 |
48.31 |
| 1979-80 |
138.9 |
30.69 |
169.59 |
38.52 |
10.69 |
49.21 |
| 1980-81 |
140 |
32.63 |
172.63 |
38.72 |
11.06 |
49.78 |
| 1981-82 |
141.93 |
34.82 |
176.75 |
40.5 |
10.91 |
51.41 |
| 1982-83 |
140.22 |
32.53 |
172.75 |
40.69 |
11.14 |
51.83 |
| 1983-84 |
142.84 |
36.72 |
179.56 |
41.95 |
11.88 |
53.83 |
| 1984-85 |
140.89 |
35.44 |
176.33 |
42.15 |
12.38 |
54.53 |
| 1985-86 |
140.9 |
37.56 |
178.46 |
41.86 |
12.42 |
54.28 |
| 1986-87 |
139.58 |
36.83 |
176.41 |
42.57 |
13.19 |
55.76 |
| 1987-88 |
134.09 |
36.65 |
170.74 |
42.89 |
13.15 |
56.04 |
| 1988-89 |
141.89 |
40.39 |
182.28 |
46.15 |
14.98 |
61.13 |
| 1989-90 |
142.34 |
39.93 |
182.27 |
46.7 |
15.15 |
61.85 |
| 1990-91 |
143 |
42.74 |
185.74 |
47.78 |
14.69 |
62.47 |
| 1991-92 |
141.63 |
40.61 |
182.24 |
49.87 |
15.81 |
65.68 |
| 1992-93 |
142.65 |
42.97 |
185.62 |
50.3 |
16.46 |
66.76 |
| 1993-94 |
142.1 |
44.32 |
186.42 |
51.45 |
16.92 |
68.37 |
| Source: Anon 1997,
Agricultural Statistics at a Glance, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation,
Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, New
Delhi, p 92. |
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