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Distribution of Agricultural Land By Different Usages in India From 1950-51 to 1997-98
                           
                                          (Million hectares)
Sl. Classification 1950-51 1960-61 1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98
No.                         (P)
I. Geographical Area 328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73
II. Reporting Area for Land 284.32 298.46 303.76 304.15 304.86 304.9 304.84 304.86 304.83 304.88 304.88 304.92
  Utilisation Statistics ( 1 to 5)                        
  1. Forests 40.48 54.05 63.91 67.47 67.8 67.87 67.98 68.31 68.6 68.82 68.75 68.86
    -14.2 -18.1 -21 -22.2 -22.2 -22.3 -22.3 -22.4 -22.5 -22.6 -22.5 -22.6
  2.  Not Available for Cultivation (A+B)                        
   (A) Area Under Non- 9.36 14.84 16.48 19.66 21.09 21.47 21.87 22.21 22.56 22.36 22.45 22.53
          Agricultural Uses -3.3 -5 -5.4 -6.4 -6.9 -7 -7.2 -7.3 -7.4 -7.3 -7.4 -7.4
   (B) Barren & Un-Culturable 38.16 35.91 28.16 19.96 19.39 19.27 19.04 18.71 18.46 19.01 19.09 19.03
          Land -13.4 -12 -9.3 -6.6 -6.4 -6.3 -6.2 -6.2 -6.1 -6.2 -6.3 -6.2
  3.  Other Uncultivated Land                        
        Excluding Fallow Land (A+B+C)                        
    (A) Permanent Pastures & 6.68 13.97 13.26 11.97 11.4 11.3 11.07 10.96 11.03 11.06 11.04 10.91
           Other Grazing Lands -2.3 -4.7 -4.4 -3.9 -3.7 -3.7 -3.6 -3.6 -3.6 -3.6 -3.6 -3.6
    (B) Land Under Miscellaneous  Tree 19.83 4.46 4.3 3.6 3.82 3.76 3.76 3.71 3.73 3.48 3.57 3.57
           Crops and Groves Not -7 -1.5 -1.4 -1.2 -1.3 -1.2 -1.2 -1.2 -1.2 -1.2 -1.2 -1.2
           Included in Net Area Sown                        
                           
    (C) Culturable Waste Land 22.94 19.21 17.5 16.74 15 14.99 14.57 14.41 14.26 14.1 13.95 13.88
    -8.1 -6.4 -5.8 -5.5 -4.9 -4.9 -4.8 -4.7 -4.7 -4.6 -4.6 -4.5
  4. Fallow Lands (A+B)                        
    (A)  Fallow Land Other 17.44 11.18 8.76 9.92 9.66 9.94 9.68 9.83 9.97 10.02 9.89 9.76
            Than Current Fallows -6.1 -3.8 -2.9 -3.3 -3.2 -3.3 -3.2 -3.2 -3.3 -3.3 -3.2 -3.2
    (B) Current Fallows 10.68 11.64 11.12 14.83 13.7 14.67 14.15 14.38 13.25 13.83 13.33 14.36
    -3.8 -3.9 -3.5 -4.9 -4.5 -4.8 -4.7 -4.7 -4.3 -4.5 -4.4 -4.7
  5. Net Area Sown (6-7 ) 118.75 133.2 140.27 140 143 141.63 142.72 142.34 142.96 142.2 142.81 142.02
    -41.8 -44.6 -46.3 -46 -46.9 -46.5 -46.8 -46.7 -46.9 -46.7 -46.8 -46.6
  6. Total Cropped Area                        
      (Gross Cropped Area) 131.89 152.77 165.79 172.63 185.74 182.24 185.7 186.58 188.05 187.47 189.59 190.76
  7. Area Sown More Than Once 13.14 19.57 25.52 32.63 42.74 40.61 42.98 44.24 45.09 45.27 46.78 48.74
  8. Cropping Intensity * 111.1 114.7 118.2 123.3 129.9 128.7 130.1 131.1 131.5 131.8 132.8 134.3
III. Net Irrigated Area 20.85 24.66 31.1 38.72 47.78 49.87 50.3 51.34 53 53.4 55.05 54.57
                           
IV. Gross Irrigated Area 22.56 27.98 38.19 49.78 62.47 65.68 66.76 68.25 70.65 71.35 73.25 72.78
* –   Cropping intensity is percentage of the gross cropped area to the net area sown .                
Note  – Figures in parentheses indicate percentage to Reported Area.              

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