Question

Approximately what percent of the total cultivated land in India grows rice?

Answer 1

Crops: A crop is said to be plants grown for sustenance and harvested.

1. Rabi crops are crops that are sown in winter i.e. october to december and harvested in summers from the month of april to june. For Eg: wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard.
2. Kharif crops are grown with the onset of monsoon in several different parts of the country and harvested in September-October. For eg: Paddy, jawar, maize. pulses etc.
3. About 23.3% is the rice crop cultivated in India.
4. The rice production in India occurs in including states West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Madhya Pradesh, Punjab.