Total Geographical Area

329 mha

Maximum area under irrigation

Ganga basin

Maximum average annual runoff occurs

Brahmaputra basin

Gross irrigated area

76 mha

Gross cropped area

57 mha

Total cropped area

185.48 mha

Net cropped area

142.51 mha

Cropping intensity

135.1 %

Total degraded land

175 mha

Total area under forest

79.52 mha

The average food grain production

1552 kg/ha

Total area under horticultural crops

12 mha

Maximum production of fruit crops

Banana

Maximum area - under fruit crops

Mango

Area under minor irrigation

15 mha

Total area under drip irrigation

3,45,500 ha

Maximum area under drip irrigation

Maharastra

Minimum requirement of milk

240 g/ person/ day

Fertilizer consumption per unit of cropped area

92.1 kg/ha

Lowest consumption rate of fertilizers

Andhra Pradesh (1.5 kg/ ha)

Highest fertilizer consumption rate (State)

Punjab (181 kg/ha)

Highest fertilizer consumption rate (Union Territories)

Pondicherry (538 kg/ha)

Total fertilizer consumption is maximum

Uttar Pradesh

Maximum area under irrigation

Punjab

Major source of irrigation in India

Through Canal

Per capita availability of arable land

0.15 ha

Average size of operational holdings

1.57 ha

Maximum operational holding size

Nagaland (6.82 ha)

Minimum operational holding size

Kerala (0.33 ha)

Annual soil loss due to erosion

5,334 million tonnes

Percentage of fresh water on the earth

2.8 %

Agricultural & Livestock census conducted

Every 5 years