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4. AGRICULTURE
4.1 SOIL CLASSIFICATION 2020-21
Agro Climatic
Areas in Tamil Nadu Soil Type
zones
North Eastern Kancheepuram, 1.Red Sandy Loam
Zone
Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur,
2.Clay Loam
Cuddalore, Vellore,
3.Saline Coastal
Thirupathur, Ranipettai,
Alluvium
Villupuram, Kallakurichi,
and Thiruvannamalai.
North Western Dharmapuri, Salem and 1. Non Calcareous Red
Zone
Namakkal
2. Non Calcareous brown
3. Calcareous Black
Western Zone Erode, Coimbatore, 1.Red Loamy

Tiruppur, Theni (Part),
2. Black
Karur (Part), Namakkal
(part), Dindigul (Part),
Cauvery Delta Thanjavur, Trichy, 1.Red Loamy (New
Zone Delta)
Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur,
Perambalur and Ariyalur 2.Alluvium (Old Delta)
Pudukkottai (Part),
Cuddalore (Part) and
Myiladuthurai
Southern Zone Madurai, Sivagangai, 1.Coastal Alluviam
Ramanathapuram,
2.Black
Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli,
3.Red Sandy soil
Thoothukkudi and
Tenkasi 4.Deep Red soil
High Rainfall Zone Kanyakumari 1.Saline Coastal

2.Alluvium
3.Deep Red Loam
Hilly Zone The Nilgiris and Dindigul Latteritic
(Part) (Kodaikanal)
Source: Director of Agriculture. Department of Agriculture, Chennai-600 005.
Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

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4.2 LAND UTILISATION

(Area in Hec.)
% %
Share Share
to Total to Total
Classification 2019-20 2020-21
Geogra Geogra
phical phical
Area Area
Total Geographical
A. 13033116 - 13033116 -
Area
1. By Professional Survey 13033116 - 13033116 -
2. By Village Papers 13033116 - 13033116 -
B. Classification
1. Forests 2156574 16.5 2156574 16.5
2. Barren and Unculturable

457414 3.5 457414 3.5
land
3. Land put to Non-
2203091 16.9 2205072 16.9
agricultural Uses
4. Culturable Waste 321968 2.5 325209 2.5
5. Permanent Pastures and

107673 0.8 107643 0.8
other grazing lands
6. Land under misc. tree

crops and groves not
221477 1.7 190152 1.5
included in the net area
sown
7. Current fallow lands 920379 7.1 893065 6.9
8.Other fallow lands 1906243 14.6 1864691 14.3
9. Net area sown 4738297 36.4 4833296 37.1
Area sown more than once 1203837 9.2 1322435 10.1
Gross Area Sown 5942134 45.6 6155731 47.2
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6

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4.3 AREA. PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF
PRINCIPAL CROPS 2020-21
Area Production Productivity
Crop
(Hect) (Tonnes) (in Kg./Hec.)
A. CEREALS
1. Paddy * 2036239 6881725 3380
2. Cholam(Jowar) 405425 427228 1054
3. Cumbu (Bajra) 67408 158889 2357
4. Ragi 82919 288627 3480
5. Maize 400210 2564805 6409
6. Korra 2487 1169 470
7. Varagu 2455 3066 1249
8. Samai 13987 18638 1333
9. Other Cereals 5553 7644 1377
Total Cereals 3016683 10351791 3432
B. PULSES
8. Bengal gram 5636 5220 926
9. Red gram 47325 49625 1049
10. Green gram 160559 58936 367
11. Black gram 402196 225009 560
12. Horse gram 75816 56517 745
13. Cow Pea 61012 48903 801
14. Other Pulses 50382 28365 563
Total Pulses 802926 472575 589
Total Foodgrains (A+B) 3819609 10824367 2834
C. OIL SEEDS
16. Groundnut 409027 1023404 2502
17. Gingelly 52686 34449 654
18. Coconut @ 444921 51282 11526
19. Castor 5773 1801 312
20. Other Oil Seeds 6133 - -
Total Oil Seeds 918540 - -
D. OTHER CROPS
21. Cotton # 112052 242935 369
22. Sugarcane ** 127696 13284215 104
23. Tobacco 1772 2704 1525
24. Spices and Condiments 122859 N.W.
25. All Other crops 732032 N.W
26. Other Non-Food Crops 321171 N.W -
Total Other Crops 1417582 N.W -
Total Crops
6155731 - -
(A+B+C+D)
Production & Yieldrate: *Paddy - In terms of Rice; **Sugarcane - In terms of Cane. Yield
rate in tonnes per hectare
@ Coconut – Production in lakh nuts. Yield rate in Lakh Nuts per ha
# Cotton – Production in Bales of 170 Kg lint each
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-600 006

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4.4 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2020-21

(Area in Hectares)
District Paddy Wheat Cholam Cumbu Ragi
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Chennai 108 0 0 0 0
2. Kancheepuram 47739 0 0 2 54
3. Chengalpattu 53119 0 1 13 169
4. Thiruvallur 101111 0 3 711 230
5. Cuddalore 136834 0 169 5588 52
6. Villupuram 101654 0 51 12891 1365
7. Kallakurichi 61615 0 2 19259 143
8. Vellore 8221 0 3074 363 1059
9. Ranipet 37472 8 61 117 628
10. Thirupattur 6161 0 3915 1136 3822
11. Tiruvannamalai 170608 0 38 6034 4407
12. Salem 29008 0 58429 932 7601
13. Namakkal 10281 0 82714 118 465
14. Dharmapuri 20970 0 30672 775 17421
15. Krishnagiri 25333 0 4479 706 40414
16. Coimbatore 999 2 26462 226 25
17. Thiruppur 10544 0 35941 185 0
18. Erode 29150 0 67 177 4012
19. Tiruchirappalli 54276 0 34559 157 7
20. Karur 13009 0 22425 285 3
21. Perambalur 7120 0 247 200 3
22. Ariyalur 24011 0 31 1364 33
23. Pudukkottai 91941 0 8 27 81
24. Thanjavur 213796 0 33 0 10
25. Thiruvarur 194859 0 0 0 1
26. Nagapattinam 73573 0 0 0 0
27. Mayiladuthurai 105922 0 13 0 12
28. Madurai 44602 0 9440 672 34
29. Theni 10277 0 10964 1034 16
30. Dindigul 9526 0 48532 200 17
31. Ramanathapuram 133847 0 5574 1059 354
32. Virudhunagar 27500 0 11946 1554 78
33. Sivagangai 77917 0 165 2 325
34 Tirunelveli 39776 0 190 10 5
35. Tenkasi 35151 0 4692 145 16
36. Thoothukkudi 16452 0 10527 11466 12
37. The Nilgiris 180 7 1 0 45
38. Kanniyakumari 11577 0 0 0 0
STATE 2036239 17 405425 67408 82919

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4.4 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2020-21 - (Contd.)
(Area in Hectares)
Other Total Bengal Red Green
District Maize
Cereals Cereals Gram gram Gram
1 7 8 9 10 11 12
1. Chennai 0 0 108 0 0 0
2. Kancheepuram 0 0 47795 0 7 478
3. Chengalpattu 0 13 53315 0 2 4
4. Thiruvallur 3 20 102078 0 37 7023
5. Cuddalore 23259 854 166756 0 13 10554
6. Villupuram 434 1840 118235 0 10 1343
7. Kallakurichi 17771 221 99011 0 23 19
8. Vellore 376 774 13867 0 3828 534
9. Ranipet 2 0 38288 0 873 1110
10. Thirupattur 1261 1578 17873 16 5558 425
11. Tiruvannamalai 965 5451 187503 0 1644 2136
12. Salem 36890 2015 134875 6 1417 8306
13. Namakkal 5926 548 100052 185 456 6326
14. Dharmapuri 4198 4515 78551 1800 11419 2276
15. Krishnagiri 933 505 72370 35 10359 1117
16. Coimbatore 3486 3 31203 1379 191 616
17. Thiruppur 20841 0 67511 2008 78 1745
18. Erode 16022 17 49445 2 1578 607
19. Tiruchirappalli 18654 31 107684 8 1620 785
20. Karur 1026 10 36758 0 3516 259
21. Perambalur 68581 227 76378 2 248 1
22. Ariyalur 17564 97 43100 0 128 4
23. Pudukkottai 1737 38 93832 0 475 22
24. Thanjavur 910 23 214772 2 41 602
25. Thiruvarur 17 9 194886 0 0 41207
26. Nagapattinam 0 0 73573 0 0 23138
27. Mayiladuthurai 33 1 105981 0 0 21634
28. Madurai 22299 2223 79270 14 1739 2458
29. Theni 6897 30 29218 0 884 874
30. Dindigul 28955 26 87256 163 571 1027
31. Ramanathapuram
561 1213 142608 0 0 308
32. Virudhunagar 37445 1845 80368 5 552 3260
33. Sivagangai 23 145 78577 0 48 21
34. Tirunelveli 408 37 40426 0 1 126
35. Tenkasi 15288 80 55372 0 6 1942
36. Thoothukkudi 47442 75 85974 11 3 18270
37. The Nilgiris 3 1 237 0 0 0
38. Kanniyakumari 0 0 11577 0 0 2
STATE 400210 24465 3016683 5636 47325 160559

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(Area in Hectares)
Black Horse Other Total Total Food
District
Gram gram Pulses Pulses Grains
1 13 14 15 16 17
1. Chennai 1 0 0 1 109
2. Kancheepuram 742 1 0 1228 49023
3. Chengalpattu 1324 0 3 1333 54648
4. Thiruvallur 563 30 14 7667 109745
5. Cuddalore 48731 22 170 59490 226246
6. Villupuram 41535 1 4372 47261 165496
7. Kallakurichi 47347 20 13 47422 146433
8. Vellore 1272 2643 1408 9685 23552
9. Ranipet 1886 18 895 4782 43070
10. Thirupattur 746 9381 1158 17284 35157
11. Tiruvannamalai 39830 6017 2876 52503 240006
12. Salem 4246 4820 27626 46421 181296
13. Namakkal 2476 1437 2859 13739 113791
14. Dharmapuri 5688 11406 20370 52959 131510
15. Krishnagiri 2842 20227 18316 52896 125266
16. Coimbatore 526 1937 3384 8033 39236
17. Thiruppur 2126 8219 5158 19334 86845
18. Erode 1084 1789 1460 6520 55965
20. Karur 1987 3808 2169 11739 48497
21. Perambalur 352 3 41 647 77025
22. Ariyalur 8473 8 8 8621 51721
23. Pudukkottai 3625 26 576 4724 98556
24. Thanjavur 14003 0 0 14648 229420
25. Thiruvarur 20657 0 0 61864 256750
26. Nagapattinam 3073 0 0 26211 99784
27. Mayiladuthurai 23656 0 2 45292 151273
28. Madurai 1126 11 2631 7979 87249
29. Theni 1534 529 6352 10173 39391
30. Dindigul 5884 2730 7282 17657 104913
31. Ramanathapuram 3773 0 373 4454 147062
32. Virudhunagar 4388 17 452 8674 89042
33 Sivagangai 1143 94 338 1644 80221
34. Tirunelveli 9769 11 28 9935 50361
35. Tenkasi 29801 0 81 31830 87202
36. Thoothukkudi 60330 18 83 78715 164689
37. The Nilgiris 0 0 0 0 237
38. Kanniyakumari 287 0 2 291 11868
STATE 402196 75816 111394 802926 3819609

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(Area in Hectares)
Sugar- Ground
District Cotton Gingelly Castor
cane nut
1 18 19 20 21 22
1. Chennai 0 0 2 5 0
2. Kancheepuram 634 0 2421 376 0
3. Chengalpattu 808 0 7304 822 1
4. Thiruvallur 3824 0 6827 2635 0
5. Cuddalore 14809 4200 11102 3841 12
6. Villupuram 12598 145 35602 3124 1
7. Kallakurichi 21394 5021 6094 5915 9
8. Vellore 1136 19 15200 20 15
9. Ranipet 1220 14 11367 258 1
10. Thirupattur 323 2200 14128 33 153
11. Tiruvannamalai 11819 635 92989 2262 2
12. Salem 4768 8895 25049 2250 991
13. Namakkal 9806 1852 33539 1204 1704
14. Dharmapuri 1762 3957 17098 620 378
15. Krishnagiri 251 1372 14813 824 957
16. Coimbatore 392 366 4001 227 12
17. Thiruppur 2626 931 7740 362 40
18. Erode 14211 717 19706 4034 432
20. Karur 837 271 2441 3199 49
21. Perambalur 3061 9014 2625 456 158
22. Ariyalur 4214 6697 11803 1869 73
23. Pudukkottai 1150 48 15324 1548 2
24. Thanjavur 3635 1861 10292 5842 1
25. Thiruvarur 25 6683 2522 998 0
26. Nagapattinam 0 1130 1479 1910 0
27. Mayiladuthurai 281 3455 1188 314 0
28. Madurai 1191 6496 2548 292 6
29. Theni 3046 1849 2087 1090 107
30. Dindigul 1618 3944 6656 385 14
31. Ramanathapuram 62 5730 3364 654 0
32. Virudhunagar 1108 16667 6798 1646 26
33 Sivagangai 1529 567 3000 159 2
34. Tirunelveli 33 856 768 139 0
35. Thenkasi 1847 2662 819 1017 3
36. Thoothukkudi 7 5122 1109 507 1
37. The Nilgiris 1 0 0 0 0
38. Kanniyakumari 0 0 17 0 1
STATE 127696 112052 409027 52686 5773
Source: Department of Economics & Statistics, Chennai-600 006

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4.5 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS AS PERCENTAGES TO THE

TOTAL AREA SOWN BY DISTRICTS 2020-21
Paddy Cholam
District % to % to % to % to
District State District State
1 2 3 4 5
1. Chennai 25.96 0.01 0.00 0.00
2. Kancheepuram 83.22 2.34 0.00 0.00
3. Chengalpattu 68.00 2.61 0.00 0.00
4. Thiruvallur 68.48 4.97 0.00 0.00
5. Cuddalore 43.37 6.72 0.05 0.04
6. Villupuram 40.44 4.99 0.02 0.01
7. Kallakurichi 28.67 3.03 0.00 0.00
8. Vellore 13.30 0.40 4.97 0.76
9. Ranipet 58.41 1.84 0.10 0.02
10. Thirupattur 8.03 0.30 5.10 0.97
11. Tiruvannamalai 44.94 8.38 0.01 0.01
12. Salem 9.40 1.42 18.93 14.41
13. Namakkal 4.60 0.50 37.03 20.40
14. Dharmapuri 8.44 1.03 12.35 7.57
15. Krishnagiri 10.65 1.24 1.88 1.10
16. Coimbatore 0.57 0.05 15.08 6.53
17. Thiruppur 5.67 0.52 19.33 8.87
18. Erode 17.14 1.43 0.04 0.02
19. Tiruchirappalli 31.60 2.67 20.12 8.52
20. Karur 16.71 0.64 28.80 5.53
21. Perambalur 6.50 0.35 0.23 0.06
22. Ariyalur 21.35 1.18 0.03 0.01
23. Pudukkottai 64.00 4.52 0.01 0.00
24. Thanjavur 70.59 10.50 0.01 0.01
25. Thiruvarur 70.66 9.57 0.00 0.00
26. Nagapattinam 64.24 3.61 0.00 0.00
27. Mayiladuthurai 65.92 5.20 0.01 0.00
28. Madurai 34.64 2.19 7.33 2.33
29. Theni 8.83 0.50 9.42 2.70
30. Dindigul 4.29 0.47 21.87 11.97
31. Ramanathapuram 71.62 6.57 2.98 1.37
32. Virudhunagar 18.53 1.35 8.05 2.95
33 Sivagangai 71.83 3.83 0.15 0.04
34. Tirunelveli 53.11 1.95 0.25 0.05
35. Tenkasi 28.15 1.73 3.76 1.16
36. Thoothukkudi 7.36 0.81 4.71 2.60
37. The Nilgiris 0.24 0.01 0.00 0.00
38. Kanniyakumari 14.51 0.57 0.00 0.00
STATE 33.08 100.00 6.59 100.00

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4.5 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS AS PERCENTAGES

TO THE TOTAL AREA SOWN BY DISTRICTS 2020-21 - (Contd.)
Cumbu Ragi
1 6 7 8 9
1. Chennai 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2. Kancheepuram 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.07
3. Chengalpattu 0.02 0.02 0.22 0.20
4. Thiruvallur 0.48 1.05 0.16 0.28
5. Cuddalore 1.77 8.29 0.02 0.06
6. Villupuram 5.13 19.12 0.54 1.65
7. Kallakurichi 8.96 28.57 0.07 0.17
8. Vellore 0.59 0.54 1.71 1.28
9. Ranipet 0.18 0.17 0.98 0.76
10. Thirupattur 1.48 1.69 4.98 4.61
11. Tiruvannamalai 1.59 8.95 1.16 5.31
12. Salem 0.30 1.38 2.46 9.17
13. Namakkal
0.05 0.18 0.21 0.56
14. Dharmapuri 0.31 1.15 7.01 21.01
15. Krishnagiri 0.30 1.05 17.00 48.74
16. Coimbatore 0.13 0.34 0.01 0.03
17. Thiruppur 0.10 0.27 0.00 0.00
18. Erode 0.10 0.26 2.36 4.84
20. Karur 0.37 0.42 0.00 0.00
21. Perambalur 0.18 0.30 0.00 0.00
22. Ariyalur 1.21 2.02 0.03 0.04
23. Pudukkottai 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.10
24. Thanjavur 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
25. Thiruvarur 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
26. Nagapattinam 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
27. Mayiladuthurai 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
28. Madurai 0.52 1.00 0.03 0.04
29. Theni 0.89 1.53 0.01 0.02
30. Dindigul 0.09 0.30 0.01 0.02
31. Ramanathapuram 0.57 1.57 0.19 0.43
32. Virudhunagar 1.05 2.31 0.05 0.09
33 Sivagangai 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.39
34. Tirunelveli 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
35. Tenkasi 0.12 0.22 0.01 0.02
36. Thoothukkudi 5.13 17.01 0.01 0.01
37. The Nilgiris 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.05
38. Kanniyakumari 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
STATE 1.10 100.00 1.35 100.00

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TOTAL AREA SOWN BY DISTRICTS 2020-21 (Contd.)
Sugarcane Cotton
District % to % to
% to State % to State
District District
1 10 11 12 13
1. Chennai 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2. Kancheepuram 1.11 0.50 0.00 0.00
3. Chengalpattu 1.03 0.63 0.00 0.00
4. Thiruvallur 2.59 2.99 0.00 0.00
5. Cuddalore 4.69 11.60 1.33 3.75
6. Villupuram 5.01 9.87 0.06 0.13
7. Kallakurichi 9.96 16.75 2.34 4.48
8. Vellore 1.84 0.89 0.03 0.02
9. Ranipet 1.90 0.96 0.02 0.01
10. Thirupattur 0.42 0.25 2.87 1.96
11. Tiruvannamalai 3.11 9.26 0.17 0.57
12. Salem 1.54 3.73 2.88 7.94
13. Namakkal 4.39 7.68 0.83 1.65
14. Dharmapuri 0.71 1.38 1.59 3.53
15. Krishnagiri 0.11 0.20 0.58 1.22
16. Coimbatore 0.22 0.31 0.21 0.33
17. Thiruppur 1.41 2.06 0.50 0.83
18. Erode 8.36 11.13 0.42 0.64
20. Karur 1.07 0.66 0.35 0.24
21. Perambalur 2.80 2.40 8.23 8.04
22. Ariyalur 3.75 3.30 5.95 5.98
23. Pudukkottai 0.80 0.90 0.03 0.04
24. Thanjavur 1.20 2.85 0.61 1.66
25. Thiruvarur 0.01 0.02 2.42 5.96
26. Nagapattinam 0.00 0.00 0.99 1.01
27. Mayiladuthurai 0.17 0.22 2.15 3.08
28. Madurai 0.92 0.93 5.05 5.80
29. Theni 2.62 2.39 1.59 1.65
30. Dindigul 0.73 1.27 1.78 3.52
31. Ramanathapuram 0.03 0.05 3.07 5.11
32. Virudhunagar 0.75 0.87 11.23 14.87
33 Sivagangai 1.41 1.20 0.52 0.51
34. Tirunelveli 0.04 0.03 1.14 0.76
35. Tenkasi 1.48 1.45 2.13 2.38
36. Thoothukkudi 0.00 0.01 2.29 4.57
37. The Nilgiris 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
38. Kanniyakumari 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
STATE 2.07 100 1.82 100

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TOTAL AREA SOWN BY DISTRICTS 2020-21 (Contd.)
Groundnut Gingelly
1 14 15 16 17
1. Chennai 0.48 0.00 1.20 0.01
2. Kancheepuram 4.22 0.59 0.66 0.71
3. Chengalpattu 9.35 1.79 1.05 1.56
4. Thiruvallur 4.62 1.67 1.78 5.00
5. Cuddalore 3.52 2.71 1.22 7.29
6. Villupuram 14.16 8.70 1.24 5.93
7. Kallakurichi 2.84 1.49 2.75 11.23
8. Vellore 24.59 3.72 0.03 0.04
9. Ranipet 17.72 2.78 0.40 0.49
10. Thirupattur 18.41 3.45 0.04 0.06
11. Tiruvannamalai 24.50 22.73 0.60 4.29
12. Salem 8.12 6.12 0.73 4.27
13. Namakkal 15.01 8.20 0.54 2.29
14. Dharmapuri 6.88 4.18 0.25 1.18
15. Krishnagiri 6.23 3.62 0.35 1.56
16. Coimbatore 2.28 0.98 0.13 0.43
17. Thiruppur 4.16 1.89 0.19 0.69
18. Erode 11.59 4.82 2.37 7.66
20. Karur 3.13 0.60 4.11 6.07
21. Perambalur 2.40 0.64 0.42 0.87
22. Ariyalur 10.49 2.89 1.66 3.55
23. Pudukkottai 10.67 3.75 1.08 2.94
24. Thanjavur 3.40 2.52 1.93 11.09
25. Thiruvarur 0.91 0.62 0.36 1.89
26. Nagapattinam 1.29 0.36 1.67 3.63
27. Mayiladuthurai 0.74 0.29 0.20 0.60
28. Madurai 1.98 0.62 0.23 0.55
29. Theni 1.79 0.51 0.94 2.07
30. Dindigul 3.00 1.63 0.17 0.73
31. Ramanathapuram 1.80 0.82 0.35 1.24
32. Virudhunagar 4.58 1.66 1.11 3.12
33 Sivagangai 2.77 0.73 0.15 0.30
34. Tirunelveli 1.03 0.19 0.19 0.26
35. Tenkasi 0.66 0.20 0.81 1.93
36. Thoothukkudi 0.50 0.27 0.23 0.96
37. The Nilgiris 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
38. Kanniyakumari 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
STATE 6.64 100.00 0.86 100.00

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4.6 PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS
2020-21
(In Tonnes)
Paddy
Cholam
(in terms of Rice)
District
% to % to
Production Production
State State
1 2 3 4 5
1. Chennai 185427 2.69
0 0.00
2. Kancheepuram
3. Chengalpattu 203690 2.96 2 0.00
4. Thiruvallur 405659 5.89 3 0.00
5. Cuddalore 441804 6.42 191 0.04
6. Villupuram 403390 5.86 55 0.01
7. Kallakurichi 235832 3.43 2 0.00
8. Vellore 35798 0.52 4034 0.94
9. Ranipet 167675 2.44 69 0.02
10. Thirupattur 20785 0.30 6360 1.49
11. Tiruvannamalai 714278 10.38 41 0.01
12. Salem 118618 1.72 70699 16.55
13. Namakkal 38122 0.55 53441 12.51
14. Dharmapuri 95200 1.38 57540 13.47
15. Krishnagiri 121393 1.76 7853 1.84
16. Coimbatore 3299 0.05 26380 6.17
17. Tiruppur 45559 0.66 14811 3.47
18. Erode 142904 2.08 72 0.02
19. Tiruchirappalli 199733 2.90 46977 11.00
20. Karur 36747 0.53 16962 3.97
21. Perambalur 25505 0.37 278 0.07
22. Ariyalur 74323 1.08 32 0.01
23. Pudukkottai 209252 3.04 7 0.00
24. Thanjavur 604439 8.78 36 0.01
25. Thiruvarur 549771 7.99 0 0.00
26. Nagapattinam 139248 2.02 0 0.00
27. Mayiladuthurai 340557 4.95 14 0.00
28. Madurai 179050 2.60 16662 3.90
29. Theni 43742 0.64 28215 6.60
30. Dindigul 36423 0.53 35581 8.33
31. Ramanathapuram 349191 5.07 9813 2.30
32. Virudhunagar 95707 1.39 21822 5.11
33 Sivagangai 195530 2.84 176 0.04
34. Tirunelveli 176962 2.57 216 0.05
35. Tenkasi 136406 1.98 5315 1.24
36. Thoothukkudi 60172 0.87 3568 0.84
37. The Nilgiris 782 0.01 1 0.00
38. Kanniyakumari 48752 0.71 0 0.00
STATE 6881725 100.00 427228 100.00

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4.6 PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2020-21 (Contd.)

(In Tonnes)
Cumbu Ragi
District % to
Production % to State Production
State
1 6 7 8 9
1. Chennai 0 0.00 0 0.00
2. Kancheepuram 2 0.00 191 0.07
3. Chengalpattu 31 0.02 648 0.22
4. Thiruvallur 1771 1.11 893 0.31
5. Cuddalore 18189 11.45 180 0.06
6. Villupuram 32850 20.67 4033 1.40
7. Kallakurichi 42442 26.71 543 0.19
8. Vellore 1329 0.84 4721 1.64
9. Ranipet 289 0.18 2535 0.88
10. Thirupattur 3542 2.23 10811 3.75
11. Tiruvannamalai 19376 12.19 15054 5.22
12. Salem 2405 1.51 29300 10.15
13. Namakkal 306 0.19 1633 0.57
14. Dharmapuri 2032 1.28 61587 21.34
15. Krishnagiri 1861 1.17 137705 47.71
16. Coimbatore 519 0.33 93 0.03
17. Tiruppur 452 0.28 2 0.00
18. Erode 413 0.26 14707 5.10
20. Karur 548 0.34 14 0.00
21. Perambalur 484 0.30 8 0.00
22. Ariyalur 4262 2.68 110 0.04
23. Pudukkottai 57 0.04 266 0.09
24. Thanjavur 0 0.00 34 0.01
25. Thiruvarur 0 0.00 4 0.00
26. Nagapattinam 0 0.00 0 0.00
27. Mayiladuthurai 0 0.00 40 0.01
28. Madurai 2157 1.36 115 0.04
29. Theni 2764 1.74 58 0.02
30. Dindigul 390 0.25 63 0.02
31. Ramanathapuram 1900 1.20 1468 0.51
32. Virudhunagar 4188 2.64 304 0.11
33 Sivaganga 7 0.00 1209 0.42
34. Tirunelveli 17 0.01 18 0.01
35. Tenkasi 313 0.20 52 0.02
36. Thoothukkudi 13613 8.57 52 0.02
37. The Nilgiris 0 0.00 150 0.05
38. Kanniyakumari 0 0.00 0 0.00
STATE 158889 100.00 288627 100.00

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(In Tonnes)
Maize Other Cereals
District % to % to
Production Production
State State
1 10 11 12 13
1. Chennai 0 0.00 0 0.00
2. Kancheepuram 0 0.00 0 0.00
3. Chengalpattu 0 0.00 0 0.00
4. Thiruvallur 15 0.00 0 0.00
5. Cuddalore 103714 4.04 0 0.00
6. Villupuram 2954 0.12 0 0.00
7. Kallakurichi 144698 5.64 0 0.00
8. Vellore 2402 0.09 0 0.00
9. Ranipet 14 0.00 10 0.13
10. Thirupattur 8361 0.33 53 0.69
11. Tiruvannamalai 5605 0.22 10 0.13
12. Salem 349814 13.64 1183 15.48
13. Namakkal 43906 1.71 0 0.00
14. Dharmapuri 28585 1.11 0 0.00
15. Krishnagiri 5801 0.23 43 0.56
16. Coimbatore 21210 0.83 2 0.03
17. Tiruppur 194316 7.58 0 0.00
18. Erode 158355 6.17 0 0.00
20. Karur 6052 0.24 13 0.17
21. Perambalur 569480 22.20 0 0.00
22. Ariyalur 59606 2.32 0 0.00
23. Pudukkottai 11701 0.46 25 0.33
24. Thanjavur 6368 0.25 23 0.30
25. Thiruvarur 96 0.00 12 0.16
26. Nagapattinam 0 0.00 0 0.00
27. Mayiladuthurai 239 0.01 1 0.01
28. Madurai 107125 4.18 2036 26.64
29. Theni 41554 1.62 3 0.04
30. Dindigul 190644 7.43 24 0.31
31. Ramanathapuram 2967 0.12 1592 20.83
32. Virudhunagar 196212 7.65 2147 28.09
33 Sivagangai 150 0.01 188 2.46
34. Tirunelveli 2305 0.09 49 0.64
35. Tenkasi 64014 2.50 107 1.40
36. Thoothukkudi 138304 5.39 91 1.19
37. The Nilgiris 24 0.00 10 0.13
STATE 2564805 100.00 7644 100.00

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(In Tonnes)
Total Cereals Total Pulses
District
Production % to State Production % to State
1 14 15 16 17
1. Chennai
185620 1.79 604 0.13
2. Kancheepuram
3. Chengalpattu 204384 1.97 828 0.18
4. Thiruvallur 408366 3.94 5373 1.14
5. Cuddalore 564826 5.46 27495 5.82
6. Villupuram 444170 4.29 39704 8.40
7. Kallakurichi 423791 4.09 31342 6.63
8. Vellore 48894 0.47 7973 1.69
9. Ranipet 170592 1.65 3561 0.75
10. Thirupattur 51346 0.50 10953 2.32
11. Tiruvannamalai 762810 7.37 46331 9.80
12. Salem 573943 5.54 39573 8.37
13. Namakkal 137969 1.33 9778 2.07
14. Dharmapuri 250564 2.42 44093 9.33
15. Krishnagiri 275129 2.66 52495 11.11
16. Coimbatore 51507 0.50 5429 1.15
17. Tiruppur 255140 2.46 9320 1.97
18. Erode 316473 3.06 6727 1.42
20. Karur 60336 0.58 4786 1.01
21. Perambalur 596250 5.76 541 0.11
22. Ariyalur 138483 1.34 4707 1.00
23. Pudukkottai 221332 2.14 2847 0.60
24. Thanjavur 610908 5.90 13620 2.88
25. Thiruvarur 549883 5.31 12431 2.63
26. Nagapattinam 139248 1.35 6541 1.38
27. Mayiladuthurai 340851 3.29 15955 3.38
28. Madurai 307958 2.97 5516 1.17
29. Theni 116371 1.12 7189 1.52
30. Dindigul 263135 2.54 10028 2.12
31. Ramanathapuram 366950 3.54 720 0.15
32. Virudhunagar 320626 3.10 4769 1.01
33 Sivagangai 197265 1.91 1134 0.24
34. Tirunelveli 179567 1.73 8475 1.79
35. Tenkasi 206207 1.99 12509 2.65
36. Thoothukkudi 215808 2.08 12837 2.72
37. The Nilgiris 968 0.01 0 0.00
38. Kanniyakumari 48754 0.47 201 0.04
STATE 10351791 100.00 472575 100.00

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(In Tonnes)
GROUNDNUT GINGELLY
District
1 18 19 20 21
1. Chennai
8129 0.79 258 0.75
2. Kancheepuram
3. Chengalpattu 30007 2.93 581 1.69
4. Thiruvallur 23336 2.28 1777 5.16
5. Cuddalore 62769 6.13 2612 7.58
6. Villupuram 87357 8.54 2480 7.20
7. Kallakurichi 13432 1.31 4633 13.45
8. Vellore 41608 4.07 13 0.04
9. Ranipet 29370 2.87 171 0.50
10. Thirupattur 29914 2.92 20 0.06
11. Tiruvannamalai 201285 19.67 1687 4.90
12. Salem 56259 5.50 1833 5.32
13. Namakkal 53788 5.26 994 2.89
14. Dharmapuri 36166 3.53 527 1.53
15. Krishnagiri 52238 5.10 654 1.90
16. Coimbatore 10370 1.01 137 0.40
17. Tiruppur 14081 1.38 243 0.71
18. Erode 41187 4.02 3066 8.90
20. Karur 5831 0.57 1864 5.41
21. Perambalur 5409 0.53 301 0.87
22. Ariyalur 42910 4.19 1190 3.45
23. Pudukkottai 32711 3.20 514 1.49
24. Thanjavur 43281 4.23 2670 7.75
25. Thiruvarur 7853 0.77 583 1.69
26. Nagapattinam 4774 0.47 1287 3.74
27. Mayiladuthurai 4847 0.47 211 0.61
28. Madurai 7793 0.76 186 0.54
29. Theni 5784 0.57 554 1.61
30. Dindigul 11688 1.14 200 0.58
31. Ramanathapuram 5905 0.58 74 0.21
32. Virudhunagar 13822 1.35 648 1.88
33 Sivagangai 7816 0.76 104 0.30
34. Tirunelveli 2321 0.23 84 0.24
35. Tenkasi 2101 0.21 637 1.85
36. Thoothukkudi 3433 0.34 331 0.96
37. The Nilgiris 0 0.00 0 0.00
STATE 1023404 100.00 34449 100.00

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(In Tonnes)
COTTON
SUGAR CANE
(in bales of
District (in terms of Cane)
170 kg. lint each)
1 22 23 24 25
1. Chennai 0 0.00 0 0.00
2. Kancheepuram 77929 0.59 0 0.00
3. Chengalpattu 76193 0.57 0 0.00
4. Thiruvallur 392851 2.96 0 0.00
5. Cuddalore 1515543 11.41 5394 2.22
6. Villupuram 1391742 10.48 295 0.12
7. Kallakurichi 2206138 16.61 8254 3.40
8. Vellore 117230 0.88 59 0.02
9. Ranipet 95977 0.72 27 0.01
10. Thirupattur 26363 0.20 4627 1.90
11. Tiruvannamalai 1210024 9.11 1403 0.58
12. Salem 451525 3.40 25144 10.35
13. Namakkal 1160747 8.74 4098 1.69
14. Dharmapuri 169760 1.28 9361 3.85
15. Krishnagiri 26151 0.20 4456 1.83
16. Coimbatore 40841 0.31 735 0.30
17. Tiruppur 348031 2.62 3329 1.37
18. Erode 1726753 13.00 1639 0.67
20. Karur 88211 0.66 600 0.25
21. Perambalur 248589 1.87 16172 6.66
22. Ariyalur 350962 2.64 11434 4.71
23. Pudukkottai 106874 0.80 106 0.04
24. Thanjavur 272611 2.05 4397 1.81
25. Thiruvarur 2561 0.02 17329 7.13
26. Nagapattinam 0 0.00 4703 1.94
27. Mayiladuthurai 29174 0.22 11325 4.66
28. Madurai 105974 0.80 14103 5.81
29. Theni 312800 2.35 5207 2.14
30. Dindigul 152746 1.15 12097 4.98
31. Ramanathapuram 6472 0.05 8018 3.30
32. Virudhunagar 102074 0.77 38316 15.77
33 Sivagangai 160642 1.21 1325 0.55
34. Tirunelveli 3441 0.03 1774 0.73
35. Tenkasi 120313 0.91 7286 3.00
36. Thoothukkudi 712 0.01 4421 1.82
37. The Nilgiris 83 0.00 0 0.00
STATE 13284215 100.00 242935 100.00
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

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4.7 Number of Equipments Used in Livestock Sector
Rural and Urban Combined in Tamil Nadu as Per 2012 Livestock Census
(In Nos)
Dung
Mechanized Chopper
Sl. Name of the Milking Collection &
Fodder &
No District Machine Disposal
Cutter Baler
Equipment
1 Chennai 0 0 0 0
2 Kancheepuram 569 11 126 564
3 Thiruvallur 1 17 119 218
4 Cuddalore 13 87 276 33
5 Viluppuram 23 111 40 26
6 Vellore 1537 115 334 171
7 Tiruvannamalai 10 57 31 2
8 Salem 77 231 80 56
9 Namakkal 72 242 233 173
10 Dharmapuri 7 126 23 2
11 Krishnagiri 17 68 25019 2
12 Erode 45 616 645 43
13 Coimbatore 43 1806 154 2340
14 The Nilgiris 5 3 2258 0
15 Tiruchirappalli 28 177 48 18
16 Karur 37 217 154 37
17 Perambalur 10 36 13 3
18 Ariyalur 2 8 1 0
19 Pudukkottai 15 6 9 0
20 Thanjavur 4 40 44 0
21 Nagapattinam 1 4 4 0
22 Thiruvarur 5 0 7 2
23 Madurai 8 545 1715 612
24 Theni 0 27 9 1811
25 Dindigul 132 1711 301 194
26 Ramanathapuram 1 9 4 0
27 Virudhunagar 22 87 63 25
28 Sivagangai 33 38 78 3088
29 Tirunelveli 4 57 34 28
30 Thoothukkudi 3 13 12 0
31 Kanniyakumari 1 1 16 0
32 Tiruppur 172 4127 173 256
Total 2897 10593 32023 9704
Source: 19th Livestock Census – 2012.
Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Chennai-6.

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4.8 CONSUMPTION OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES 2020-21
FERTILIZERS (MT) PESTICIDES

District Nitro- Phos- Potta- Dust
Total Liquid
Gene- phatic sic (In
(NPK) (In Lts.)
ous (N) (P2 O5) (K2O) M.T.)
1. Kancheepuram 18652 7280 3753 29685 165 27242
2. Thiruvallur 18945 8735 4486 32166 836 5794
Chengalpattu 0 0 0 0 248 40864
3. Cuddalore 34752 12931 10329 58012 803 12206
4. Villupuram 50932 19376 13660 83967 11 763
Kallakuruchi 0 0 0 0 17 1142
5. Vellore 25982 8138 5396 39516 37 31626
Ranipettai 0 0 0 0 34 29000
Thirupathur 0 0 0 0 48 40417
6. Tiruvannamalai 32262 11731 8306 52298 29 26185
7. Salem 15981 8446 7149 31577 83 53067
8. Namakkal 9515 5272 4838 19625 99 12824
9. Dharmapuri 10170 5526 3231 18928 15 16593
10. Krishnagiri 14974 8541 3497 27011 15 16217
11. Erode 27378 11161 11375 49913 103 43518
12. Coimbatore 16733 8471 14941 40145 109 26029
13. Tiruppur 18339 9347 9378 37065 28 14626
14. The Nilgiris 8910 2641 3504 15055 27 6507
15. Tiruchirappalli 21066 9487 8086 38639 51 19799
16. Karur 5453 2086 2338 9877 3 309
17. Perambalur 10028 4629 3418 18075 30 4244
18. Ariyalur 9680 4364 2532 16576 49 73359
19. Pudukkottai 16843 5784 4236 26862 31 23227
20. Thanjavur 32916 8102 9404 50422 29 1726
21. Nagapattinam 17542 7623 4284 29449 68 1164
22. Thiruvarur 27071 8202 6604 41877 42 3265
23. Madurai 15227 6356 5124 26707 58 43883
24. Theni 9478 5155 4363 18996 20 17047

25. Dindigul 13457 7102 4721 25279 22 26439
26. Ramanathapuram 15120 6231 3669 25021 45 23484
27. Virudhunagar 8555 3656 2114 14325 21 12932
28. Sivaganga 13141 5424 2943 21508 15 13388

29. Tirunelveli 21615 10323 5861 37798 81 3564
Tenkasi 0 0 0 0 120 5346
30. Thoothukkudi 14225 5516 2908 22649 58 7920
31. Kanniyakumari 7898 4427 3719 16044 43 9633
TOTAL 562840 232063 180167 975067 3492 695345

Source: Department of Agriculture, Chennai-600 005.

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4.9 NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL HOLDINGS 2015-16
Agricultural Census 2015-16
Number of operational Holdings
Size class Institu-
SC ST Others Total
tional
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. BELOW 0.5 501359 47758 4021120 11667 4581904
2. 0.5 - 1.0 171703 22288 1444176 4248 1642415
MARGINAL (1+2) 673062 70046 5465296 15915 6224319
3. 1.0 - 2.0 93921 16898 1004385 4025 1119229
SMALL (3) 93921 16898 1004385 4025 1119229
4. 2.0 - 3.0 20497 4397 299464 2019 326377
5. 3.0 - 4.0 6221 1613 116850 1175 125859
SEMI MEDIUM (4+5) 26718 6010 416314 3194 452236
6. 4.0 - 5.0 2324 822 55089 766 59001
7. 5.0 - 7.5 1783 558 48470 1093 51904
8. 7.5 - 10.0 492 206 15462 585 16745
MEDIUM (6+7+8) 4599 1586 119021 2444 127650
9. 10.0 - 20.0 325 77 10214 1010 11626
10. Above 20.0 49 11 1814 1013 2887
LARGE (9+10) 374 88 12028 2023 14513
ALL SIZE CLASSES 798674 94628 7017044 27601 7937947

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4.10 AREA OF OPERATIONAL HOLDINGS 2015-16
Agricultural Census 2015-16
Area Operated (Hectares)
Size class
Institu-
SC ST Others Total
tional
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. BELOW 0.5 116,006 10,345 877,258 2,351 1,005,960
2. 0.5 - 1.0 120,785 15,819 1,023,094 3,047 1,162,746
MARGINAL (1+2) 236,791 26,164 1,900,352 5,398 2,168,706
3. 1.0 - 2.0 128,494 22,935 1,398,270 5,782 1,555,482
SMALL (3) 128,494 22,935 1,398,270 5,782 1,555,482
4. 2.0 - 3.0 48,822 10,540 719,373 4,941 783,675
5. 3.0 - 4.0 21,314 5,524 400,764 4,068 431,670
SEMI MEDIUM 70,136 16,064 1,120,137 9,008 1,215,345

(4+5)
6. 4.0 - 5.0 10,279 3,615 244,405 3,413 261,713
7. 5.0 - 7.5 10,614 3,368 289,364 6,684 310,031
8. 7.5 - 10.0 4,184 1,720 131,469 5,052 142,426
MEDIUM (6+7+8) 25,078 8704 665,238 15,150 714,170
9. 10.0 - 20.0 4,120 1,072 132,459 14,168 151819
10. Above 20.0 1,744 421 66,309 96,736

165,209
LARGE (9+10) 5,864 1,493 198,768 110,903 317,028
ALL SIZE CLASSES 466363 75,360 5,282,765 146,242 5,970,730
Source: Department of Economics & Statistics, Chennai-6

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4.11 INDEX NUMBERS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND
PRODUCTIVITY 2019-20 & 2020-21
Base Year : Triennium ending 2011-12=100
over Previous
over Previous
2019-20 2020-21 2019-20 2020-21
% Growth
% growth
Group/ Crop
Year
Year
Production Productivity (Kg/Hec.)
(‘‘000” Tonnes)
1. All Crops 54.25 52.28 -3.83 103.15 98.17 -4.83
2. Food Crops 51.25 49.09 -4.21 104.39 99.40 -5.13
3. Non-Food
94.91 96.72 1.90 94.90 91.31 -3.78
Crops
4. Selected
Crops
i. Paddy 115.22 109 -5.40 113.97 101 -11.38
ii. Pulses 198.55 150.34 -24.28 155.48 119.04 -23.43
iii. Groundnut 108.65 108 -0.60 123.44 104 -15.75
iv. Cotton
146.67 85 -42.05 105.09 92 -12.46
(Fibre Lint)
v. Sugarcane
41.13 38.70 -5.91 100.57 97.22 -3.33
(Cane)
vi. Tea 93.83 96 2.31 94.66 96 1.48
vii. Coffee 105.13 102 2.73 97.46 94 -3.55
viii. Tobacco 26.80 30 11.94 105.07 100 4.43
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6

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4.12 TIME SERIES DATA
AREA OF IMPORTANT CROPS IN TAMIL NADU (Contd.)
(Hects. In ‘000)
Total Total Ground-
Year Paddy Cholam Cumbu Ragi
Cereals Pulses nut
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2006-07 1931 294 66 95 2630 537 508
2007-08 1789 284 60 94 2488 610 535
2008-09 1932 259 57 90 2656 536 490
2009-10 1846 238 54 82 2498 536 413
2010-11 1906 243 49 76 2537 637 386
2011-12 1904 198 47 83 2542 667 386
2012-13 1493 211 43 70 2135 513 339
2013-14 1726 347 54 119 2659 816 337
2014-15 1795 415 58 104 2722 884 337
2015-16 2000 339 52 90 2867 888 347
2016-17 1443 268 50 61 2161 785 282
2017-18 1829 386 63 87 2714 825 327
2018-19 1721 386 47 79 2645 851 335
2019-20 1907 450 67 85 2869 824 347
2020-21 2036 405 67 83 3017 803 409

AREA OF IMPORTANT CROPS IN TAMIL NADU (Contd.)
(Hects. In ‘000)
Net
Gross Net
Gin- Sugar Cot- Gross Area Area
Year Area Area
gelly –cane ton Irrigated Irriga
Sown Sown
-ted
1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
2006-07 53 391 100 5843 5126 3309 2889
2007-08 74 354 99 5815 5062 3252 2864
2008-09 64 309 115 5824 5043 3393 2931
2009-10 63 293 104 5572 4892 3238 2864
2010-11 48 316 121 5753 4954 3348 2912
2011-12 43 346 136 5890 4986 3519 2964
2012-13 33 348 133 5140 4544 2991 2643
2013-14 57 313 151 5897 4714 3311 2679
2014-15 64 263 187 5995 4819 3394 2726
2015-16 46 252 148 6074 4833 3575 2833
2016-17 28 218 148 5129 4347 2845 2385
2017-18 42 172 182 5730 4639 3278 2627
2018-19 44 166 135 5672 4582 3183 2565
2019-20 53 131 169 5942 4738 3410 2672
2020-21 53 128 112 6156 4833 3606 2764
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-600 006.

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PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT CROPS IN TAMIL NADU
PADDY (RICE) CHOLAM
Year Production Production
Productivity Productivity
‘000 ‘000
Kg. /Hec. Kg./Hec.
Tonnes Tonnes
1 2 3 4 5
2006-07 3423 6611 999 294
2007-08 2817 5040 874 248
2008-09 2683 5183 824 213
2009-10 3070 5665 931 222
2010-11 3039 5792 1014 247
2011-12 3918 7459 1277 253
2012-13 2712 4050 830 175
2013-14 4123 7115 1479 513
2014-15 4429 7949 2093 869
2015-16 3687 7375 1301 440
2016-17 2463 3554 573 154
2017-18 3630 6638 1117 431
2018-19 3562 6132 1204 464
2019-20 3809 7265 1155 520
2020-21 3380 6882 1054 427

PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT CROPS IN TAMIL NADU (Contd.)
CUMBU RAGI
‘000’ ‘000’
Kg. /Hec. Kg. /Hec.
Tonnes Tonnes
1 6 7 8 9
2006-07 1511 99 1552 148
2007-08 1436 86 1878 176
2008-09 1483 84 1887 170
2009-10 1519 83 1955 161
2010-11 1564 77 2262 171
2011-12 2453 114 2716 225
2012-13 1316 57 1963 138
2013-14 2158 117 3053 362
2014-15 3077 178 3348 350
2015-16 2616 134 3132 282
2016-17 2058 102 1865 114
2017-18 2277 144 3714 321
2018-19 2517 118 3257 256
2019-20 2743 185 3247 274
2020-21 2357 159 3480 289

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4.13 PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT CROPS IN TAMIL NADU (Contd…)
TOTAL CEREALS TOTAL PULSES

Year Productivity Production Productivity Production
Kg./Hec. ‘000 Tonnes Kg./Hec. ‘000 Tonnes
1 10 11 12 13
2006-07 3032 7972 541 291
2007-08 2571 6397 303 185
2008-09 2611 6934 312 167
2009-10 2922 7300 381 204
2010-11 2897 7349 385 245
2011-12 3849 9782 531 354
2012-13 2526 5393 415 213
2013-14 3907 10389 752 614
2014-15 4419 12028 868 767
2015-16 3767 10800 659 585
2016-17 2267 4899 430 338
2017-18 3743 10157 675 556
2018-19 3719 9839 648 551

2019-20 3798 10897 735 605
2020-21 3432 10352 589 473

4.13 PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT CROPS
IN TAMIL NADU (Contd.)
GROUNDNUT (PODS) GINGELLY
‘000’ ‘000’
Kg. /Hec. Kg. /Hec.
Tonnes Tonnes
1 14 15 16 17
2006-07 1981 1006 519 27
2007-08 1957 1048 433 32
2008-09 1990 975 506 32
2009-10 2169 890 463 29
2010-11 2323 896 527 25
2011-12 2751 1061 613 26
2012-13 2314 786 518 17
2013-14 2721 916 596 34
2014-15 2753 925 697 44
2015-16 2574 892 638 29
2016-17 2085 589 384 11
2017-18 3078 1007 555 23
2018-19 2716 911 548 24
2019-20 2980 1033 688 36
2020-21 2502 1023 654 34

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4.14 MICRO-NUTRIENT MIXTURES CAPACITY
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Item 2020-21
1. Micro Nutrient Mixture Unit (Number) 1

2. Capacity (Tonnes) 2400 MT
3. Estimated requirement (Tonnes) 2448
4. Production (Tonnes)
a) Target 2400
b) Actual
2512
5. Distribution ( Tonnes )
a) Target 2400
b) Actual 2452
6. Area covered (Hectares) -
7. Farmers benefitted (Numbers) -
Source: Director of Agriculture. Chennai-600 005.
4.15 DISTRIBUTION OF QUALITY SEEDS

(In Tonnes)
Item 2020-21
Dept. Private Total SRR (%)
Food Grains
Paddy 70806 NA 70806 -
Millets 6971 NA 6971 -
Pulses 5801 NA 5801 -
TOTAL 83578 83578
Non-Food Grains
Oilseeds 5426 NA 5426 -
Cotton 670 NA 670 -
TOTAL 6096 6096 -

Food Grains (+)
89674 89674 -
Non-Food Grains
Source: Director of Agriculture, Chennai-600 005.

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4.16 SEED REPLACEMENT BY CROPS – 2019-20 & 2020-21
(Percentage to Total Cropped Area)
2019-20 2020-21
Crop
Dept. Private Total Dept. Private Total
A FOOD CROPS
1. Paddy 82 - 82 87 - 87
Varietal
2. 2 - 2 18 - 18
Cholam
3. Cumbu 40 - 40 88 - 88
4. Ragi 25 - 25 100 - 100
5. Maize 62 - 62 89 - 89
6. Pulses 25 - 25 37 - 37
B NON-FOOD CROPS
1. Oilseeds
a. Groundnut 9 - 9 6 - 6
b. Gingelly 50 - 50 65 - 65
c. Sunflower 100 - 100 17 - 17
d. Castor 9 - 9 19 - 19
2. Cotton 1.3 1.3 4 - 4
Source: Director of Agriculture, Chennai-600 005.

132 AGRICULTURE
4.17 PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF BREEDER SEEDS
FROM
TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY + GOI
Distribution
Indent for 2020-21
upto March 2021
(in Kgs))
(in Kgs)
Crop Depart- Depart-
ment ment
Private Total Private Total
(State+ (State+
GOI) GOI)
Paddy 12150 - 12150 12150 - 12150
Millets 1291 - 1291 1291 - 1291
Pulses 7330 - 7330 7330 - 7330
Oilseeds 125286 - 125286 125286 - 125286
Cotton 16 - 16 16 - 16
Forage NA - NA NA - NA
Crops
Vegetable NA - NA NA - NA
Crops
Total 146073 146073 146073 146073
Source: Director of Agriculture, Chennai-5

AGRICULTURE 133
4.18 REGULATED MARKETS. CHECK POSTS. RURAL GODOWNS. COMMERCIAL
GRADING CENTRES. KAPAS GRADING CENTRES IN TAMIL NADU -2021-22
Regulated Markets
Regulated
Regulated
Market
No.of Sub
Quantity of
Markets
Markets
District Receipt
No.of
Committees Arrival Rs.in
(MT) lakhs
1 2 3 5 6
1. Kancheepuram Kancheepuram 3 - 54923 338.68
2. Chengalpattu m 4 -
3. Thiruvallur 8 -
4. Vellore Vellore 3 1 73343 210.6
5. Ranipet 3 -
6. Thiruppathur - 6 - - -
7. Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai 18 2 11626 211.67
8. Cuddalore Cuddalore 11 1 45436 165.49
9. Villupuram Villupuram 11 1 74798 296.18
10 Kallakurichi Kallakurichi 8 1 15900 68.63
11 Salem Salem 14 - 85450 284.37
12 Namakkal Namakkal 6 - 26055 204.91
13 Dharmapuri Dharmapuri 7 - 33166 121.44
14 Krishnagiri 9 - - -
15 Erode Erode 18 1 86197 541.55
16 Coimbatore Coimbatore 10 - 26719 365.78
17 Tiruppur Tiruppur 15 - 75120 675.24
18 The Nilgiris The Nilgiris 4 - 1017 10.72
19 Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli 10 - 20212 60.79

20 Karur - 4 - - -
21 Perambalur Perambalur 2 - 12113 86.20
22 Ariyalur - 4 - - -
23 Pudukkottai Pudukkottai 10 - 23616 61.55
24 Thanjavur Thanjavur 13 1 24065 104.31
25 Nagapattinam Nagapattinam 4 1 13637 47.62
26 Mayiladuthurai 4 -
27 Thiruvarur Thiruvarur 8 1 13007 36.86
28 Madurai Madurai 6 - 110659 308.47
29 Theni Theni 7 - 40815 83.57
30 Dindigul Dindigul 8 - 43767 150.80
31 Ramnad Ramnad 6 - 10006 305.43
32 Virudhunagar Virudhunagar 7 - 31213 110.01
33 Sivagangai Sivagangai 7 - 18710 47.17
34 Tirunelveli Tirunelveli 4 - 59697 200.86
35 Thenkasi - 7 - - -
36 Thoothukkudi - 9 - - -
37 Kanniyakumari Kanniyakumari 6 - 7727 157.05
Total 284 10 1137892 5055.42

134 AGRICULTURE
4.18 REGULATED MARKETS. CHECK POSTS. RURAL GODOWNS.
COMMERCIAL GRADING CENTRES. KAPAS GRADING IN TAMIL NADU 2021-22
(Contd.)
Rural Commer Kapas
Tabacco
Name of the Check Godown cial Grading
Grading
Districts Post Grading Centre
Centre
Centre
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Kancheepuram 7 - - -
2. Chengalpattu 2 - - -
3. Thiruvallur 10 - - -
4. Vellore 8 - - -
5. Ranipet 10 - - -
6. Thiruppathur 8
7. Tiruvannamalai 31 - - -
8. Cuddalore 14 - - -
9. Villupuram 17 - - -
10. Kallakurichi 16
11. Salem 17 - - -
12. Namakkal 8 - - -
13. Dharmapuri 8 - - -
14. Krishnagiri 10 - - -
15. Erode 40 - - -
16. Coimbatore 31 - - -
17. Tiruppur 59 - - -
No Check Post
18. The Nilgiris - - - -

19. Tiruchirappalli 14 - - -
20. Karur 2 - - -
21. Perambalur 2 - - -
22. Ariyalur 5 - - -
23. Pudukkottai 6 - - -
24. Thanjavur 28 - - -
25. Nagapattinam 13 - - -
26. Mayiladuthurai 4 - - -
27. Thiruvarur 17 - - -
28. Madurai 13 - - -
29. Theni 12 - - -
30. Dindigul 14 - - -
31. Ramnad 9 - - -
32. Virudhunagar 15 - - -
33. Sivagangai 17 - - -
34. Tirunelveli 8 - - -
35. Thenkasi 6 - - -
36. Thoothukkudi 18 - - -
37. Kanniyakumari 11 - - -
Total 510 - - -
Source: Director of Agricultural Marketing and Agricultural Business, Chennai-32
AGRICULTURE 135
4.19 PRIME MINISTER FASAL BIMA YOJANA (PMFBY)
Season: Kharif Year: 2020-21

No.of No.of No. of Crop Cutting
Sl.
Crop Notified Notified experiments planned
No.
Firkas Villages FIRKAS VILLAGES
1. Paddy K/K/S - 5536 - 22144
2. Maize - 1783 - 7132
3. Ragi 105 - 1050 -
4. Cumbu 144 - 1440 -
5. Cholam 358 - 3580 -
6. Redgram - 1483 - 5932
7. Blackgram - 1080 - 4320
8. Greengram - 508 - 2032
9. Groundnut - 4257 - 17028
10. Gingelly 126 - 1260 -
11. Cowpea 24 - 240 -
12. Cotton - 1025 - 4100
13. Samai 10 - 100 -
14. Horsegram 16 - 160 -
15 Sunflower 2 - 20 -
16 Banana - 873 - 3492
17 Tapioca - 254 - 1016
18 Turmeric - 602 - 2408
19 Onion - 285 - 1140
20 Potato - 35 - 140
21 Red Chillies - 7 - 28
22 Tomato - 98 - 392
23 Garlic - 6 - 24
24 Carrot - 19 - 76
25 Ginger - 7 - 28
26 Brinjal - 25 - 100
27 Lady’s finger - 16 - 64
28 Cabbage - 9 - 36
29 Grapes - - - -
30 Guava - - - -
31 Mango - - - -
Total 785 17908 7850 71632

136 AGRICULTURE
4.19 PRIME MINISTER FASAL BIMA YOJANA (PMFBY) (Contd.)
No.of No.of
No. of crop cutting
Season /Crop notified notified
experiments planned
firkas villages
SPECIAL SEASON-2020-21 Firkas Villages

Paddy Samba 306 9630 3060 38520
Cotton 92 - 920 -
Onion 17 - 170 -
Maize 89 148 890 592
RABI SEASON
Paddy N/k 125 3513 1250 14052
Maize 276 496 2760 1984
Ragi 81 - 810 -
Cumbu 82 - 820 -
Cholam 226 327 2260 1308
Redgram 51 - 510 -
Blackgram 448 - 4480 -
Greengram 166 - 1660 -
Groundnut 531 416 5310 1664
Gingelly 239 - 2390 -
Cowpea 8 - 80 -
Cotton 172 - 1720 -
Bengalgram 9 - 90 -
Horsegram 1 - 10 -
Sunflower 34 - 340 -
Rice fallow Blackgram 83 - 830 -
Rice fallow Greengram 58 - 580 -
Sugarcane 586 - 5860 -
Rice fallow cotton 42 - 420 -
Banana 287 - 2870 -
Tapioca 224 - 2240 -
Onion 138 - 1380 -
Potato 15 - 150 -
Red Chillies 119 - 1190
Tomato 74 - 740 -
Garlic 6 - 60 -
Carrot 9 - 90 -
Ginger 4 - 40 -
Brinjal 24 - 240 -
Lady’s finger 11 - 110 -
Cabbage 13 - 130 -
Coriander 39 - 390 -
Total 4685 14530 46850 58120

AGRICULTURE 137
4.19 PRIME MINISTER FASAL BIMA YOJANA 2020-21 (PMFBY) (Contd.)
No. of farmers No.of Claims

S.N District Enrolled (Agri farmer (Rs. in
& Hort) benefitted Crores)
1 Tiruvarur 188578 142914 332.280
2 Karur 19220 11837 16.517
3 Salem 30291 10729 6.886
4 Krishnagiri 5308 4286 2.091
5 Kanyakumari 4045 3848 1.674
6 Nagapattinam 270937 96774 243.072
7 Tirupur 13118 1477 3.274
8 Dindigul 42123 5243 10.834
9 Ariyalur 52243 54603 59.228
10 Kancheepuram 18282 14188 33.223
11 Chengalpattu 7160 3307 4.860
12 Thoothukudi 343679 61985 127.401
13 Madurai 28369 23717 29.384
14 Thanjavur 161919 161068 475.473
15 The Nilgiris 494 7 0.006
16 Theni 144327 290 0.684
17 Ramnad 34364 19065 33.141
18 Tiruchirapalli 172810 27561 77.128
19 Tiruvannamalai 15390 45905 75.154
20 Vellore 36005 9505 17.607
21 Ranipet 444 15144 21.681
22 Tirupathur 21695 328 0.611
23 Dharmapuri 77310 9762 14.582
24 Pudukottai 188348 51640 100.893
25 Villupuram 55881 93540 128.275
26 Kallakurichi 84276 51820 63.584
27 Virudhunagar 107145 52688 92.000
28 Namakkal 46364 37068 30.688
29 Perambalur 88854 18004 33.181
30 Sivagangai 21777 22558 35.588
31 Tirunelveli 116627 6329 17.296
32 Tenkasi 342447 4933 6.450
33 Cuddalore 33017 83416 224.902
34 Tiruvallur 1841 31235 83.873
35 Erode 3808 830 2.418
36 Coimbatore 1777 1735 2.979
Grand Total 2780273 1179339 2408.917
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai – 6.

138 AGRICULTURE
4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY
DISTRICTS
A. BANANA - Kharif Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Average
District Production
Crop Report Yield per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 37 1492 39896.494
2 Kancheepuram 143 5683 39896.494
3 Chengalpattu 171 6835 39896.494
4 Thiruvallur 717 28612 39896.494
5 Cuddalore 5182 263506 50855.530
6 Villupuram 1148 51062 44460.000
7 Kallakurichi 491 19606 39896.494
8 Vellore 1581 77506 49010.000
9 Ranipet 1199 47835 39896.000
10 Thirupattur 1080 44662 41337.000
11 Thiruvannamalai 3281 100690 30688.889
12 Salem 2324 71155 30620.000
13 Namakkal 2424 94091 38816.317
14 Dharmapuri 329 13131 39896.494
15 Krishnagiri 513 20458 39896.494
16 Coimbatore 7012 285061 40656.215
17 Tiruppur 1903 92830 48788.000
18 Erode 15272 560756 36718.968
19 Tiruchirapalli 6113 224065 36654.190
20 Karur 2593 94517 36448.667
21 Perambalur 236 9430 39896.494
22 Ariyalur 176 7001 39896.494
23 Pudukkottai 2208 134321 60842.344
24 Thanjavur 3989 28780 7215.000
25 Thiruvarur 385 15360 39896.494
26 Nagappattinam 69 2754 39896.494
27 Mailaduthurai 579 23086 39896.494
28 Madurai 3080 163101 52959.333
29 Theni 6122 421134 68789.738
30 Dindigul 3786 154909 40919.422
31 Ramanathapuram 101 4033 39896.494
32 Virudhunagar 1103 44708 40531.000
33 Sivagangai 1352 60283 44575.333
34 Thirunelveli 5663 163082 28797.297
35 Tenkasi 1339 53414 39896.494
36 Thoothukudi 8283 355313 42898.050
37 The Nilgiris 597 23846 39896.494
38 Kanyakumari 5063 127537 25189.192
STATE TOTAL 97644 3895645 39896.494

AGRICULTURE 139
4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS
(Contd.)
B. BRINJAL –Kharif & Rabi Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
Season and Crop Average
District Production
Report Yield per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 1 15 12876.738
2 Kancheepuram 179 2305 12876.738
3 Chengalpattu 406 5225 12876.738
4 Thiruvallur 593 2945 4969.619
5 Cuddalore 706 9090 12876.738
6 Villupuram 714 8511 11920.000
7 Kallakurichi 1076 10071 9362.000
8 Vellore 859 5649 6575.261
9 Ranipet 904 11645 12876.738
10 Thirupattur 760 9785 12876.738
12 Salem 3516 44225 12578.496
13 Namakkal 829 11621 14023.500
14 Dharmapuri 4477 67171 15003.002
15 Krishnagiri 1936 29796 15390.545
16 Coimbatore 524 13480 25708.250
17 Tiruppur 258 3327 12876.738
18 Erode 376 4845 12876.738
19 Tiruchirapalli 641 8248 12876.738
20 Karur 548 7051 12876.738
21 Perambalur 85 1099 12876.738
22 Ariyalur 385 4954 12876.738
23 Pudukkottai 575 7398 12876.737
24 Thanjavur 256 3300 12876.738
25 Thiruvarur 191 2465 12876.738
26 Nagappattinam 149 1919 12876.738
27 Mailaduthurai 51 651 12876.738
28 Madurai 415 3486 8390.000
29 Theni 407 8189 20112.500
30 Dindigul 988 15159 15336.143
31 Ramanathapuram 64 823 12876.738
32 Virudhunagar 218 2801 12876.738
33 Sivagangai 246 3173 12876.738
34 Thirunelveli 180 2317 12876.738
35 Tenkasi 221 2844 12876.738
36 Thoothukudi 306 3930 12876.738
37 The Nilgiris 3 37 12876.738
38 Kanyakumari 15 194 12876.738
STATE TOTAL 26874 346053 12876.736

140 AGRICULTURE
4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS (Contd.)
C. SWEET POTATO – Rabi Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
Season and Average
District Production
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
2 Kancheepuram 0 0 0
3 Chengalpattu 1 15 18692.463
4 Thiruvallur 142 3554 25000.000
5 Cuddalore 31 325 10531.250
6 Villupuram 6 117 18692.463
7 Kallakurichi 35 648 18692.463
8 Vellore 0 0 0
9 Ranipet 4 69 18692.463
10 Thirupattur 3 64 18692.463
12 Salem 4 75 18692.463
13 Namakkal 5 93 18692.463
14 Dharmapuri 51 953 18692.463
15 Krishnagiri 0 0 0
16 Coimbatore 1 19 18692.463
17 Tiruppur 0 0 0
18 Erode 14 254 18692.463
19 Tiruchirapalli 5 94 18692.463
20 Karur 104 2021 19440.625
21 Perambalur 0 0 0
22 Ariyalur 3 61 18692.463
23 Pudukkottai 22 411 18692.463
24 Thanjavur 0 7 18692.463
25 Thiruvarur 19 355 18692.463
26 Nagappattinam 0 0 0
27 Mailaduthurai 0 0 0
28 Madurai 19 192 10229.167
29 Theni 1 19 18692.463
30 Dindigul 13 252 18692.463
32 Virudhunagar 23 518 22312.500
33 Sivagangai 2 33 18692.463
34 Thirunelveli 25 762 30937.500
35 Tenkasi 1 21 18692.463
36 Thoothukudi 14 262 18692463
37 The Nilgiris 0 0 0
38 Kanyakumari 0 0 0
STATE TOTAL 691 12920 18692.463

AGRICULTURE 141
D. CABBAGE – Kharif & Rabi Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
Season and Average
District Production
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
3 Chengalpattu 0 0 0
4 Thiruvallur 0 0 0
5 Cuddalore 13 842 67835.765
6 Villupuram 2 155 67835.765
7 Kallakurichi 1 95 67835.765
8 Vellore 0 0 0
9 Ranipet 0 0 0
10 Thirupattur 0 0 0
12 Salem 149 10101 67835.765
13 Namakkal 35 2374 67835.765
14 Dharmapuri 8 543 67835.765
15 Krishnagiri 2576 176498 68508.333
16 Coimbatore 22 1514 67835.765
17 Tiruppur 7 441 67835.765
18 Erode 327 21008 64237.500
19 Tiruchirapalli 0 0 0
20 Karur 0 0 0
21 Perambalur 0 0 0
22 Ariyalur 1 91 67835.765
23 Pudukkottai 0 0 0
24 Thanjavur 0 0 0
25 Thiruvarur 0 0 0
28 Madurai 1 30 67835.765
29 Theni 151 3886 25725.000
30 Dindigul 88 5969 67835.765
31 Ramanathapuram 0 0 0
32 Virudhunagar 0 0 0
33 Sivagangai 0 0 0
34 Thirunelveli 0 0 0
35 Tenkasi 0 0 0
36 Thoothukudi 0 0 0
37 The Nilgiris 330 28194 85426.222
STATE TOTAL 3715 251982 67835.765

142 AGRICULTURE
E. TOMATO – Kharif & Rabi Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
Season and Average
District Production
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
2 Kancheepuram 9 185 20820.060
4 Thiruvallur 2 36 20820.060
5 Cuddalore 2 49 20820.060
6 Villupuram 10 211 20820.060
7 Kallakurichi 563 11731 20820.060
8 Vellore 714 4934 6911.000
9 Ranipet 44 916 20820.060
10 Thirupattur 1229 25580 20820.060
12 Salem 5000 62455 12491.315
13 Namakkal 918 19113 20820.060
14 Dharmapuri 13542 340311 25130.797
15 Krishnagiri 10845 251697 23208.103
16 Coimbatore 2034 62090 30525.143
17 Tiruppur 2399 16216 6760.000
18 Erode 449 9352 20820.060
19 Tiruchirapalli 405 8439 20820.060
20 Karur 237 4939 20820.060
21 Perambalur 90 1880 20820.060
22 Ariyalur 24 493 20820.060
23 Pudukkottai 26 543 20820.060
24 Thanjavur 1 21 20820.060
25 Thiruvarur 2 42 20820.060
26 Nagappattinam 0 2 20820.060
27 Mailaduthurai 1 13 20820.060
28 Madurai 304 6337 20820.060
29 Theni 1678 36398 21686.250
30 Dindigul 2501 31903 12756.352
32 Virudhunagar 183 3815 20820.060
33 Sivagangai 86 1796 20820.060
34 Thirunelveli 103 2142 20820.060
35 Tenkasi 351 7298 20820.060
36 Thoothukudi 67 1398 20820.060
37 The Nilgiris 1 14 20820.060
38 Kanyakumari 7 137 20820.060
STATE TOTAL 44918 935194 20820.060

AGRICULTURE 143
4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS
(Contd.)
F. PINEAPPLE – Kharif Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
4 Thiruvallur 0 0 0
5 Cuddalore 0 0 0
6 Villupuram 1 40 40416.216
7 Kallakurichi 0 0 0
8 Vellore 0 0 0
9 Ranipet 0 0 0
11 Thiruvannamalai 0 0 0
12 Salem 0 0 0
13 Namakkal 833 27819 33396.154
14 Dharmapuri 0 0 0
15 Krishnagiri 0 0 0
16 Coimbatore 0 0 0
17 Tiruppur 0 0 0
18 Erode 0 0 0
20 Karur 0 0 0
21 Perambalur 0 2 40416.216
22 Ariyalur 0 0 0
24 Thanjavur 0 0 40416.216
25 Thiruvarur 2 81 40416.216
28 Madurai 0 0 0
29 Theni 0 0 0
30 Dindigul 0 16 40416.216
33 Sivagangai 0 0 0
35 Tenkasi 0 0 0
36 Thoothukudi 0 2 40416.216
38 Kanyakumari 188 13436 71559.995
STATE TOTAL 1025 41439 40416.216

144 AGRICULTURE
DISTRICTS (Contd.)
G. LADIES FINGER – Kharif & Rabi Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
Season and Average
District Production
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 2 18 8924.744
2 Kancheepuram 128 1143 8924.744
3 Chengalpattu 242 2157 8924.744
4 Thiruvallur 636 3875 6093.000
5 Cuddalore 370 3302 8924.744
6 Villupuram 653 7433 11387.000
7 Kallakurichi 1004 8962 8924.744
8 Vellore 615 4061 6602.000
9 Ranipet 900 8037 8924.744
10 Thirupattur 688 6137 8924.744
12 Salem 3739 38096 10189.414
13 Namakkal 606 5478 9040.800
14 Dharmapuri 4883 41660 8531.428
15 Krishnagiri 717 7025 9790.024
16 Coimbatore 586 11655 19918.667
17 Tiruppur 156 1390 8924.744
18 Erode 601 5360 8924.744
20 Karur 346 3087 8924.744
21 Perambalur 26 234 8924.744
22 Ariyalur 234 2086 8924.744
23 Pudukkottai 343 3062 8924.744
24 Thanjavur 136 1216 8924.744
25 Thiruvarur 165 1472 8924.744
26 Nagappattinam 100 892 8924.744
28 Madurai 554 2457 4431.111
29 Theni 298 5937 19884.750
30 Dindigul 430 3315 7717.444
32 Virudhunagar 144 1282 8924.744
33 Sivagangai 190 1696 8924.744
34 Thirunelveli 134 1197 8924.744
35 Tenkasi 253 1435 5670.333
36 Thoothukudi 314 2808 8924.744
38 Kanyakumari 33 295 8924.744
STATE TOTAL 22876 204166 8925.744

AGRICULTURE 145
H. GRAPE – Kharif Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21
Estimated
Season and Average
District Production
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
4 Thiruvallur 0 0 0
5 Cuddalore 0 0 0
6 Villupuram 0 0 0
8 Vellore 1 30 24152.184
9 Ranipet 0 0 0
10 Thirupattur 1 36 24152.184
12 Salem 0 5 24152.184
13 Namakkal 1 24 24152.184
14 Dharmapuri 1 24 24152.184
15 Krishnagiri 15 361 24152.184
16 Coimbatore 45 1079 24152.184
17 Tiruppur 0 7 24152.184
18 Erode 0 0 0
20 Karur 0 1 24152.184
21 Perambalur 0 0 0
22 Ariyalur 0 1 24152.184
23 Pudukkottai 1 13 24152.184
24 Thanjavur 0 0 0
25 Thiruvarur 0 0 0
28 Madurai 2 38 24152.184
29 Theni 1796 42041 23403.880
30 Dindigul 195 6063 31031.972
33 Sivagangai 2 51 24152.184
34 Thirunelveli 1 22 24152.184
35 Tenkasi 4 89 24152.184
36 Thoothukudi 1 16 24152.184
37 The Nilgiris 1 24 24152.184
STATE TOTAL 2070 50009 24152.184

146 AGRICULTURE
DISTRICTS (Contd.)
I. MANGO-Kharif Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 75 329 4378.500
2 Kancheepuram 1075 2587 2408.180
3 Chengalpattu 3283 14374 4378.500
4 Thiruvallur 11059 99754 9020.279
5 Cuddalore 495 2167 4378.500
6 Villupuram 1801 24683 13708.191
7 Kallakurichi 310 1356 4378.500
8 Vellore 5808 25659 4418.351
9 Ranipet 942 4125 4379.000
10 Thirupattur 6243 41608 6665.000
12 Salem 6021 25646 4259.417
13 Namakkal 2244 13073 5825.641
14 Dharmapuri 16509 55807 3380.322
15 Krishnagiri 31176 99378 3187.617
16 Coimbatore 2501 6175 2468.273
17 Tiruppur 1543 7803 5056.246
18 Erode 730 3197 4378.500
19 Tiruchirapalli 1864 22257 11942.132
20 Karur 819 3588 4378.500
21 Perambalur 148 646 4378.500
22 Ariyalur 567 2482 4378.500
23 Pudukkottai 987 4322 4378.500
24 Thanjavur 786 289 367.869
25 Thiruvarur 181 792 4378.500
26 Nagappattinam 2252 14823 6582.576
27 Mailaduthurai 489 2144 4378.500
28 Madurai 5791 12478 2155.003
29 Theni 9385 34992 3728.485
30 Dindigul 15816 59690 3773.867
32 Virudhunagar 3474 10207 2938.713
33 Sivagangai 2336 2521 1078.947
34 Thirunelveli 1651 7472 4525.305
35 Tenkasi 4095 17931 4378.500
36 Thoothukudi 642 2809 4378.500
37 The Nilgiris 19 84 4378.500
38 Kanyakumari 1201 4649 3869.390
STATE TOTAL 146071 639574 4378.500

AGRICULTURE 147
J. JACK -Kharif Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
3 Chengalpattu 57 1272 21697.880
4 Thiruvallur 9 194 21697.880
5 Cuddalore 718 26034 36275.765
6 Villupuram 25 535 21697.880
7 Kallakurichi 25 535 21697.880
8 Vellore 0 0 0
9 Ranipet 4 70 21697.880
10 Thirupattur 30 204 6745.000
12 Salem 131 1758 13456.693
13 Namakkal 258 424 1640.751
14 Dharmapuri 27 587 21697.880
15 Krishnagiri 37 800 21697.880
16 Coimbatore 18 406 21697.880
17 Tiruppur 10 220 21697.880
18 Erode 24 520 21697.880
20 Karur 16 335 21697.880
21 Perambalur 5 128 21697.880
22 Ariyalur 129 479 3709.417
23 Pudukkottai 226 1362 6033.103
24 Thanjavur 67 115 1720.000
25 Thiruvarur 40 869 21697.880
28 Madurai 18 396 21697.880
29 Theni 52 1127 21697.880
30 Dindigul 382 15527 40594.284
32 Virudhunagar 22 469 21697.880
33 Sivagangai 27 590 21697.880
34 Thirunelveli 31 672 21697.880
35 Tenkasi 47 1023 21697.880
36 Thoothukudi 5 103 21697.880
37 The Nilgiris 85 1846 21697.880
38 Kanyakumari 567 8505 15019.954
STATE TOTAL 3180 69007 21697.880

148 AGRICULTURE
K. GUAVA -Kharif Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 1 0
2 Kancheepuram 105 748 7146.650
3 Chengalpattu 117 841 7146.650
4 Thiruvallur 302 2158 7146.650
5 Cuddalore 1087 1676 1542.061
6 Villupuram 1144 8177 7146.650
8 Vellore 737 6549 8883.438
9 Ranipet 98 702 7147.000
10 Thirupattur 313 1283 4097.000
12 Salem 275 7202 26183.031
13 Namakkal 177 1265 7146.650
14 Dharmapuri 404 2077 5146.000
15 Krishnagiri 142 1012 7146.650
16 Coimbatore 124 883 7146.650
17 Tiruppur 177 1271 7146.650
18 Erode 143 1021 7146.650
19 Tiruchirapalli 273 4087 14964.287
20 Karur 135 967 7146.650
21 Perambalur 33 235 7146.650
22 Ariyalur 50 357 7146.650
23 Pudukkottai 144 1028 7146.650
24 Thanjavur 153 1097 7146.650
25 Thiruvarur 24 174 7146.650
28 Madurai 1533 2717 1772.140
29 Theni 538 5399 10046.256
30 Dindigul 1938 28558 14737.929
32 Virudhunagar 1214 3007 2476.313
33 Sivagangai 215 1534 7146.650
34 Thirunelveli 276 1754 6342.071
35 Tenkasi 308 2197 7146.650
36 Thoothukudi 365 126 344.468
37 The Nilgiris 16 113 7146.650
38 Kanyakumari 31 217 7146.650
STATE TOTAL 12958 92609 7146.650

AGRICULTURE 149
L. LEMON-Kharif Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
4 Thiruvallur 34 100 2958.696
5 Cuddalore 117 347 2958.696
6 Villupuram 80 238 2958.696
8 Vellore 84 250 2958.696
9 Ranipet 24 72 2958.696
10 Thirupattur 123 264 2137.778
12 Salem 123 362 2958.696
13 Namakkal 113 335 2958.696
14 Dharmapuri 30 90 2958.696
15 Krishnagiri 29 88 2958.696
16 Coimbatore 122 361 2958.696
17 Tiruppur 102 301 2958.696
18 Erode 115 342 2958.696
19 Tiruchirapalli 1023 4873 4764.664
20 Karur 70 206 2958.696
21 Perambalur 306 261 852.041
22 Ariyalur 72 212 2958.696
23 Pudukkottai 417 19 45.755
24 Thanjavur 50 147 2958.696
25 Thiruvarur 59 175 2958.696
28 Madurai 356 1054 2958.696
29 Theni 748 557 744.604
30 Dindigul 2388 18441 7720.695
32 Virudhunagar 676 1979 2927.819
33 Sivagangai 133 395 2958.696
34 Thirunelveli 272 1491 5490.745
35 Tenkasi 3057 386 126.362
36 Thoothukudi 679 397 584.754
37 The Nilgiris 27 79 2958.696
38 Kanyakumari 9 25 2958.696
STATE TOTAL 11757 34786 2958.696

150 AGRICULTURE

M. ORANGE -Kharif Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21
Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
4 Thiruvallur 0 0 1623.174
5 Cuddalore 1 2 1623.174
6 Villupuram 0 0 1623.174
8 Vellore 0 0 0
9 Ranipet 0 0 0
12 Salem 11 18 1623.174
13 Namakkal 18 29 1623.174
14 Dharmapuri 16 49 3078.846
15 Krishnagiri 1 2 1623.174
16 Coimbatore 3 6 1623.174
17 Tiruppur 0 0 1623.174
18 Erode 3 5 1623.174
20 Karur 1 1 1623.174
21 Perambalur 0 0 1623.174
22 Ariyalur 0 0 0
23 Pudukkottai 0 0 1623.174
24 Thanjavur 0 0 1623.174
25 Thiruvarur 0 0 0
28 Madurai 1 2 1623.174
29 Theni 33 54 1623.174
30 Dindigul 1337 2146 1605.750
32 Virudhunagar 5 7 1623.174
33 Sivagangai 1 1 1623.174
35 Tenkasi 1 2 1623.174
36 Thoothukudi 1 2 1623.174
37 The Nilgiris 93 150 1623.174
38 Kanyakumari 3 4 1623.174
STATE TOTAL 1537 2492 1623.174

AGRICULTURE 151
4.20(A) AREA AND PRODUCTION OF MINOR CROPS BY DISTRICTS
A. CHILLIES - Rabi Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 1 57 461.998
2 Kancheepuram 123 461.998
4 Thiruvallur 697 577 828.591
5 Cuddalore 666 308 461.998
6 Villupuram 407 188 461.998
8 Vellore 636 798 1253.45
9 Ranipet 957 318 461.998
10 Thirupattur 687 442 461.998
12 Salem 1643 919 559.378
13 Namakkal 537 248 461.998
14 Dharmapuri 1013 468 461.998
15 Krishnagiri 1315 647 491.750
16 Coimbatore 0 0 0
17 Tiruppur 835 173 206.888
18 Erode 336 155 461.998
20 Karur 657 304 461.998
21 Perambalur 221 102 461.998
22 Ariyalur 261 121 461.998
23 Pudukkottai 309 143 461.998
24 Thanjavur 64 29 461.998
25 Thiruvarur 30 14 461.998
28 Madurai 529 1269 2399.83
29 Theni 0 0 0
30 Dindigul 1642 2173 1323.300
31 Ramanathapuram 15939 2010 126.098
32 Virudhunagar 1164 470 403.438
33 Sivagangai 5064 674 133.154
35 Tenkasi 328 151 461.998
36 Thoothukudi 13689 2089 152.574
37 The Nilgiris 6 3 461.998
STATE TOTAL 54232 25057 461.998

152 AGRICULTURE
(Contd.)
B. ONION – Kharif & Rabi combined Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
5 Cuddalore 96 843 8718.644
6 Villupuram 121 1046 8672.463
7 Kallakurichi 1632 12368 7577.195
8 Vellore 13 80 5903.154
9 Ranipet 3 16 5553.730
10 Thirupattur 41 294 7165.789
12 Salem 2751 27765 10096.918
13 Namakkal 5694 56080 9850.034
14 Dharmapuri 1179 13394 11358.995
15 Krishnagiri 48 379 7882.416
16 Coimbatore 2039 29596 14508.799
17 Tiruppur 3126 17047 5454.035
18 Erode 2257 16048 7110.661
19 Tiruchirapalli 5377 53257 9905.210
20 Karur 807 5312 6580.245
21 Perambalur 9555 55148 5771.488
22 Ariyalur 72 664 9249.158
23 Pudukkottai 74 540 7303.857
24 Thanjavur 42 399 9506.198
25 Thiruvarur 2 11 5553.730
28 Madurai 624 5505 8820.975
29 Theni 864 5165 5978.495
30 Dindigul 4293 31149 7254.978
32 Virudhunagar 2670 2463 921.998
33 Sivagangai 183 1200 6581.905
34 Thirunelveli 44 390 8866.780
35 Tenkasi 1534 14693 9580.127
36 Thoothukudi 5388 3100 575.447
36
37 The Nilgiris 1 11 6562.763
STATE TOTAL 51027 356939 6995.068

AGRICULTURE 153
4.20(A) AREA AND PRODUCTION OF MINOR CROPS BY DISTRICTS (Contd.)
C TURMERIC – Kharif Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 1 4709.919
4 Thiruvallur 26 122 4709.919
5 Cuddalore 209 985 4709.919
6 Villupuram 4 11 2856.690
7 Kallakurichi 2154 9045 4199.725
8 Vellore 172 809 4709.919
9 Ranipet 173 816 4709.919
10 Thirupattur 49 230 4709.919
12 Salem 3302 14005 4241.148
13 Namakkal 1396 9233 6616.499
14 Dharmapuri 6704 28217 4209.245
15 Krishnagiri 672 1584 2358.391
16 Coimbatore 346 1632 4709.919
17 Tiruppur 209 1020 4890.900
18 Erode 4259 24118 5662.805
20 Karur 68 321 4709.919
21 Perambalur 516 3265 6324.142
22 Ariyalur 6 29 4709.919
23 Pudukkottai 22 102 4709.919
24 Thanjavur 10 49 4709.919
25 Thiruvarur 5 23 4709.919
28 Madurai 5 21 4709.919
29 Theni 1 8 4709.919
30 Dindigul 5 22 4709.919
33 Sivagangai 5 25 4709.919
35 Tenkasi 0 1 4709.919
36 Thoothukudi 3 15 4709.919
37 The Nilgiris 8 37 4709.919
STATE TOTAL 20771 97830 4709.919

154 AGRICULTURE
D. TAPIOCA – Kharif Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
3 Chengalpattu 24 1030 42547.436
4 Thiruvallur 41 1741 42547.436
5 Cuddalore 5607 178566 31849.517
6 Villupuram 1311 42568 32464.431
7 Kallakurichi 12913 549436 42547.436
8 Vellore 10 425 42547.436
9 Ranipet 2 68 42547.436
10 Thirupattur 100 4253 42547.436
12 Salem 11489 507757 44197.601
13 Namakkal 19166 886113 46234.123
14 Dharmapuri 13150 564806 42951.611
15 Krishnagiri 546 23232 42547.436
16 Coimbatore 1086 46179 42547.436
17 Tiruppur 902 42758 47387.500
18 Erode 10184 378646 37180.355
19 Tiruchirapalli 4257 176354 41422.755
20 Karur 1208 43430 35937.500
21 Perambalur 1945 56167 28875.000
22 Ariyalur 319 13554 42547.436
23 Pudukkottai 786 33433 42547.436
24 Thanjavur 820 34904 42547.436
25 Thiruvarur 168 7148 42547.436
27 Mailaduthurai 105 4461 42547.436
28 Madurai 34 1465 42547.436
29 Theni 125 5335 42547.436
30 Dindigul 157 6666 42547.436
32 Virudhunagar 53 2261 42547.436
33 Sivagangai 45 1929 42547.436
34 Thirunelveli 32 1367 42547.436
35 Tenkasi 76 3228 42547.436
36 Thoothukudi 3 116 42547.436
37 The Nilgiris 38 1626 42547.436
38 Kanyakumari 1438 61151 42547.436
STATE TOTAL 91506 3893338 42547.436

AGRICULTURE 155
E. POTATO – Kharif & Rabi combined Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
4 Thiruvallur 0 0 0
5 Cuddalore 0 0 0
6 Villupuram 0 0 0
8 Vellore 0 0 0
9 Ranipet 0 0 0
12 Salem 0 0 0
13 Namakkal 0 0 0
14 Dharmapuri 0 0 0
15 Krishnagiri 190 5839 30753.668
16 Coimbatore 0 0 0
17 Tiruppur 0 0 0
18 Erode 654 13348 20415.589
20 Karur 0 0 0
21 Perambalur 0 0 0
22 Ariyalur 0 0 0
24 Thanjavur 0 0 0
25 Thiruvarur 0 0 0
28 Madurai 0 0 0
29 Theni 0 0 0
30 Dindigul 2028 33260 16395.063
33 Sivagangai 0 8 18255.399
35 Tenkasi 0 0 0
37 The Nilgiris 919 20559 22384.770
STATE TOTAL 3791 73014 19258.807

156 AGRICULTURE
F. GINGER – Kharif Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
4 Thiruvallur 0 0 0
5 Cuddalore 0 0 0
6 Villupuram 0 0 0
8 Vellore 0 0 0
9 Ranipet 0 0 0
12 Salem 16 306 19127.948
13 Namakkal 0 0 0
14 Dharmapuri 0 0 0
15 Krishnagiri 3 57 19127.948
16 Coimbatore 22 411 19127.948
17 Tiruppur 0 0 0
18 Erode 38 718 18900.000
20 Karur 0 0 0
21 Perambalur 0 0 0
22 Ariyalur 0 0 0
24 Thanjavur 1 19 19127.948
25 Thiruvarur 0 0 0
28 Madurai 0 0 0
29 Theni 0 0 0
30 Dindigul 5 90 19127.948
33 Sivagangai 0 0 0
35 Tenkasi 1 8 19127.948
37 The Nilgiris 226 4334 19166.256
38 Kanyakumari 2 41 19127.948
STATE TOTAL 314 5991 19128.948

AGRICULTURE 157
G. CORIANDER – Rabi Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21

Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
5 Cuddalore 0 0 0
6 Villupuram 0 0 0
8 Vellore 33 6 174.596
9 Ranipet 9 1 174.596
10 Thirupattur 163 28 174.596
12 Salem 58 10 174.596
13 Namakkal 28 9 337.500
14 Dharmapuri 414 238 575.000
16 Coimbatore 143 37 262.186
17 Tiruppur 682 0 0
18 Erode 2 0 174.596
20 Karur 21 4 174.596
21 Perambalur 56 10 174.596
22 Ariyalur 14 2 174.596
23 Pudukkottai 16 3 174.596
24 Thanjavur 0 0 0
25 Thiruvarur 0 0 0
28 Madurai 53 9 174.596
29 Theni 0 0 0
30 Dindigul 9 2 174.596
32 Virudhunagar 1797 639 355.763
33 Sivagangai 1 0 174.596
35 Tenkasi 0 0 0
36 Thoothukudi 3672 316 86.054
STATE TOTAL 9334 1627 174.596

158 AGRICULTURE
(Contd.)
H. CASHEWNUT-Kharif Fasli: 1430 Year: 2020-21
Estimated
District Production
Report Yield per
(in Hect) (Tonnes)
(Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0 0 0
5 Cuddalore 29483 10065 341.372
6 Villupuram 3031 1145 377.847
7 Kallakurichi 1052 315 299.796
8 Vellore 3 1 299.796
9 Ranipet 20 6 299.796
10 Thirupattur 0 0 299.796
12 Salem 67 20 299.796
13 Namakkal 4 1 299.796
14 Dharmapuri 0 0 0
16 Coimbatore 28 8 299.796
17 Tiruppur 93 28 299.796
18 Erode 8 2 299.796
20 Karur 8 3 299.796
21 Perambalur 2 1 299.796
22 Ariyalur 30524 9730 318.786
23 Pudukkottai 5929 767 129.35
24 Thanjavur 1705 400 234.776
25 Thiruvarur 10 3 299.796
26 Nagappattinam 832 897 1078.571
28 Madurai 135 41 299.796
29 Theni 2835 210 74.120
30 Dindigul 270 81 299.796
33 Sivagangai 2838 88 30.889
35 Tenkasi 1767 240 135.931
36 Thoothukudi 426 128 299.796
38 Kanyakumari 846 254 299.796
STATE TOTAL 84924 25459 299.796

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AGRICULTURE 103

Western Zone Erode, Coimbatore, 1.Red Loamy

High Rainfall Zone Kanyakumari 1.Saline Coastal

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

4.2 LAND UTILISATION

2. By Village Papers 13033116 - 13033116 -

1. Forests 2156574 16.5 2156574 16.5

2. Barren and Unculturable

4. Culturable Waste 321968 2.5 325209 2.5

5. Permanent Pastures and

6. Land under misc. tree

7. Current fallow lands 920379 7.1 893065 6.9

8.Other fallow lands 1906243 14.6 1864691 14.3

9. Net area sown 4738297 36.4 4833296 37.1

Area sown more than once 1203837 9.2 1322435 10.1

Gross Area Sown 5942134 45.6 6155731 47.2

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

4.4 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2020-21

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

4.4 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2020-21 - (Contd.)

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

4.5 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS AS PERCENTAGES TO THE

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

4.5 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS AS PERCENTAGES

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

4.5 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS AS PERCENTAGES TO THE

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

4.6 PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2020-21 (Contd.)

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

4.6 PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2020-21 (Contd.)

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

4.6 PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2020-21 (Contd.)

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

STATE 13284215 100.00 242935 100.00

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

Statistical Hand Book of Tamil Nadu-2020-21

FERTILIZERS (MT) PESTICIDES

13. Tiruppur 18339 9347 9378 37065 28 14626

14. The Nilgiris 8910 2641 3504 15055 27 6507

15. Tiruchirappalli 21066 9487 8086 38639 51 19799

16. Karur 5453 2086 2338 9877 3 309

17. Perambalur 10028 4629 3418 18075 30 4244

18. Ariyalur 9680 4364 2532 16576 49 73359

19. Pudukkottai 16843 5784 4236 26862 31 23227

20. Thanjavur 32916 8102 9404 50422 29 1726

21. Nagapattinam 17542 7623 4284 29449 68 1164

22. Thiruvarur 27071 8202 6604 41877 42 3265

23. Madurai 15227 6356 5124 26707 58 43883

24. Theni 9478 5155 4363 18996 20 17047

26. Ramanathapuram 15120 6231 3669 25021 45 23484

27. Virudhunagar 8555 3656 2114 14325 21 12932

28. Sivaganga 13141 5424 2943 21508 15 13388

31. Kanniyakumari 7898 4427 3719 16044 43 9633