What is net sown area? Which areas of India have more net sown area?

Net sown area is the total area sown with crops and orchards. India’s total geographical area is 329 million hectares. Out of this 141 million hectare is the net sown area.

Haryana and Punjab have the highest net sown area. The total geographical area of Punjab is 5.036 million hectares and area under forest is 2, 93, 000 hectare and the net area sown is 4.023 million hectares. Crops grown in Punjab are rice, cotton, sugarcane and fruits.

The total geographical area of Haryana is 44.21 lakh hectares. The cultivated area is 38.09 lakh hectares and the net sown area is 35.56 lakh hectares. The main crops of Haryana are wheat, rice, millet, cotton, sugarcane and pulses.