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32. - Irrigated Area includes the does not include aerial spray
cultivated area actually irrigated and seed treatment.
at least o·nce during the census
year by artificial means. 39. Area Fertilized means the
area of a crop treated with
33. Perennial Canal Irrigated Area chemical fertilizer(s), before
means the area irrigated by and / or after sowing,
canal flowing round the year. irrespective of the number of
times it was fertilized.

34. Non-Perennial Canal Irrigated
40. Crop Seasons are :-
Area means the area irrigated
a) Kharif, and ;
by canal flowing seasonally, i.e.
b) Rabi
for a few months in a year.

. Kharif crops are sown in
35. Unirrigated Area includes the
summer and harvested in late
cultivated area not artificially
summer or early winter. The ·
irrigated. It depends for - I
important Kharif crops are
cultivation solely . on rain fall
, cotton, rice, sugarcane, maize,
·(barani or rainfed) or river floods
· jowar and bajra.
and seepage water (sailaba),
etc. Rabi crops are sown in winter

and harvested in late winter
36. Total Cropped Area means or during early summer. The
the aggregate area of crops important Rabi crops are wheat,
raised at a farm during the gram, barley, rapeseed and
census year including the area -mustard.
under orchards/ gardens.

41. o ·rchard Area · is the farm area
37. Crop Area Irrigated means compactly _ planted with fruit
area of a crop actually :rrigated trees. The important fruit trees
at least once by artificial are mango, citrus, guava, date,
mean(s). It also includes one or grape, apple, pear, plum,
more irrigations given as part of apricot and peach.
land preparation before sowing
of the crop. 42. Intensity Of Land Use
represents the cultivated area
38. Crop Area Covered With measured in terms of total
Plant Protection Measures culturable area multiplied by
means the area of a crop on 100, i.e.
which plant protection material
was applied / sprayed Intensity of Cultivated Area x100
Land use = - - -----
irrespective of the number of
Total Culturable Area
applications / sprays made. It

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