Table 1: State wise area, production and productivity under cotton in India.

S. No

States

Area (Lakh hectares)

Production (Lakh Bales)

Productivity (Kg/Ha)

Period I

Period II

% Change

Period I

Period II

% Change

Period I

Period II

% Change

1

Andhra Pradesh

6.12
(8.17)

10.52
(11.94)

71.96

9.29
(10.32)

21.22
(12.75)

128.41

257

336

30.52

2

Gujarat

12.22
(16.32)

18.09
(20.51)

47.95

15.82
(17.56)

43.49
(26.13)

174.96

218

383

75.99

3

Haryana

4.43
(5.91)

5.68
(6.44)

28.26

9.63
(10.69)

13.78
(8.28)

43.12

365

420

14.88

4

Karnataka

6.89
(9.20)

4.91
(5.56)

-28.79

7.23
(8.03)

7.04
(4.23)

-2.68

187

245

31.32

5

Madhya Pradesh

5.40
(7.21)

557
(6.32)

3.24

3.17
(3.52)

6.23
(3.75)

96.47

101

184

81.94

6

Maharashtra

26.63
(35.56)

30.45
(34.54)

14.37

16.59
(18.42)

33.94
(20.40)

104.56

106

189

77.61

7

Punjab

6.43
(8.59)

5.74
(6.52)

-10.66

17.03
(18.91)

16.21
(9.74)

-4.82

451

485

7.57

8

Rajasthan

4.08
(5.45)

4.79
(5.43)

17.40

6.76
(7.51)

8.20
(4.93)

21.19

277

306

10.24

9

Tamil Nadu

2.37
(3.16)

1.63
(1.85)

-31.28

4.00
(4.44)

2.82
(1.70)

-29.47

284

303

6.85

India

74.89
(100.00)

88.16
(100.00)

17.73

90.05
(100.00)

166.40
(100.00)

84.78

204

318

55.64