Question

define- net sown area? how is it different from gross sown area?how did it decrease

Answer 1

Net sown area is the total area under cultivation during a particular year , this land is cultivated twice or thrice in 2 to 3 years whereas gross cropped or gross sown area is the total area under cultivation along with the fallow land which was left fallow to regain its fertility .

Answer 2

Explanation:

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Net Sown Area

(i)Net sown area is the proportion of the total areas of the country which is used for growing crops.

(ii) Out of the known total area of 3046 lakh hectares the net sown area is 1411 lakh hectare. It is 46.32% of the total area.

(iii) The distribution of net sown area is

not uniform. In northern plains it is very high. In punjab it is 84% while in Mizoram it is 3.1%

Gross Cropped Area

(i)Gross cropped area is divided by net sown area. It includes the part of netsown area which is used for two or three crops in a year.

(ii) For example if 5 hectare net sown area is used for doubled cropping in a year, the gross cropping area will be 10 hectare.

(iii) Gross cropped area explain the intensity of cropping in a region. Punjab,Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, have the high gross cropped area. Rajasthan have the low gross cropped area.