Question

Difference bw gross cropped area and net sown area

Answer 1

HEY....

GROSSS IS THE TOTAL

WHILE IT IS A LOT

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.