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Contents Page
No.
4. AGRICULTURE
4.1 Soil Classification 103

4.2 Land Utilisation 104

4.3 Area, Production and Productivity of Principal Crops 107

4.4 Area under Principal Crops by Districts 108-111

4.5 Area under Principal Crops as Percentages to the Total 112-115

Area Sown by Districts
4.6 Production of Principal Crops by Districts 116-121

4.7 Agricultural Machinery and Implements 122

4.8 Consumption of Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides 123

4.9 Number of Operational Holdings 124

4.10 Area of Operational Holdings 125

4.11 Index Numbers of Agricultural Production and 126

Productivity
4.12 Time Series Data - Area of Important Crops in Tamil 127
Nadu
4.13 Time Series Data - Productivity and Production of 128-129
Important Crops in Tamil Nadu
4.14 Micro-Nutrient Mixtures Capacity, Production and 130
Distribution
4.15 Distribution of Quality Seeds 130

4.16 Seed Replacement by Crops 131

4.17 Production and Distribution of Breeder Seeds from 132

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
4.18 Regulated Markets, Check Posts, Rural Godowns, 133-134
Commercial Grading Centres and Kapas Grading
4.19 Centres
Prime in Tamil
Minister Nadu
Fasal Bima Yojana(PMFBY) 135-137

4.20 Area and Production of Horticultural Crops by 138-150

Districts
4.20(A) Area and Production of Minor Crops by Districts 151-158
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4. AGRICULTURE
4.1 SOIL CLASSIFICATION 2019-20

Agro Climatic
Areas in Tamil Nadu Soil Type
zones
North Eastern Chennai, Kancheepuram, 1.Red Sandy Loam
Zone
Tiruvallur, Cuddalore,
2.Clay Loam
Vellore, Villupuram and
3.Saline Coastal
Thiruvannamalai.
Alluvium

North Western Dharmapuri, Salem, 1. Non Calcareous Red

Zone
Namakkal and Krishnagiri
2. Non Calcareous brown

3. Calcareous Black

Western Zone Erode, Coimbatore, 1.Red Loamy

Tiruppur, Theni (Part),
2. Black
Karur (Part), Namakkal
(part), Dindigul (Part),
Perambalur and Ariyalur
Cauvery Delta Thanjavur, 1.Red Loamy (New
Zone Delta)
Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur,
Trichy, Karur (Part), 2.Alluvium (Old Delta)
Pudukkottai (Part) and
Cuddalore (Part).
Southern Zone Madurai, Sivagangai, 1.Coastal Alluviam
Ramanathapuram,
2.Black
Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli,
3.Red Sandy soil
Thoothukkudi,
Dindigul(Part) and 4.Deep Red soil
Pudukottai (Part)
High Rainfall Zone Kanyakumari 1.Saline Coastal

2.Alluvium

3.Deep Red Loam

Hilly Zone The Nilgiris and Dindigul Latteritic
(Part)
Source: Director of Agriculture. Department of Agriculture, Chennai-600 005.
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4.2 LAND UTILISATION

(Area in Hec.)
% %
Share Share
to Total to Total
Classification 2018-19 2019-20
Geogra Geogra
phical phical
Area Area
Total Geographical 13033116 - 13033116 -
A.
Area
1. By Professional Survey 13033116 - 13033116 -

2. By Village Papers 13033116 - 13033116 -

B. Classification

1. Forests 2156574 16.5 2156574 16.5

2. Barren and Unculturable

457580 3.5 457414 3.5
land
3. Land put to Non-
2202035 16.9 2203091 16.9
agricultural Uses

4. Culturable Waste 323405 2.5 321968 2.5

5. Permanent Pastures and

107712 0.8 107673 0.8
other grazing lands

6. Land under misc. tree

crops and groves not
225633 1.7 221477 1.7
included in the net area
sown

7. Current fallow lands 1047236 8.0 920379 7.1

8.Other fallow lands 1930519 14.8 1906243 14.6

9. Net area sown 4582422 35.2 4738297 36.4

Area sown more than once 1089664 8.4 1203837 9.2

Gross Area Sown 5672086 43.5 5942134 45.6

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6

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4.3 AREA. PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF
PRINCIPAL CROPS 2019-20
Area Production Productivity
Crop
(Hect) (Tonnes) (in Kg./Hec.)
A. CEREALS
1. Paddy * 1907407 7265161 3809
2. Cholam(Jowar) 450000 519821 1155
3. Cumbu (Bajra) 67492 185083 2743
4. Ragi 84545 274474 3247
5. Maize 333565 2614747 7839
6. Small Millets 25844 103638 1373
7. Wheat 11
Total Cereals 2868864 10896630 3798
B. PULSES
8. Bengal gram 5552 5138 926
9. Red gram 41814 53236 1273
10. Green gram 171938 76414 444
11. Black gram 405323 317423 783
12. Horse gram 79058 61376 776
13. Cow Pea 65836 50147 762
14. Other Pulses 54040 41710 772
15. Total Pulses 823561 605444 735
Total Foodgrains
3692425 11502074 3115
(A+B)
C. OIL SEEDS
16. Groundnut 346643 1032903 2980
17. Gingelly 53018 36481 688
18. Coconut @ 438935 49474 11271
19. Castor 5259 1646 312
20. Other Oil Seeds 8997 3864 1136
Total Oil Seeds 852852 - -
D. OTHER CROPS
21. Cotton # 169498 418081 419
22. Sugarcane ** 131207 14119210 108
23. Tobacco 1658 2426 1526
24. Chillies 47991 29618 617
25. All Other crops 1046503 - -
26. Total Other Crops 1396857 - -
Total Crops
5942134 - -
(A+B+C+D)
Production & Yieldrate: *Paddy - In terms of Rice; **Sugarcane - In terms of Cane. Yield
rate in tonnes per hectare
@ Coconut – Production in lakh nuts. Yield rate in Lakh Nuts per ha
# Cotton – Production in Bales of 170 Kg lint each
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-600 006
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4.4 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2019-20

(Area in Hectares)
District Paddy Wheat Cholam Cumbu Ragi
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Chennai 119 0 0 0 0

2. Kancheepuram 38491 0 4 2 33

3. Chengalpattu 48838 0 0 0 98
4. Thiruvallur 96609 0 7 473 91
5. Cuddalore 132151 0 20 4031 73
6. Villupuram 106044 0 159 14096 968
7. Kallakurichi 57249 0 257 23013 415
8. Vellore 7594 0 2359 330 1643
9. Ranipet 33421 0 146 183 769
10. Thirupattur 4554 0 4042 787 4221
11. Tiruvannamalai 161679 0 35 4063 3877
12. Salem 19590 0 66702 1120 7579
13. Namakkal 10553 0 79140 62 359
14. Dharmapuri 15812 0 41464 389 15682
15. Krishnagiri 23568 0 4894 430 41596
16. Coimbatore 861 4 27501 105 34
17. Thiruppur 9849 0 36592 54 0
18. Erode 34567 0 3 107 5277
19. Tiruchirappalli 49623 0 40827 254 8

20. Karur 11130 0 26191 519 2

21. Perambalur 6162 0 866 61 7
22. Ariyalur 23224 0 21 1031 11
23. Pudukkottai 87809 0 38 3 61
24. Thanjavur 192231 0 85 5 3
25. Thiruvarur 180900 0 0 0 0
26. Nagapattinam 169222 0 1 0 2
27. Madurai 40468 0 10825 1046 20
28. Theni 8930 0 10224 1055 13
29. Dindigul 8140 0 54569 222 16
30. Ramanathapuram 127288 0 7277 1073 706
31. Virudhunagar 24492 0 14601 1305 55
32. Sivagangai 70371 0 486 36 868
33 Tirunelveli 39805 0 123 0 2
34. Tenkasi 39404 0 2990 110 20
35. Thoothukkudi 15519 0 17551 11527 35
36. The Nilgiris 170 7 0 0 1
37. Kanniyakumari 10970 0 0 0 0

STATE 1907407 11 450000 67492 84545

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4.4 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2019-20 - (Contd.)
(Area in Hectares)
Other Total Bengal Red Green
District Maize
Cereals Cereals Gram gram Gram
1 7 8 9 10 11 12
1. Chennai 0 0 119 0 0 0
2. Kancheepuram 38534 0 8 527
4 0
3. Chengalpattu 48947 0 0 11
2 9
4. Thiruvallur 9 18 97207 0 93 9062
5. Cuddalore 159520 0 44 11304
22415 830
6. Villupuram 658 1801 123726 0 103 1574
7. Kallakurichi 102228 0 44 87
20912 382
8. Vellore 397 751 13074 0 3459 545
9. Ranipet 34525 0 1245 1526
6 0
10. Thirupattur 16985 37 5224 415
1464 1917
11. Tiruvannamalai 175982 0 1352 1962
748 5580
12. Salem 129600 2 1330 7577
32341 2268
13. Namakkal 3870 501 94485 90 451 6517
14. Dharmapuri 2530 3977 79854 1752 10993 2076
15. Krishnagiri 992 405 71885 0 8152 1715
16. Coimbatore 31728 1254 246 521
3222 1
17. Thiruppur 22029 0 68524 2086 67 1840
18. Erode 55007 1 1392 516
15040 13
19. Tiruchirappalli 102303 34 1420 875
11561 30
20. Karur 913 0 38755 0 806 278
21. Perambalur 64573 2 602 9
57172 305
22. Ariyalur 15374 85 39746 0 225 8
23. Pudukkottai 90537 0 432 96
2579 47
24. Thanjavur 193649 0 66 1333
1273 52
25. Thiruvarur 20 2 180922 0 0 46112
26. Nagapattinam 37 0 169262 0 0 37993
27. Madurai 15031 2219 69609 18 2121 2718
28 Theni 6740 27 26989 0 1007 792
29. Dindigul 87460 261 354 1287
24498 15
30. Ramanathapuram 340 1977 138661 0 0 187
31. Virudhunagar 24229 1942 66624 3 513 3803
32. Sivagangai 72181 0 57 32
29 391
33. Tirunelveli 292 29 40251 0 1 668
34. Tenkasi 56260 0 1 2631
13598 138
35. Thoothukkudi 77997 12 6 25341
33233 132
36. The Nilgiris 179 0 0 0
1 0
37. Kanniyakumari 10976 0 0 0
6 0
STATE 333565 25844 2868864 5552 41814 171938
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4.4 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2019-20 -
(Contd.)
(Area in Hectares)
Black Horse Other Total Total Food
District
Gram gram Pulses Pulses Grains
1 13 14 15 16 17
1. Chennai 0 0 0 0 119
2. kancheepuram 670 4 80 1289 39823
3. Chengalpattu 1486 0 7 1504 50451
4. Thiruvallur 644 19 37 9855 107062
5. Cuddalore 48525 2 182 60057 219577
6. Villupuram 40257 0 5663 47597 171323
7. Kallakurichi 44255 0 31 44417 146645
8. Vellore 1324 2153 985 8466 21540
9. Ranipet 2243 8 743 5765 40290
10. Thirupattur 990 8290 1578 16534 33519
11. Tiruvannamalai 35944 7413 3010 49681 225663
12. Salem 3618 5442 30803 48772 178372
13. Namakkal 2479 1052 2907 13496 107981
14. Dharmapuri 5471 12382 21320 53994 133848
15. Krishnagiri 3544 23294 16896 53601 125486
16. Coimbatore 397 2223 3578 8219 39947
17. Thiruppur 2091 7230 6413 19727 88251
18. Erode 1160 1524 1549 6142 61149
19. Tiruchirappalli 5955 893 1189 10366 112669
20. Karur 2432 3465 1556 8537 47292
21. Perambalur 273 16 114 1016 65589
22. Ariyalur 7015 28 62 7338 47084
23. Pudukkottai 3505 51 502 4586 95123
24. Thanjavur 24049 0 0 25448 219097
25. Thiruvarur 24206 0 0 70318 251240
26. Nagapattinam 31944 0 0 69937 239199
27. Madurai 1240 44 3152 9293 78902
28. Theni 1593 592 7330 11314 38303
29. Dindigul 7371 2746 8383 20402 107862
30. Ramanathapuram 3626 0 385 4198 142859
31. Virudhunagar 4243 40 556 9158 75782
32. Sivagangai 998 132 433 1652 73833
33 Tirunelveli 7904 6 86 8665 48916
34. Tenkasi 28190 1 277 31100 87360
35. Thoothukkudi 55347 8 67 80781 158778
36. The Nilgiris 0 0 0 0 179
37. Kanniyakumari 334 0 2 336 11312
STATE 405323 79058 119876 823561 3692425
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4.4 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2019-20 - (Contd.)
(Area in Hectares)
Sugar- Ground
District Cotton Gingelly Castor
cane nut
1 18 19 20 21
1. Chennai 0 0 0 1 0
2. Kancheepuram 670 0 2322 506 0
3. Chengalpattu 862 0 7870 1104 0
4. Thiruvallur 4258 0 5962 2296 3
5. Cuddalore 15248 5785 9954 4541 14
6. Villupuram 13621 413 35644 3384 1
7. Kallakurichi 20434 7753 5308 7056 36
8. Vellore 1489 30 14117 15 29
9. Ranipet 1216 33 11047 699 0
10. Thirupattur 664 4999 10914 74 124
11. Tiruvannamalai 12709 883 81214 2525 0
12. Salem 4341 14014 19852 1925 1166
13. Namakkal 10111 3133 31318 932 1416
14. Dharmapuri 1062 8027 11491 336 180
15. Krishnagiri 308 1527 8235 493 604
16. Coimbatore 462 461 3320 171 31
17. Thiruppur 2425 1206 6878 520 46
18. Erode 12785 1162 17991 5804 423
19. Tiruchirappalli 1608 13474 8035 1692 477
20. Karur 1022 351 1025 3745 15
21. Perambalur 2905 20566 2064 481 343
22. Ariyalur 4318 9413 8962 1736 182
23. Pudukkottai 2333 57 10517 1618 1
24. Thanjavur 4415 2122 8097 5108 1
25. Thiruvarur 24 8049 2784 850 0
26. Nagapattinam 258 5336 2623 1396 0
27. Madurai 1347 10905 1807 222 10
28. Theni 3195 2543 1747 824 86

29. Dindigul 1788 8069 3180 248 14

30. Ramanathapuram 83 4334 2692 516 0
31. Virudhunagar 1287 21685 5089 1320 48
32. Sivagangai 1667 971 2589 92 1
33 Tirunelveli 35 851 627 6 3
34. Thenkasi 2230 3586 525 359 3
35. Thoothukkudi 26 7760 839 423 1
36. The Nilgiris 1 0 0 0 0
37. Kanniyakumari 0 0 4 0 1

STATE 131207 169498 346643 53018 5259

Source: Department of Economics & Statistics, Chennai-600 006
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4.5 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS AS PERCENTAGES
TO THE
TOTAL AREA SOWN BY DISTRICTS 2019-20
Paddy Cholam
District % to % to % to % to
District State District State
1 2 3 4 5
1. Chennai 31.65 0.01 0.00 0.00
2. Kancheepuram 79.95 2.02 0.01 0.00
3. Chengalpattu 65.47 2.56 0.00 0.00
4. Thiruvallur 66.73 5.06 0.00 0.00
5. Cuddalore 42.65 6.93 0.01 0.00
6. Villupuram 40.96 5.56 0.06 0.04
7. Kallakurichi 27.28 3.00 0.12 0.06
8. Vellore 13.15 0.40 4.08 0.52
9. Ranipet 55.08 1.75 0.24 0.03
10. Thirupattur 6.17 0.24 5.47 0.90
11. Tiruvannamalai 46.06 8.48 0.01 0.01
12. Salem 6.64 1.03 22.61 14.82
13. Namakkal 4.96 0.55 37.20 17.59
14. Dharmapuri 6.54 0.83 17.14 9.21
15. Krishnagiri 10.81 1.24 2.24 1.09
16. Coimbatore 0.50 0.05 15.97 6.11
17. Thiruppur 5.40 0.52 20.04 8.13
18. Erode 19.77 1.81 0.00 0.00
19. Tiruchirappalli 29.33 2.60 24.13 9.07
20. Karur 15.11 0.58 35.55 5.82
21. Perambalur 5.81 0.32 0.82 0.19
22. Ariyalur 21.68 1.22 0.02 0.00
23. Pudukkottai 64.50 4.60 0.03 0.01
24. Thanjavur 66.44 10.08 0.03 0.02
25. Thiruvarur 66.70 9.48 0.00 0.00
26. Nagapattinam 64.47 8.87 0.00 0.00
27. Madurai 32.58 2.12 8.71 2.41
28. Theni 7.81 0.47 8.94 2.27
29. Dindigul 3.71 0.43 24.87 12.13
30. Ramanathapuram 69.84 6.67 3.99 1.62
31. Virudhunagar 17.92 1.28 10.68 3.24
32. Sivagangai 69.23 3.69 0.48 0.11
33 Tirunelveli 55.79 2.09 0.17 0.03
34. Tenkasi 31.66 2.07 2.40 0.66
35. Thoothukkudi 7.22 0.81 8.17 3.90
36. The Nilgiris 0.24 0.01 0.00 0.00
37. Kanniyakumari 13.99 0.58 0.00 0.00

STATE 32.10 100.00 7.57 100.00

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4.5 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS AS PERCENTAGES
TO THE TOTAL AREA SOWN BY DISTRICTS 2019-20 - (Contd.)

Cumbu Ragi
District % to % to % to % to
District State District State
1 6 7 8 9
1. Chennai 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2. Kancheepuram 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.04
3. Chengalpattu 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.12
4. Thiruvallur 0.33 0.70 0.06 0.11
5. Cuddalore 1.30 5.97 0.02 0.09
6. Villupuram 5.44 20.89 0.37 1.14
7. Kallakurichi 10.97 34.10 0.20 0.49
8. Vellore 0.57 0.49 2.84 1.94
9. Ranipet 0.30 0.27 1.27 0.91
10. Thirupattur 1.07 1.17 5.72 4.99
11. Tiruvannamalai 1.16 6.02 1.10 4.59
12. Salem 0.38 1.66 2.57 8.96
13. Namakkal 0.03 0.09 0.17 0.42
14. Dharmapuri 0.16 0.58 6.48 18.55
15. Krishnagiri 0.20 0.64 19.07 49.20
16. Coimbatore 0.06 0.16 0.02 0.04

17. Thiruppur 0.03 0.08 0.00 0.00

18. Erode 0.06 0.16 3.02 6.24
19. Tiruchirappalli 0.15 0.38 0.00 0.01
20. Karur 0.70 0.77 0.00 0.00
21. Perambalur 0.06 0.09 0.01 0.01
22. Ariyalur 0.96 1.53 0.01 0.01
23. Pudukkottai 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.07
24. Thanjavur 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
25. Thiruvarur 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
26. Nagapattinam 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
27. Madurai 0.84 1.55 0.02 0.02
28. Theni 0.92 1.56 0.01 0.02
29. Dindigul 0.10 0.33 0.01 0.02
30. Ramanathapuram 0.59 1.59 0.39 0.84
31. Virudhunagar 0.95 1.93 0.04 0.07
32. Sivagangai 0.04 0.05 0.85 1.03
33 Tirunelveli 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
34. Tenkasi 0.09 0.16 0.02 0.02
35. Thoothukkudi 5.37 17.08 0.02 0.04
36. The Nilgiris 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
37. Kanniyakumari 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
STATE 1.14 100.00 1.42 100.00
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4.5 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS AS PERCENTAGES TO THE

TOTAL AREA SOWN BY DISTRICTS 2019-20 - (Contd.)
Sugarcane Cotton
District % to % to
% to State % to State
District District
1 10 11 12 13
1. Chennai 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2. Kancheepuram 1.39 0.51 0.00 0.00
3. Chengalpattu 1.16 0.66 0.00 0.00
4. Thiruvallur 2.94 3.25 0.00 0.00
5. Cuddalore 4.92 11.62 1.87 3.41
6. Villupuram 5.26 10.38 0.16 0.24
7. Kallakurichi 9.74 15.57 3.69 4.57
8. Vellore 2.58 1.13 0.05 0.02
9. Ranipet 2.00 0.93 0.05 0.02
10. Thirupattur 0.90 0.51 6.77 2.95
11. Tiruvannamalai 3.62 9.69 0.25 0.52
12. Salem 1.47 3.31 4.75 8.27
13. Namakkal 4.75 7.71 1.47 1.85
14. Dharmapuri 0.44 0.81 3.32 4.74
15. Krishnagiri 0.14 0.23 0.70 0.90
16. Coimbatore 0.27 0.35 0.27 0.27
17. Thiruppur 1.33 1.85 0.66 0.71
18. Erode 7.31 9.74 0.66 0.69
19. Tiruchirappalli 0.95 1.23 7.96 7.95
20. Karur 1.39 0.78 0.48 0.21
21. Perambalur 2.74 2.21 19.40 12.13
22. Ariyalur 4.03 3.29 8.79 5.55
23. Pudukkottai 1.71 1.78 0.04 0.03
24. Thanjavur 1.53 3.36 0.73 1.25
25. Thiruvarur 0.01 0.02 2.97 4.75
26. Nagapattinam 0.10 0.20 2.03 3.15
27. Madurai 1.08 1.03 8.78 6.43
28. Theni 2.79 2.44 2.22 1.50
29. Dindigul 0.81 1.36 3.68 4.76
30. Ramanathapuram 0.05 0.06 2.38 2.56
31. Virudhunagar 0.94 0.98 15.87 12.79
32. Sivagangai 1.64 1.27 0.96 0.57
33 Tirunelveli 0.05 0.03 1.19 0.50
34. Tenkasi 1.79 1.70 2.88 2.12
35. Thoothukkudi 0.01 0.02 3.61 4.58
36. The Nilgiris 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
37. Kanniyakumari 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
STATE 2.21 100.00 2.85 100.00
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4.5 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS AS PERCENTAGES TO THE
TOTAL AREA SOWN BY DISTRICTS 2019-20 (Contd.)
Groundnut Gingelly
District % to % to % to % to
District State District State
1 14 15 16 17
1. Chennai 0 0.00 0.27 0.00
2. Kancheepuram 4.82 0.67 1.05 0.95
3. Chengalpattu 10.55 2.27 1.48 2.08
4. Thiruvallur 4.12 1.72 1.59 4.33
5. Cuddalore 3.21 2.87 1.47 8.57
6. Villupuram 13.77 10.28 1.31 6.38
7. Kallakurichi 2.53 1.53 3.36 13.31
8. Vellore 24.44 4.07 0.03 0.03
9. Ranipet 18.21 3.19 1.15 1.32
10. Thirupattur 14.78 3.15 0.10 0.14
11. Tiruvannamalai 23.14 23.43 0.72 4.76
12. Salem 6.73 5.73 0.65 3.63
13. Namakkal 14.72 9.03 0.44 1.76
14. Dharmapuri 4.75 3.31 0.14 0.63
15. Krishnagiri 3.78 2.38 0.23 0.93
16. Coimbatore 1.93 0.96 0.10 0.32
17. Thiruppur 3.77 1.98 0.28 0.98
18. Erode 10.29 5.19 3.32 10.95
19. Tiruchirappalli 4.75 2.32 1.00 3.19
20. Karur 1.39 0.30 5.08 7.06
21. Perambalur 1.95 0.60 0.45 0.91
22. Ariyalur 8.37 2.59 1.62 3.27
23. Pudukkottai 7.73 3.03 1.19 3.05
24. Thanjavur 2.8 2.34 1.77 9.63
25. Thiruvarur 1.03 0.80 0.31 1.60
26. Nagapattinam 1 0.76 0.53 2.63
27. Madurai 1.45 0.52 0.18 0.42
28. Theni 1.53 0.50 0.72 1.55
29. Dindigul 1.45 0.92 0.11 0.47
30. Ramanathapuram 1.48 0.78 0.28 0.97
31. Virudhunagar 3.72 1.47 0.97 2.49
32. Sivagangai 2.55 0.75 0.09 0..17
33 Tirunelveli 0.88 0.18 0.01 0.01
34. Tenkasi 0.42 0.15 0.29 0.68
35. Thoothukkudi 0.39 0.24 0.20 0.80
36. The Nilgiris 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
37. Kanniyakumari 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
STATE 5.83 100 0.89 100.00
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-600 006
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4.6 PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2019-20

(In Tonnes)
Paddy
Cholam
(in terms of Rice)
District
% to % to
Production Production
State State
1 2 3 4 5
1. Chennai 0 0 0 0
2. Kancheepuram 202959 2.79 5 0
3. Chengalpattu 230377 3.17 0 0
4. Thiruvallur 419727 5.78 8 0
5. Cuddalore 495309 6.82 24 0
6. Villupuram 444632 6.12 188 0.04
7. Kallakurichi 237251 3.27 307 0.06
8. Vellore 31107 0.43 3739 0.72
9. Ranipet 155911 2.15 168 0.03
10. Thirupattur 17596 0.24 5147 0.99
11. Tiruvannamalai 689469 9.49 42 0.01
12. Salem 84593 1.16 70240 13.51
13. Namakkal 47734 0.66 36802 7.08
14. Dharmapuri 67791 0.93 82512 15.87
15. Krishnagiri 110688 1.52 7029 1.35
16. Coimbatore 3219 0.04 27817 5.35
17. Tiruppur 47760 0.66 6397 1.23
18. Erode 157592 2.17 4 0
19. Tiruchirappalli 210142 2.89 65540 12.61
20. Karur 38997 0.54 12004 2.31
21. Perambalur 26988 0.37 1032 0.2
22. Ariyalur 89656 1.23 25 0
23. Pudukkottai 273188 3.76 44 0.01
24. Thanjavur 715112 9.84 100 0.02
25. Thiruvarur 659279 9.07 0 0
26. Nagapattinam 558609 7.69 1 0
27. Madurai 165916 2.28 22405 4.31
28. Theni 36668 0.5 28417 5.47
29. Dindigul 36936 0.51 49400 9.5
30. Ramanathapuram 321481 4.42 16162 3.11
31. Virudhunagar 82781 1.14 34218 6.58
32. Sivagangai 188316 2.59 562 0.11
33 Tirunelveli 168063 2.31 146 0.03
34. Tenkasi 147305 2.03 3561 0.69
35. Thoothukkudi 57507 0.79 45775 8.81
36. The Nilgiris 698 0.01 0 0
37. Kanniyakumari 43804 0.6 0 0

STATE 7265161 100 519821 100

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4.6 PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2019-20 (Contd.)

(In Tonnes)
Cumbu Ragi
District % to
Production % to State Production
State
1 6 7 8 9
1. Chennai 0 0 0 0
2. Kancheepuram 6 0 125 0.05

3. Chengalpattu 0 0 364 0.13

4. Thiruvallur 1311 0.71 354 0.13

5. Cuddalore 14126 7.63 226 0.08
6. Villupuram 38146 20.61 2541 0.93
7. Kallakurichi 55888 30.2 1513 0.55
8. Vellore 783 0.42 6067 2.21
9. Ranipet 593 0.32 3012 1.1
10. Thirupattur 2628 1.42 14536 5.3
11. Tiruvannamalai 16944 9.15 12613 4.6
12. Salem 3118 1.68 26209 9.55
13. Namakkal 171 0.09 1111 0.4
14. Dharmapuri 1083 0.59 58773 21.41
15. Krishnagiri 1194 0.65 126703 46.16
16. Coimbatore 285 0.15 112 0.04
17. Tiruppur 148 0.08 0 0
18. Erode 293 0.16 13431 4.89
19. Tiruchirappalli 699 0.38 24 0.01
20. Karur 1417 0.77 6 0
21. Perambalur 165 0.09 18 0.01
22. Ariyalur 3383 1.83 33 0.01
23. Pudukkottai 10 0.01 191 0.07
24. Thanjavur 13 0.01 12 0
25. Thiruvarur 0 0 0 0
26. Nagapattinam 0 0 6 0
27. Madurai 3548 1.92 69 0.03
28. Theni 2190 1.18 50 0.02
29. Dindigul 585 0.32 63 0.02
30. Ramanathapuram 2059 1.11 2837 1.03
31. Virudhunagar 4653 2.51 217 0.08
32. Sivaganga 100 0.05 3034 1.11
33 Tirunelveli 0 0 6 0
34. Tenkasi 288 0.16 73 0.03
35. Thoothukkudi 29256 15.81 143 0.05
36. The Nilgiris 0 0 2 0
37. Kanniyakumari 0 0 0 0
STATE 185083 100 274474 100
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4.6 PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2019-20 (Contd.)

(In Tonnes)
Maize Other Cereals
District % to % to
Production Production
State State
1 10 11 12 13
1. Chennai 0 0 0 0
2. Kancheepuram 30 0 0 0
3. Chengalpattu 11 0 7 0.07
4. Thiruvallur 69 0 0 0
5. Cuddalore 181193 6.93 0 0
6. Villupuram 4947 0.19 0 0
7. Kallakurichi 181596 6.95 1 0.01
8. Vellore 3184 0.12 0 0
9. Ranipet 42 0 0 0
10. Thirupattur 11694 0.45 0 0
11. Tiruvannamalai 5903 0.23 22 0.21
12. Salem 272704 10.43 1448 13.97
13. Namakkal 30818 1.18 9 0.09
14. Dharmapuri 18624 0.71 0 0
15. Krishnagiri 8092 0.31 31 0.3
16. Coimbatore 23230 0.89 0 0
17. Tiruppur 215213 8.23 0 0
18. Erode 124835 4.77 0 0
19. Tiruchirappalli 106126 4.06 8 0.08
20. Karur 6487 0.25 0 0
21. Perambalur 570177 21.81 0 0
22. Ariyalur 114107 4.36 0 0
23. Pudukkottai 20944 0.8 8 0.08
24. Thanjavur 10705 0.41 4 0.04
25. Thiruvarur 148 0.01 3 0.03
26. Nagapattinam 307 0.01 0 0
27. Madurai 97735 3.74 2799 27
28. Theni 49040 1.88 1 0.01
29. Dindigul 175019 6.69 8 0.08
30. Ramanathapuram 2290 0.09 2621 25.28
31. Virudhunagar 185782 7.11 2486 23.98
32. Sivagangai 220 0.01 520 5.02
33 Tirunelveli 1965 0.08 37 0.36
34. Tenkasi 61622 2.36 184 1.77
35. Thoothukkudi 129828 4.97 171 1.65
36. The Nilgiris 11 0 0 0
37. Kanniyakumari 49 0 0 0
STATE 2614747 100 10368 100
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4.6 PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2019-20 (Contd.)
(In Tonnes)
Total Cereals Total Pulses
District
Production % to State Production % to State
1 14 15 16 17
1. Chennai 0 0 0 0
2. Kancheepuram 203125 1.86 852 0.14
3. Chengalpattu 230768 2.12 1183 0.2
4. Thiruvallur 421505 3.87 8372 1.38
5. Cuddalore 692389 6.35 47179 7.79
6. Villupuram 491393 4.51 52607 8.69
7. Kallakurichi 477202 4.38 45649 7.54
8. Vellore 45593 0.42 8755 1.45
9. Ranipet 159726 1.47 4494 0.74
10. Thirupattur 53040 0.49 14669 2.42
11. Tiruvannamalai 736827 6.76 43139 7.13
12. Salem 459991 4.22 35922 5.93
13. Namakkal 117270 1.08 8190 1.35
14. Dharmapuri 234394 2.15 52847 8.73
15. Krishnagiri 254197 2.33 51152 8.45
16. Coimbatore 54666 0.5 5635 0.93
17. Tiruppur 269518 2.47 10496 1.73
18. Erode 296175 2.72 6954 1.15
19. Tiruchirappalli 382583 3.51 8797 1.45
20. Karur 58911 0.54 4374 0.72
21. Perambalur 599045 5.5 882 0.15
22. Ariyalur 207388 1.9 6312 1.04
23. Pudukkottai 294461 2.7 3611 0.6
24. Thanjavur 725972 6.66 24299 4.01
25. Thiruvarur 659430 6.05 26404 4.36
26. Nagapattinam 558923 5.13 31789 5.25
27. Madurai 292743 2.69 6078 1
28. Theni 116406 1.07 9460 1.56
29. Dindigul 262025 2.4 15990 2.64
30. Ramanathapuram 347472 3.19 1663 0.27
31. Virudhunagar 310239 2.85 6438 1.06
32. Sivagangai 192754 1.77 1314 0.22
33 Tirunelveli 170217 1.56 6501 1.07
34. Tenkasi 213033 1.96 20316 3.36
35. Thoothukkudi 262685 2.41 32855 5.43
36. The Nilgiris 711 0.01 0 0
37. Kanniyakumari 43853 0.4 266 0.04

STATE 10896630 100 605444 100

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4.6 PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2019-20 (Contd.)

(In Tonnes)
GROUNDNUT GINGELLY
District
Production % to State Production % to State
1 18 19 20 21
1. Chennai 0 0 0 0
2. Kancheepuram 10305 1 362 0.99
3. Chengalpattu 39858 3.86 720 1.97
4. Thiruvallur 27540 2.67 1632 4.47
5. Cuddalore 52429 5.08 3300 9.05
6. Villupuram 93240 9.03 2802 7.68
7. Kallakurichi 12834 1.24 6034 16.54
8. Vellore 44180 4.28 10 0.03
9. Ranipet 35298 3.42 502 1.38
10. Thirupattur 20480 1.98 45 0.12
11. Tiruvannamalai 234806 22.73 2123 5.82
12. Salem 54866 5.31 1816 4.98
13. Namakkal 70594 6.83 723 1.98
14. Dharmapuri 47673 4.62 113 0.31
15. Krishnagiri 27423 2.65 148 0.41
16. Coimbatore 9021 0.87 96 0.26
17. Tiruppur 8027 0.78 377 1.03
18. Erode 35599 3.45 4378 12
19. Tiruchirappalli 18538 1.79 1034 2.83
20. Karur 2940 0.28 2331 6.39
21. Perambalur 5661 0.55 337 0.92
22. Ariyalur 36389 3.52 1126 3.09
23. Pudukkottai 31264 3.03 646 1.77
24. Thanjavur 42712 4.14 2729 7.48
25. Thiruvarur 13518 1.31 308 0.84
26. Nagapattinam 11432 1.11 1014 2.78
27. Madurai 5446 0.53 156 0.43
28. Theni 5562 0.54 339 0.93
29. Dindigul 8926 0.86 166 0.46
30. Ramanathapuram 5735 0.56 198 0.54
31. Virudhunagar 7955 0.77 333 0.91
32. Sivagangai 5886 0.57 61 0.17
33 Tirunelveli 2119 0.21 3 0.01
34. Tenkasi 1518 0.15 213 0.58
35. Thoothukkudi 3119 0.3 306 0.84
36. The Nilgiris 0 0 0 0
37. Kanniyakumari 10 0 0 0

STATE 1032903 100 36481 100

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4.6 PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS 2019-20 (Contd.)
(In Tonnes)
COTTON
SUGAR CANE
(in bales of
District (in terms of Cane)
170 kg. lint each)
Production % to State Production % to State
1 22 23 24 25
1. Chennai 0 0 0 0
2. Kancheepuram 70444 0.5 0 0
3. Chengalpattu 75650 0.54 0 0
4. Thiruvallur 437310 3.1 0 0
5. Cuddalore 1851533 13.11 14774 3.53
6. Villupuram 1459147 10.33 1016 0.24
7. Kallakurichi 2134721 15.12 19833 4.74
8. Vellore 140494 1 100 0.02
9. Ranipet 118590 0.84 78 0.02
10. Thirupattur 39263 0.28 14115 3.38
11. Tiruvannamalai 1057701 7.49 2184 0.52
12. Salem 364562 2.58 40029 9.57
13. Namakkal 1400119 9.92 5714 1.37
14. Dharmapuri 92529 0.66 24866 5.95
15. Krishnagiri 33145 0.23 4750 1.14
16. Coimbatore 49667 0.35 1128 0.27
17. Tiruppur 313657 2.22 4310 1.03
18. Erode 1626476 11.52 2891 0.69
19. Tiruchirappalli 150762 1.07 29829 7.13
20. Karur 109465 0.78 871 0.21
21. Perambalur 256993 1.82 48704 11.65
22. Ariyalur 440925 3.12 17974 4.3
23. Pudukkottai 285922 2.03 145 0.03
24. Thanjavur 470190 3.33 5321 1.27
25. Thiruvarur 2590 0.02 27003 6.46
26. Nagapattinam 27726 0.2 23024 5.51
27. Madurai 123270 0.87 24134 5.77
28. Theni 328876 2.33 13640 3.26
29. Dindigul 190167 1.35 26936 6.44
30. Ramanathapuram 8974 0.06 4247 1.02
31. Virudhunagar 134110 0.95 35777 8.56
32. Sivagangai 129239 0.92 2433 0.58
33 Tirunelveli 3747 0.03 2105 0.5
34. Tenkasi 188349 1.33 5098 1.22
35. Thoothukkudi 2811 0.02 15052 3.6
36. The Nilgiris 86 0 0 0
37. Kanniyakumari 0 0 0 0

STATE 14119210 100 418081 100

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.
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4.7 Number of Equipments Used in Livestock Sector
Rural and Urban Combined in Tamil Nadu as Per 2012 Livestock Census
(In Nos)
Dung
Mechanized Chopper
Sl. Name of the Milking Collection &
Fodder &
No District Machine Disposal
Cutter Baler
Equipment

1 Chennai 0 0 0 0
2 Kancheepuram 569 11 126 564
3 Thiruvallur 1 17 119 218
4 Cuddalore 13 87 276 33
5 Viluppuram 23 111 40 26
6 Vellore 1537 115 334 171
7 Tiruvannamalai 10 57 31 2
8 Salem 77 231 80 56
9 Namakkal 72 242 233 173
10 Dharmapuri 7 126 23 2
11 Krishnagiri 17 68 25019 2
12 Erode 45 616 645 43
13 Coimbatore 43 1806 154 2340
14 The Nilgiris 5 3 2258 0
15 Tiruchirappalli 28 177 48 18
16 Karur 37 217 154 37
17 Perambalur 10 36 13 3
18 Ariyalur 2 8 1 0
19 Pudukkottai 15 6 9 0
20 Thanjavur 4 40 44 0
21 Nagapattinam 1 4 4 0
22 Thiruvarur 5 0 7 2
23 Madurai 8 545 1715 612
24 Theni 0 27 9 1811
25 Dindigul 132 1711 301 194
26 Ramanathapuram 1 9 4 0
27 Virudhunagar 22 87 63 25
28 Sivagangai 33 38 78 3088
29 Tirunelveli 4 57 34 28
30 Thoothukkudi 3 13 12 0
31 Kanniyakumari 1 1 16 0
32 Tiruppur 172 4127 173 256
Total 2897 10593 32023 9704
Source: 19th Livestock Census – 2012.
Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Chennai-6.
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4.8 CONSUMPTION OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES 2019-20

FERTILIZERS (MT) PESTICIDES

District Nitro- Phos- Potta- Dust
Total Liquid
Gene- phatic sic (In
(NPK) (In Lts.)
ous (N) (P2 O5) (K2O) M.T.)
1. Kancheepuram 18480 7397 4100 29977 405 66122

2. Thiruvallur 14988 7715 3776 26479 820 5625

3. Cuddalore 37599 13081 10101 60780 787 11850

4. Villupuram 51915 21626 11923 85464 26 1850

5. Vellore 29257 8451 5079 42787 117 98100

6. Tiruvannamalai 27476 10994 7164 45634 28 25422

7. Salem 15400 9538 5916 30854 81 51521

8. Namakkal 7988 4189 4018 16194 97 12450

9. Dharmapuri 8840 4999 2076 15915 15 16110

10. Krishnagiri 12060 7039 2804 21903 15 15745

11. Erode 29980 12484 11396 53860 101 42250

12. Coimbatore 14159 7501 12794 34454 106.4 25271.2

13. Tiruppur 17949 9327 8971 36247 27 14200

14. The Nilgiris 8196 2589 2584 13368 26.8 6318

15. Tiruchirappalli 23414 10484 8714 42612 50 19222

16. Karur 4003 1041 1085 6129 3 300

17. Perambalur 10698 3931 1998 16627 29 4120

18. Ariyalur 8171 3439 1350 12960 48 71222

19. Pudukkottai 16054 6408 3926 26387 30 22550

20. Thanjavur 31517 8161 10013 49690 28 1676

21. Nagapattinam 17356 7489 4086 28931 67 1130

22. Thiruvarur 25707 7838 5993 39539 41 3170

23. Madurai 15763 6730 4526 27020 57 42605

24. Theni 9349 5130 4475 18954 20 16550

25. Dindigul 14196 7457 3942 25595 22 25669

26. Ramanathapuram 15472 7070 3190 25731 44 22800

27. Virudhunagar 9451 4354 1967 15772 21 12555

28. Sivaganga 14565 5512 2399 22476 15 12998

29. Tirunelveli 24603 11285 4996 40884 197 8650

30. Thoothukkudi 16802 4285 3028 24116 57 7689

31. Kanniyakumari 10284 4502 4233 19019 42 9352

TOTAL 561689 232048 162622 956360 3423.2 675092

Source: Department of Agriculture, Chennai-600 005.
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4.9 NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL HOLDINGS 2015-16
Agricultural Census 2015-16
Number of operational Holdings
Size class Institu-
SC ST Others Total
tional
1 2 3 4 5 6

1. BELOW 0.5 501359 47758 4021120 11667 4581904

2. 0.5 - 1.0 171703 22288 1444176 4248 1642415

MARGINAL (1+2) 673062 70046 5465296 15915 6224319

3. 1.0 - 2.0 93921 16898 1004385 4025 1119229

SMALL (3) 93921 16898 1004385 4025 1119229

4. 2.0 - 3.0 20497 4397 299464 2019 326377

5. 3.0 - 4.0 6221 1613 116850 1175 125859

SEMI MEDIUM (4+5) 26718 6010 416314 3194 452236

6. 4.0 - 5.0 2324 822 55089 766 59001

7. 5.0 - 7.5 1783 558 48470 1093 51904

8. 7.5 - 10.0 492 206 15462 585 16745

MEDIUM (6+7+8) 4599 1586 119021 2444 127650

9. 10.0 - 20.0 325 77 10214 1010 11626

10. Above 20.0 49 11 1814 1013 2887

LARGE (9+10) 374 88 12028 2023 14513

ALL SIZE CLASSES 798674 94628 7017044 27601 7937947

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4.10 AREA OF OPERATIONAL HOLDINGS 2015-16
Agricultural Census 2015-16

Area Operated (Hectares)

Size class
Institu-
SC ST Others Total
tional

1 2 3 4 5 6

1. BELOW 0.5 116,006 10,345 877,258 2,351 1,005,960

2. 0.5 - 1.0 120,785 15,819 1,023,094 3,047 1,162,746

MARGINAL (1+2) 236,791 26,164 1,900,352 5,398 2,168,706

3. 1.0 - 2.0 128,494 22,935 1,398,270 5,782 1,555,482

SMALL (3) 128,494 22,935 1,398,270 5,782 1,555,482

4. 2.0 - 3.0 48,822 10,540 719,373 4,941 783,675

5. 3.0 - 4.0 21,314 5,524 400,764 4,068 431,670

SEMI MEDIUM 70,136 16,064 1,120,137 9,008 1,215,345

(4+5)

6. 4.0 - 5.0 10,279 3,615 244,405 3,413 261,713

7. 5.0 - 7.5 10,614 3,368 289,364 6,684 310,031

8. 7.5 - 10.0 4,184 1,720 131,469 5,052 142,426

MEDIUM (6+7+8) 25,078 8704 665,238 15,150 714,170

9. 10.0 - 20.0 4,120 1,072 132,459 14,168 151819

10. Above 20.0 1,744 421 66,309 96,736

165,209

LARGE (9+10) 5,864 1,493 198,768 110,903 317,028

ALL SIZE CLASSES 466363 75,360 5,282,765 146,242 5,970,730

Source: Department of Economics & Statistics, Chennai-6

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4.11 INDEX NUMBERS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND
PRODUCTIVITY 2018-19 & 2019-20

Base Year : Triennium ending 2011-12=100

over Previous

over Previous
2018-19 2019-20 2018-19 2019-20

% Growth

% growth
Group/ Crop

Year

Year
Production Productivity (Kg/Hec.)
(‘‘000” Tonnes)

1. All Crops 57.66 54.36 -5.72 94.8 103.15 9.04

2. Food Crops 57.03 51.25 -10.14 98.25 104.39 6.25

3. Non-Food
101.74 94.91 -6.71 103.32 94.90 -8.15
Crops

4. Selected
Crops

i. Paddy 97.24 115.22 18.49 106.59 113.97 6.92

ii. Pulses 179.04 198.55 10.90 133.77 155.48 16.23

iii. Groundnut 95.85 108.65 13.35 112.52 123.44 9.70

iv. Cotton
660.99 146.67 -77.81 594.97 105.09 -82.34
(Fibre Lint)

v. Sugarcane
49.80 41.13 -17.41 96.01 100.57 4.75
(Cane)

vi. Tea 96.33 93.83 -2.60 96.6 94.6 -2.01

vii. Coffee 100.84 105.13 4.25 92.58 97.46 5.29

viii. Tobacco 35.77 26.80 -25.08 100.38 95.76 -4.60

Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6

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4.12 TIME SERIES DATA
AREA OF IMPORTANT CROPS IN TAMIL NADU (Contd.)
(Hects. In ‘000)
Total Total Ground-
Year Paddy Cholam Cumbu Ragi
Cereals Pulses nut
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2005-06 2050 316 82 100 2791 525 619
2006-07 1931 294 66 95 2630 537 508
2007-08 1789 284 60 94 2488 610 535
2008-09 1932 259 57 90 2656 536 490
2009-10 1846 238 54 82 2498 536 413
2010-11 1906 243 49 76 2537 637 386
2011-12 1904 198 47 83 2542 667 386
2012-13 1493 211 43 70 2135 513 339
2013-14 1726 347 54 119 2659 816 337
2014-15 1795 415 58 104 2722 884 337
2015-16 2000 339 52 90 2867 888 347
2016-17 1443 268 50 61 2161 785 282
2017-18 1829 386 63 87 2714 825 327
2018-19 1721 386 47 79 2645 851 335
2019-20 1907 450 67 85 2869 824 347

4.12 TIME SERIES DATA

AREA OF IMPORTANT CROPS IN TAMIL NADU (Contd.)
(Hects. In ‘000)
Net
Gross Net
Gin- Sugar Cot- Gross Area Area
Year Area Area
gelly –cane ton Irrigated Irriga
Sown Sown
-ted
1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
2005-06 65 335 110 6033 5244 3397 2920
2006-07 53 391 100 5843 5126 3309 2889
2007-08 74 354 99 5815 5062 3252 2864
2008-09 64 309 115 5824 5043 3393 2931
2009-10 63 293 104 5572 4892 3238 2863
2010-11 48 316 121 5753 4954 3348 2912
2011-12 43 346 136 5889 4986 3519 2964
2012-13 33 348 133 5140 4544 2991 2643
2013-14 57 313 151 5897 4714 3311 2679
2014-15 64 263 187 5995 4819 3394 2726
2015-16 46 252 148 6074 4833 3575 2833
2016-17 28 218 148 5129 4347 2845 2385
2017-18 42 172 182 5730 4639 3278 2627
2018-19 44 166 135 5672 4582 3183 2565
2019-20 53 131 169 5942 4738 3410 2672
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-600 006.
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4.13 TIME SERIES DATA
PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT CROPS IN TAMIL NADU
PADDY (RICE) CHOLAM
Year Production Production
Productivity Productivity
‘000 ‘000
Kg. /Hec. Kg./Hec.
Tonnes Tonnes
1 2 3 4 5
2005-06 2541 5209 732 231
2006-07 3423 6611 999 294
2007-08 2817 5040 874 248
2008-09 2683 5183 824 213
2009-10 3070 5665 931 222
2010-11 3039 5792 1014 247
2011-12 3918 7459 1277 253
2012-13 2712 4050 830 175
2013-14 4123 7115 1479 513
2014-15 4429 7949 2093 869
2015-16 3687 7375 1301 440
2016-17 2463 3554 573 154
2017-18 3630 6638 1117 431
2018-19 3562 6132 1204 464
2019-20 3809 7265 1155 520

4.13 TIME SERIES DATA

PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT CROPS IN TAMIL NADU (Contd.)
CUMBU RAGI
Year Production Production
Productivity Productivity
‘000’ ‘000’
Kg. /Hec. Kg. /Hec.
Tonnes Tonnes
1 6 7 8 9
2005-06 1157 95 1325 132
2006-07 1511 99 1552 148
2007-08 1436 86 1878 176
2008-09 1483 84 1887 170
2009-10 1519 83 1955 161
2010-11 1564 77 2262 171
2011-12 2453 114 2716 225
2012-13 1316 57 1963 138
2013-14 2158 117 3053 362
2014-15 3077 178 3348 350
2015-16 2616 134 3132 282
2016-17 2058 102 1865 114
2017-18 2277 144 3714 321
2018-19 2517 118 3257 256
2019-20 2743 185 3247 274
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4.13 TIME SERIES DATA
4.13 PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT CROPS IN TAMIL NADU
(Contd…)

TOTAL CEREALS TOTAL PULSES

Year Productivity Production Productivity Production
Kg./Hec. ‘000 Tonnes Kg./Hec. ‘000 Tonnes
1 10 11 12 13
2005-06 2128 5939 337 177
2006-07 3032 7972 541 291
2007-08 2571 6397 303 185
2008-09 2611 6934 312 167
2009-10 2922 7300 381 204
2010-11 2897 7349 385 245
2011-12 3918 9782 531 354
2012-13 2526 5393 415 213
2013-14 3907 10389 752 614
2014-15 4419 12028 868 767
2015-16 3767 10800 659 585
2016-17 2267 4899 430 338
2017-18 3734 10157 675 556

2018-19 3719 9839 648 551

2019-20 3798 10897 735 605

4.13 TIME SERIES DATA

4.13 PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT CROPS
IN TAMIL NADU (Contd.)
GROUNDNUT (PODS) GINGELLY
Year Production Production
Productivity Productivity
‘000’ ‘000’
Kg. /Hec. Kg. /Hec.
Tonnes Tonnes
1 14 15 16 17
2005-06 1775 1098 469 31
2006-07 1981 1006 519 27
2007-08 1957 1048 433 32
2008-09 1990 975 506 32
2009-10 2169 890 463 29
2010-11 2323 896 527 25
2011-12 2751 1061 613 26
2012-13 2314 786 518 17
2013-14 2721 916 596 34
2014-15 2753 925 697 44
2015-16 2574 892 638 29
2016-17 2085 589 384 11
2017-18 3078 1007 555 23
2018-19 2716 911 548 24
2019-20 2980 1033 688 36
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Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-600 006
4.14 MICRO-NUTRIENT MIXTURES CAPACITY
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Item 2019-20

1. Micro Nutrient Mixture Unit (Number) 1

2. Capacity (Tonnes) 2400 MT

3. Estimated requirement (Tonnes) -

4. Production (Tonnes)

a) Target 2400 MT
b) Actual
2471

5. Distribution ( Tonnes )

a) Target 2400 MT

b) Actual 2382 MT

6. Area covered (Hectares) 204403 Ha.

7. Farmers benefitted (Numbers) 248924

Source: Director of Agriculture. Chennai-600 005.

4.15 DISTRIBUTION OF QUALITY SEEDS

(In Tonnes)
Item 2019-20
Dept. Private Total SRR (%)

Food Grains

Paddy 62240 NA 62240 -

Millets 4600 NA 4600 -

Pulses 5030 NA 5030 -

TOTAL 71870 71870

Non-Food Grains

Oilseeds 6567 NA 6567 -

Cotton 994 NA 994 -

TOTAL 7561 7561 -

Food Grains (+)

79431 79431
Non-Food Grains
Source: Director of Agriculture, Chennai-600 005.
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4.16 SEED REPLACEMENT BY CROPS – 2018-19 & 2019-20
(Percentage to Total Cropped Area)

2018-19 2019-20
Crop
Dept. Private Total Dept. Private Total

A FOOD CROPS

1. Paddy 22 48 70 82 - 82

Varietal
2. 2 65 67 2 - 2
Cholam

3. Cumbu 25 48 73 40 - 40

4. Ragi 76 1 76 25 - 25

5. Maize 0.5 79 79.5 62 - 62

6. Pulses 25 13 38 25 - 25

B NON-FOOD CROPS

1. Oilseeds

a. Groundnut 3 0.08 3.08 9 - 9

b. Gingelly 32 17 49 50 - 50

c. Sunflower 0.02 0.9 0.92 100 - 100

d. Castor 0.4 3.2 3.6 9 - 9

2. Cotton 1.3 96.1 97.4 78 - 78

Source: Director of Agriculture, Chennai-600 005.

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4.17 PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF BREEDER SEEDS
FROM
TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY + GOI

Distribution
Indent for 2019-20
upto March 2020
(in Kgs))
(in Kgs)
Crop Depart- Depart-
ment ment
Private Total Private Total
(State+ (State+
GOI) GOI)
Paddy 10655 10655 10570 10570

Millets 1254 1254 1254 1254

Pulses 6561 6561 6326 6326

Oilseeds 58196 58196 58196 58196

Cotton 50 50 50 50

Forage NA NA NA NA
Crops

Vegetable NA NA NA NA
Crops

Total 76716 76716 76396 76396

Source: Director of Agriculture, Chennai-5

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4.18 REGULATED MARKETS. CHECK POSTS. RURAL GODOWNS.
COMMERCIAL GRADING CENTRES. KAPAS GRADING CENTRES IN TAMIL
NADU
2018-19 & 2019-20
In Regulated Markets
Receipts
Arrivals (MT)

Regulated
Name of the Market (Rs. In Lakhs)

Market
No.of
Committees
2018-19 2019-20 2018-19 2019-20

1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Kancheepuram 15 168405 127065 224.31 170.29

2. Vellore 12 155913 104938 415.88 331.14

3. Tiruvannamalai 18 211432 180199 354.40 342.12

4. Cuddalore 10 185721 212252 429.33 439.77

5. Viluppuram 18 318108 333990 883.26 944.04

6. Salem 14 215042 194276 974.91 884.38

7. Dharmapuri 16 120816 109211 352.34 298.43

8. Coimbatore 10 49587 47225 1365.91 1420.36

9. Erode 18 205960 175633 1431.15 1309.28

10 Tiruchirappalli 14 68957 45569 239.46 186.85

11 Thanjavur 13 37680 48401 400.79 348.47

12 Pudukkottai 10 79890 88501 155.42 191.13

13 Madurai 6 181693 203172 424.84 541.36

14 Ramanathapuram 6 31581 99517 134.41 305.31

15 Tirunelveli 20 124577 114420 430.00 505.80

16 Kanniyakumari 6 20308 16852 331.65 296.35

17 Theni 7 74324 84097 188.45 246.75

18 Dindigul 8 75379 64745 869.29 818.59

19 Thiruvarur 8 40230 44848 177.47 228.87

20 Nagapattinam 8 35948 35965 133.95 148.66
21 The Nilgiris 4 2556 9183 28.97 49.63

22 Tiruppur 15 121861 122760 1456.27 1357.34

23 Perambalur 6 19444 21879 162.13 168.16
24 Namakkal 6 133295 98517 430.89 410.53
25 Virudhunagar 7 97645 109116 498.82 509.81
26 Sivagangai 7 23733 74172 56.34 112.17

Total 282 2800084 2766503 12550.64 12565.59

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4.18 REGULATED MARKETS. CHECK POSTS. RURAL GODOWNS. COMMERCIAL

GRADING CENTRES. KAPAS GRADING IN TAMIL NADU 2019-20
(Contd.)
Comme Kapas
Tabacco
Name of the Check Godown rcial Grading
Grading
Districts Post Grading Centre
Centre
Centre
1 2 4 5 6
1. Kancheepuram 11 - - -
2. Thiruvallur - - - -
3. Vellore 11 - - -
4. Tiruvannamalai 31 - - -
5. Cuddalore 26 - - -
6. Villupuram 26 - - -
7. Salem 15 - - -
8. Namakkal 11 - - -
9. Dharmapuri 8 - - -
10. Krishnagiri - - - -
11. Erode 30 - - -
12. Coimbatore 38 - - -
13. Tiruppur 9 - - -
- -
No Check Post

14. The Nilgiris 9 -

15. Tiruchirappalli 16 - - -
16. Karur - - - -
17. Perambalur 28 - - -
18. Ariyalur - - - -
19. Pudukkottai 7 - - -
20. Thanjavur 16 - - -
21. Nagapattinam 12 - - -
22. Thiruvarur 12 - - -
23. Madurai 21 - - -
24. Theni 9 - - -
25. Dindigul 9 - - -
26. Ramnad 13 - - -
27. Virudhunagar 59 - - -
28. Sivaganga 0 - - -
29. Tirunelveli 16 - - -
30. Thoothukkudi - - - -
31. Kanniyakumari 4 - - -
Total 447 - - -
Source: Director of Agricultural Marketing and Agricultural Business, Chennai-32
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4.19 PRIME MINISTER FASAL BIMA YOJANA (PMFBY)

Season: Kharif Year: 2019-20

No.of No.of No. of Crop Cutting
Sl.
Crop Notified Notified experiments planned
No.
Firkas Villages FIRKAS VILLAGES
1. Paddy K/K/S - 5535 - 22140
2. Maize - 1782 - 7128
3. Ragi 21 - 210 -
4. Cumbu 165 - 1650 -
5. Cholam 373 - 3730 -
6. Redgram - 1486 - 5944
7. Blackgram - 1329 - 5316
8. Greengram - 509 - 2036
9. Groundnut - 4260 - 17040
10. Gingelly 147 - 1470 -
11. Cowpea 27 - 270 -
12. Cotton - 1025 - 4100
13. Samai 10 - 100 -
14. Horsegram 16 - 160 -
15 Sunflower 9 - 90 -
16 Banana - 874 - 3496
17 Tapioca - 255 - 1020
18 Turmeric - 602 - 2408
19 Onion - 279 - 1116
20 Potato - 35 - 140
21 Red Chillies - 7 - 28
22 Tomato - 98 - 392
23 Garlic - 6 - 24
24 Carrot - 19 - 76
25 Ginger - 7 - 28
26 Brinjal - 25 - 100
27 Lady’s finger - 16 - 64
28 Cabbage - 9 - 36
29 Grapes - 12 - 48
30 Guava - 31 - 124
31 Mango - 438 - 1752
Total 768 18639 7680 74556
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4.19 PRIME MINISTER FASAL BIMA YOJANA (PMFBY) (Contd.)

No.of No.of
No. of crop cutting
Season /Crop notified notified
experiments planned
firkas villages

RABI SEASON-2019-20 Firkas Villages

Paddy Samba - 11960 - 47840
Cotton - 614 - 2456
Onion - 49 - 196
Maize - 663 - 2652
Paddy N/k - 4692 - 18768
Maize - 2142 - 8568
Ragi 121 - 1210 -
Cumbu 102 - 1020 -
Cholam 314 - 3140 -
Redgram - 210 - 840
Blackgram - 3431 - 13724
Greengram - 1131 - 4524
Groundnut - 3824 - 15296
Gingelly 302 - 3020 -
Cowpea 23 - 230 -
Cotton - 745 - 2980
Bengalgram 15 - 150 -
Horsegram 18 - 180 -
Sunflower 39 - 390 -
Rice fallow Blackgram - 1449 - 5796
Rice fallow Greengram - 911 - 3644
Sugarcane - 4460 - 17840
Rice fallow cotton - 282 - 1128
Banana - 558 - 2232
Tapioca - 887 - 3548
Onion - 308 - 1232
Potato - 22 - 88
Red Chillies - 344 - 1376
Tomato - 93 - 372
Garlic - 11 - 44
Carrot - 19 - 76
Ginger - 7 - 28
Brinjal - 23 - 92
Lady’s finger - 14 - 56
Cabbage - 9 - 36
Grapes - 12 - 48
Guava - 31 - 124
Coriander - 62 - 248
Total 934 38963 9340 155852
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4.19 PRIME MINISTER FASAL BIMA YOJANA 2019-20(PMFBY)
(Contd.)

No. of farmers No.of Claims

S.N District covered (Agri farmer (Rs. in
& Hort) benefitted Crores)
1 Tiruvarur 179852 165209 232.991
2 Karur 18008 14838 24.463
3 Salem 36274 8614 4.239
4 Krishnagiri 4824 2538 2.232
5 Kanyakumari 3164 3927 2.498
Cluster -I Total 242122 195126 266.423
6 Nagapattinam 168398 183647 107.287
7 Tirupur 11764 1666 2.578
8 Dindigul 4098 1812 0.758
9 Ariyalur 21484 41503 12.549
10 Kancheepuram 33743 25518 13.189
Cluster -II Total 239487 254146 136.361
1 Thoothukudi 291942 115342 65.205
2 Madurai 17117 6552 3.407
3 Thanjavur 117181 163433 75.581
4 The Nilgiris 4453 1736 5.853
5 Theni 4185 1071 0.887
Cluster -III Total 434878 288134 150.93348
1 Ramnad 111526 2727 3.804
2 Tiruchirapalli 34135 10014 21.867
3 Tiruvannamalai 120932 51889 45.365
4 Vellore 37526 24633 47
5 Dharmapuri 18087 2598 6.195
Cluster -IV Total 322206 91861 124.303
1 Pudukottai 82879 78401 26.314
2 Villupuram 299701 95906 35.882
3 Virudhunagar 28855 39166 19.401
4 Namakkal 89125 23297 17.918
5 Perambalur 10960 2541 1.516
Cluster –V Total 511520 239311 101.031
1 Sivagangai 80026 31453 66.952
2 Tirunelveli 119801 2994 3.822
3 Cuddalore 178026 38970 90.429
4 Tiruvallur 33140 25838 102.952
5 Erode 9543 1054 1.597
Coimbatore 3102 987 1.2098
Cluster –VI Total 423638 101296 266.9618
Grand Total 2160026 1169874 1046.013
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai – 6.
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4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY
DISTRICTS

A. BANANA - Kharif Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Average
District Production
Crop Report Yield per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 27.030 43140.759 1166
2 Kancheepuram 114.315 43140.759 4932
3 Thiruvallur 594.299 43140.759 25639
4 Cuddalore 4945.015 52346.541 258854
5 Villupuram 1050.185 43140.759 45306
6 Vellore 1252.055 43140.759 54015
7 Thiruvannamalai 2685.000 34705.000 93183
8 Salem 1711.135 31080.000 53182
9 Namakkal 2592.165 38849.500 100704
10 Dharmapuri 317.620 43140.759 13702
11 Coimbatore 7070.878 44143.205 312131
12 Erode 14115.760 37801.868 533602
13 Tiruchirapalli 6334.530 49742.062 315093
14 Karur 2419.830 43115.000 104331
15 Perambalur 230.590 43140.759 9948
16 Thanjavur 4282.105 44935.000 192416
17 Thiruvarur 371.865 43140.759 16043
18 Nagappattinam 633.865 43140.759 27345
19 Pudukkottai 2549.965 53911.658 137473
20 Madurai 3002.590 51066.667 153332
21 Theni 5966.350 68646.750 409571
22 Dindigul 3474.732 31626.672 109894
23 Ramanathapuram 147.825 43140.759 6377
24 Virudhunagar 948.575 43140.759 40922
25 Sivagangai 1166.211 43140.759 50311
26 Thirunelveli 4587.380 27086.850 124258
27 Thoothukudi 8237.220 49598.428 408553
28 Kanyakumari 4644.593 23825.071 110658
29 Nilgiris 620.800 43140.759 26782
30 Krishnagiri 376.310 43140.759 16234
31 Ariyalur 165.215 43140.759 7128
32 Tiruppur 1979.915 39540.000 78286
33 Chengalpattu 240.010 43140.759 10354
34 Kallakurichi 452.565 43140.759 19524
35 Ranipet 725.735 56670.000 41127
36 Tirupathur 1067.250 16688.795 17811
37 Tenkasi 1337.665 43140.759 57708
STATE TOTAL 92439.148 43140.759 3987895
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4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY
DISTRICTS (Contd.)

B. BRINJAL –Kharif & Rabi Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average
District Production
Report Yield per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0.520 13538.522 7
2 Kancheepuram 122.099 13538.522 1653
3 Thiruvallur 570.620 5714.392 3261
4 Cuddalore 479.425 5176.000 2482
5 Villupuram 782.925 13538.522 10600
6 V ellore 603.055 8246.667 4973
7 Thiruvannamalai 1633.000 18629.541 30422
8 Salem 2641.510 8291.816 21903
9 Namakkal 769.070 22585.000 17369
10 Dharmapuri 3656.765 15230.887 55696
11 Coimbatore 430.590 23386.438 10070
12 Erode 253.165 13538.522 3427
13 Tiruchirapalli 646.890 13538.522 8758
14 Karur 355.395 13538.522 4812
15 Perambalur 57.280 13538.522 775
16 Thanjavur 157.425 13538.522 2131
17 Thiruvarur 138.950 13538.522 1881
18 Nagappattinam 153.805 13538.522 2082
19 Pudukkottai 418.335 13538.522 5664
20 Madurai 478.499 13538.522 6478
21 Theni 333.450 44202.500 14739
22 Dindigul 608.885 18268.756 11124
23 Ramanathapuram 49.095 13538.522 665
24 Virudhunagar 174.375 13538.522 2361
25 Sivagangai 220.458 13538.522 2985
26 Thirunelveli 95.345 13538.522 1291
27 Thoothukudi 75.520 13538.522 1022
28 Kanyakumari 21.665 13538.522 293
29 Nilgiris 17.100 13538.522 232
30 Krishnagiri 1215.861 12088.591 14698
31 Ariyalur 230.765 13538.522 3124
32 Tiruppur 245.200 13538.522 3320
33 Chengalpattu 357.630 13538.522 4842
34 Kallakurichi 991.330 11398.000 11300
35 Ranipet 634.440 6475.007 4108
36 Tirupathur 639.190 5850.037 3739
37 Tenkasi 123.290 13538.522 1669
STATE TOTAL 20382.972 13538.522 275955
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4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS (Contd.)

C. SWEET POTATO – Rabi Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Average
District Production
Crop Report Yield per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0.000 0.000 0
2 Kancheepuram 0.000 0.000 0
3 Thiruvallur 145.310 24636.694 3580
4 Cuddalore 25.935 24636.694 639
5 Villupuram 2.655 24636.694 65
6 Vellore 0.000 0.000 0
7 Thiruvannamalai 42.000 26540.123 1115
8 Salem 8.220 24636.694 203
9 Namakkal 1.700 24636.694 42
10 Dharmapuri 28.000 15162.500 425
11 Coimbatore 0.705 24636.694 17
12 Erode 4.430 24636.694 109
13 Tiruchirapalli 4.645 24636.694 114
14 Karur 80.545 22421.875 1806
15 Perambalur 1.185 24636.694 29
16 Thanjavur 0.000 0.000 0.000
17 Thiruvarur 1.000 24636.694 25
18 Nagappattinam 0.000 0.000 0
19 Pudukkottai 15.740 24636.694 388
20 Madurai 53.049 25765.625 1367
21 Theni 0.000 0.000 0.000
22 Dindigul 20.465 24636.694 504
23 Ramanathapuram 0.000 0.000 0
24 Virudhunagar 33.635 24636.694 829
25 Sivagangai 0.725 24636.694 18
26 Thirunelveli 59.705 36031.250 2151
27 Thoothukudi 0.640 24636.694 16
28 Kanyakumari 0.000 0.000 0
29 Nilgiris 0.000 0.000 0
30 Krishnagiri 0.000 0.000 0
31 Ariyalur 0.370 24636.694 9
32 Tiruppur 0.000 0.000 0
33 Chengalpattu 0.400 24636.694 10
34 Kallakurichi 43.480 15978.125 695
35 Ranipet 0.000 0.000 0
36 Tirupathur 10.000 24636.694 246
37 Tenkasi 0.000 0.000 0
STATE TOTAL 584.539 24636.694 14401
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4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS (Contd.)

D. CABBAGE – Kharif & Rabi Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Average
District Production
Crop Report Yield per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0.000 0.000 0
2 Kancheepuram 0.000 0.000 0
3 Thiruvallur 0.000 0.000 0
4 Cuddalore 5.180 65569.707 340
5 Villupuram 13.500 65569.707 885
6 Vellore 0.000 0.000 0
7 Thiruvannamalai 6.900 65569.707 452
8 Salem 67.500 65569.707 4426
9 Namakkal 37.000 65569.707 2426
10 Dharmapuri 57.500 65569.707 3770
11 Coimbatore 17.150 23991.667 411
12 Erode 322.745 65569.707 21162
13 Tiruchirapalli 0.400 65569.707 26
14 Karur 0.000 0.000 0
15 Perambalur 0.000 0.000 0
16 Thanjavur 0.000 0.000 0
17 Thiruvarur 0.000 0.000 0
18 Nagappattinam 0.000 0.000 0
19 Pudukkottai 0.000 0.000 0
20 Madurai 0.000 0.000 0
21 Theni 69.820 39887.886 2785
22 Dindigul 26.690 65569.707 1750
23 Ramanathapuram 0.000 0.000 0
24 Virudhunagar 0.100 65569.707 7
25 Sivagangai 0.000 0.000 0
26 Thirunelveli 0.000 0.000 0
27 Thoothukudi 0.000 0.000 0
28 Kanyakumari 0.000 0.000 0
29 Nilgiris 256.625 54634.932 14021
30 Krishnagiri 1945.690 68300.000 132891
31 Ariyalur 0.000 0.000 0
32 Tiruppur 2.390 65569.707 157
33 Chengalpattu 0.030 65569.707 2
34 Kallakurichi 2.000 65569.707 131
35 Ranipet 0.000 0.000 0.000
36 Tirupathur 5.400 65569.707 354
37 Tenkasi 0.000 0.000 0
STATE TOTAL 2836.620 65569.707 185996
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4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY
DISTRICTS (Contd.)

E. TOMATO – Kharif & Rabi Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Average
District Production
Crop Report Yield per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0.100 16363.959 2
2 Kancheepuram 1.000 16363.959 16
3 Thiruvallur 1.020 16363.959 17
4 Cuddalore 1.200 16363.959 20
5 Villupuram 8.855 16363.959 145
6 Vellore 519.775 8653.000 4498
7 Thiruvannamalai 651.000 16363.959 10653
8 Salem 3999.970 10685.979 42744
9 Namakkal 1033.500 16363.959 16912
10 Dharmapuri 10646.060 16979.061 180760
11 Coimbatore 2031.035 11417.646 23190
12 Erode 366.370 16363.959 5995
13 Tiruchirapalli 275.725 16363.959 4512
14 Karur 196.690 16363.959 3219
15 Perambalur 73.605 16363.959 1204
16 Thanjavur 1.450 16363.959 24
17 Thiruvarur 0.000 0.000 0
18 Nagappattinam 0.200 16363.959 3
19 Pudukkottai 15.230 16363.959 249
20 Madurai 287.053 16363.959 4697
21 Theni 1301.040 12436.181 16180
22 Dindigul 1627.550 15991.969 26028
23 Ramanathapuram 6.520 16363.959 107
24 Virudhunagar 178.195 16363.959 2916
25 Sivagangai 69.625 16363.959 1139
26 Thirunelveli 79.110 16363.959 1295
27 Thoothukudi 46.630 16363.959 763
28 Kanyakumari 1.745 16363.959 29
29 Nilgiris 0.400 16363.959 7
30 Krishnagiri 8299.795 22474.777 186536
31 Ariyalur 3.625 16363.959 59
32 Tiruppur 1643.510 12502.894 20549
33 Chengalpattu 5.165 16363.959 85
34 Kallakurichi 319.390 16363.959 5226
35 Ranipet 63.220 16363.959 1035
36 Tirupathur 1142.060 8974.000 10249
37 Tenkasi 249.935 16363.959 4090
STATE TOTAL 35147.353 16363.959 575150
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4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY DISTRICTS (Contd.)

F. PINEAPPLE – Kharif Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.000 0.000 0

2 Kancheepuram 0.020 35366.667 1
3 Thiruvallur 1.000 35366.667 35
4 Cuddalore 0.005 35366.667 0
5 Villupuram 4.840 35366.667 171
6 Vellore 0.000 0.00 0
7 Thiruvannamalai 0.000 0.000 0
8 Salem 0.000 0.000 0
9 Namakkal 766.000 35366.667 27091
10 Dharmapuri 0.000 0.000 0.000
11 Coimbatore 0.500 35366.667 18
12 Erode 0.000 0.000 0
13 Tiruchirapalli 0.100 35366.667 4
14 Karur 0.000 0.000 0
15 Perambalur 0.025 35366.667 1
16 Thanjavur 0.030 35366.667 1
17 Thiruvarur 0.000 0.000 0
18 Nagappattinam 0.060 35366.667 2
19 Pudukkottai 0.125 35366.667 4
20 Madurai 0.400 35366.667 14
21 Theni 0.000 0.000 0
22 Dindigul 0.700 35366.667 25
23 Ramanathapuram 0.000 0.000 0.000
24 Virudhunagar 0.000 0.000 0.000
25 Sivagangai 0.210 35366.667 7
26 Thirunelveli 0.000 0.000 0
27 Thoothukudi 0.030 35366.667 1
28 Kanyakumari 144.846 35366.667 5123
29 Nilgiris 0.000 0.000 0
30 Krishnagiri 0.000 0.000 0
31 Ariyalur 0.000 0.000 0
32 Tiruppur 0.000 0.000 0
33 Chengalpattu 0.000 0.000 0
34 Kallakurichi 0.000 0.000 0
35 Ranipet 0.000 0.000 0
36 Tirupathur 0.000 0.000 0
37 Tenkasi 0.000 0.000 0
STATE TOTAL 918.891 35366.667 32498
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4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY
DISTRICTS (Contd.)

G. LADIES FINGER – Kharif & Rabi Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Average Yield
District Production
Crop Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 0.620 8973.937 6
2 Kancheepuram 84.340 8973.937 757
3 Thiruvallur 591.285 4524.300 2675
4 Cuddalore 282.210 8973.937 2533
5 Villupuram 805.780 4689.500 3779
6 Vellore 426.565 3709.331 1582
7 Thiruvannamalai 1386.120 7643.542 10595
8 Salem 2964.600 8010.088 23747
9 Namakkal 613.535 8730.000 5356
10 Dharmapuri 4452.600 12844.503 57191
11 Coimbatore 559.662 9149.500 5121
12 Erode 618.830 8973.937 5553
13 Tiruchirapalli 373.285 8973.937 3350
14 Karur 271.050 8973.937 2432
15 Perambalur 15.220 8973.937 137
16 Thanjavur 77.625 8973.937 697
17 Thiruvarur 111.500 8973.937 1001
18 Nagappattinam 99.945 8973.937 897
19 Pudukkottai 304.825 8973.937 2735
20 Madurai 636.666 6132.889 3905
21 Theni 321.440 8973.937 2885
22 Dindigul 397.350 6797.000 2701
23 Ramanathapuram 24.110 8973.937 216
24 Virudhunagar 129.550 8973.937 1163
25 Sivagangai 180.927 8973.937 1624
26 Thirunelveli 113.835 6417.105 730
27 Thoothukudi 99.125 8973.937 890
28 Kanyakumari 37.605 8973.937 337
29 Nilgiris 0.000 0.000 0
30 Krishnagiri 487.190 8497.000 4140
31 Ariyalur 154.125 8973.937 1383
32 Tiruppur 197.210 5952.000 1174
33 Chengalpattu 233.347 13080.500 3052
34 Kallakurichi 1103.760 10341.000 11414
35 Ranipet 627.480 2731.667 1714
36 Tirupathur 500.850 11151.768 5585
37 Tenkasi 243.640 8973.937 2186
STATE TOTAL 19527.807 8973.937 175241
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4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY
DISTRICTS (Contd.)

H. GRAPE – Kharif Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Average Yield
District Production
Crop Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.000 0.000 0

2 Kancheepuram 0.000 0.000 0
3 Thiruvallur 2.100 16648.947 35
4 Cuddalore 1.095 16648.947 18
5 Villupuram 0.000 0.000 0
6 Vellore 4.540 16648.947 76
7 Thiruvannamalai 1.000 16648.947 17
8 Salem 0.000 0.000 0
9 Namakkal 1.700 16648.947 28
10 Dharmapuri 2.000 16648.947 33
11 Coimbatore 60.265 13580.000 818
12 Erode 4.020 16648.947 67
13 Tiruchirapalli 2.130 16648.947 35
14 Karur 0.000 0.000 0
15 Perambalur 0.000 0.000 0
16 Thanjavur 0.000 0.000 0
17 Thiruvarur 0.000 0.000 0
18 Nagappattinam 0.000 0.000 0
19 Pudukkottai 0.100 16648.947 2
20 Madurai 2.380 16648.947 40
21 Theni 1696.940 17239.893 29255
22 Dindigul 184.300 12211.342 2251
23 Ramanathapuram 0.000 0.000 0
24 Virudhunagar 0.000 0.000 0
25 Sivagangai 2.100 16648.947 35
26 Thirunelveli 0.800 16648.947 13
27 Thoothukudi 0.050 16648.947 1
28 Kanyakumari 0.000 0.000 0
29 Nilgiris 2.000 16648.947 33
30 Krishnagiri 13.940 16648.947 232
31 Ariyalur 0.000 0.000 0
32 Tiruppur 0.300 16648.947 5
33 Chengalpattu 0.000 0.000 0
34 Kallakurichi 5.000 16648.947 83
35 Ranipet 0.000 0.000 0
36 Tirupathur 1.000 16648.947 17
37 Tenkasi 1.195 16648.947 20
STATE TOTAL 1988.955 16648.947 33114
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4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY
DISTRICTS (Contd.)

I. MANGO-Kharif Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)
1 Chennai 73.469 3403.077 250
2 Kancheepuram 990.113 881.165 872
3 Thiruvallur 11245.287 865.941 9738
4 Cuddalore 493.575 3403.077 1680
5 Villupuram 1688.040 10329.098 17436
6 Vellore 5253.070 1468.241 7713
7 Thiruvannamalai 1334.000 3403.077 4540
8 Salem 5770.035 2787.931 16086
9 Namakkal 2125.470 1703.696 3621
10 Dharmapuri 18172.650 3256.791 59185
11 Coimbatore 2435.781 45138.617 109948
12 Erode 716.750 3403.077 2439
13 Tiruchirapalli 1924.730 2214.343 4262
14 Karur 780.870 3403.077 2657
15 Perambalur 134.120 3403.077 456
16 Thanjavur 745.510 3403.077 2537
17 Thiruvarur 132.763 3403.077 452
18 Nagappattinam 2311.034 1572.593 3634
19 Pudukkottai 950.140 3403.077 3233
20 Madurai 6047.280 1295.669 7835
21 Theni 9454.160 2475.214 23401
22 Dindigul 15891.380 3267.669 51928
23 Ramanathapuram 279.970 3403.077 953
24 Virudhunagar 3453.940 1187.399 4101
25 Sivagangai 2350.957 1860.964 4375
26 Thirunelveli 1706.340 3403.077 5807
27 Thoothukudi 640.095 3403.077 2178
28 Kanyakumari 1206.131 2532.222 3054
29 Nilgiris 16.015 3403.077 55
30 Krishnagiri 30805.704 3044.002 93773
31 Ariyalur 532.590 3403.077 1812
32 Tiruppur 1529.295 3142.742 4806
33 Chengalpattu 3157.282 248.908 786
34 Kallakurichi 287.810 3403.077 979
35 Ranipet 1082.605 3403.077 3684
36 Tirupathur 5557.980 1812.109 10072
37 Tenkasi 4100.090 5948.695 24390
STATE TOTAL 145377.031 3403.077 494729
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4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY
DISTRICTS (Contd.)

J. JACK -Kharif Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.000 0.000 0

2 Kancheepuram 2.505 16032.383 40
3 Thiruvallur 11.800 16032.383 189
4 Cuddalore 713.430 40145.234 28641
5 Villupuram 13.210 16032.383 212
6 Vellore 0.000 0.000 0
7 Thiruvannamalai 50.310 16032.383 807
8 Salem 115.570 7864.721 909
9 Namakkal 216.750 4089.054 886
10 Dharmapuri 26.065 16032.383 418
11 Coimbatore 14.185 16032.383 227
12 Erode 17.557 16032.383 281
13 Tiruchirapalli 26.265 16032.383 421
14 Karur 15.380 16032.383 247
15 Perambalur 5.355 16032.383 86
16 Thanjavur 65.275 16032.383 1047
17 Thiruvarur 14.100 16032.383 226
18 Nagappattinam 9.185 16032.383 147
19 Pudukkottai 232.620 13123.322 3053
20 Madurai 12.910 16032.383 207
21 Theni 49.505 16032.383 794
22 Dindigul 452.660 6018.425 2724
23 Ramanathapuram 1.915 16032.383 31
24 Virudhunagar 24.430 16032.383 392
25 Sivagangai 34.995 16032.383 561
26 Thirunelveli 10.290 16032.383 165
27 Thoothukudi 3.390 16032.383 54
28 Kanyakumari 589.138 4486.725 2643
29 Nilgiris 77.655 16032.383 1245
30 Krishnagiri 20.440 16032.383 328
31 Ariyalur 125.450 2811.441 353
32 Tiruppur 12.420 16032.383 199
33 Chengalpattu 71.630 16032.383 1148
34 Kallakurichi 8.800 16032.383 141
35 Ranipet 0.000 0.000 0
36 Tirupathur 31.505 16032.383 505
37 Tenkasi 45.495 16032.383 729
STATE TOTAL 3122.190 16032.383 50056
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4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY
DISTRICTS (Contd.)

K. GUAVA -Kharif Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.130 3740.048 0

2 Kancheepuram 109.485 3740.048 409
3 Thiruvallur 256.110 8830.052 2261
4 Cuddalore 995.595 1081.521 1077
5 Villupuram 868.645 3740.048 3249
6 Vellore 449.415 2336.134 1050
7 Thiruvannamalai 114.000 3740.048 426
8 Salem 234.540 3740.048 877
9 Namakkal 151.460 3740.048 566
10 Dharmapuri 337.215 3740.048 1261
11 Coimbatore 111.298 3740.048 416
12 Erode 136.815 3740.048 512
13 Tiruchirapalli 217.315 3740.048 813
14 Karur 104.700 3740.048 392
15 Perambalur 27.750 3740.048 104
16 Thanjavur 108.367 3740.048 405
17 Thiruvarur 21.000 3740.048 79
18 Nagappattinam 11.946 3740.048 45
19 Pudukkottai 99.630 3740.048 373
20 Madurai 1475.900 2815.268 4155
21 Theni 380.900 10080.979 3840
22 Dindigul 1822.416 5287.271 9636
23 Ramanathapuram 69.150 3740.048 259
24 Virudhunagar 1135.030 1858.836 2110
25 Sivagangai 204.825 3740.048 766
26 Thirunelveli 226.330 4630.237 1048
27 Thoothukudi 335.855 3740.048 1256
28 Kanyakumari 30.047 3740.048 112
29 Nilgiris 17.385 3740.048 65
30 Krishnagiri 114.840 3740.048 430
31 Ariyalur 40.570 3740.048 152
32 Tiruppur 127.135 3740.048 475
33 Chengalpattu 94.083 254.920 24
34 Kallakurichi 66.060 3131.983 207
35 Ranipet 84.050 3740.048 314
36 Tirupathur 238.945 5438.794 1300
37 Tenkasi 278.130 3740.048 1040
STATE TOTAL 11097.067 3740.048 41504
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4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY
DISTRICTS (Contd.)

L. LEMON-Kharif Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.610 1414.447 1

2 Kancheepuram 11.585 1414.447 16
3 Thiruvallur 26.165 1414.447 37
4 Cuddalore 94.800 1414.447 134
5 Villupuram 49.175 1414.447 70
6 Vellore 73.815 1414.447 104
7 Thiruvannamalai 91.270 1414.447 129
8 Salem 106.050 1414.447 150
9 Namakkal 95.485 1414.447 135
10 Dharmapuri 30.590 1414.447 43
11 Coimbatore 101.985 1414.447 144
12 Erode 97.385 1414.447 138
13 Tiruchirapalli 993.625 1892.433 1880
14 Karur 64.075 1414.447 91
15 Perambalur 304.155 1414.447 430
16 Thanjavur 45.585 1414.447 64
17 Thiruvarur 66.200 1414.447 94
18 Nagappattinam 43.565 1414.447 62
19 Pudukkottai 404.665 1414.447 572
20 Madurai 310.345 1414.447 439
21 Theni 755.870 256.499 194
22 Dindigul 2257.860 1994.610 4504
23 Ramanathapuram 21.595 1414.447 31
24 Virudhunagar 615.555 547.362 337
25 Sivagangai 112.570 1414.447 159
26 Thirunelveli 254.545 330.000 84
27 Thoothukudi 662.250 830.562 550
28 Kanyakumari 8.285 1414.447 12
29 Nilgiris 16.340 1414.447 23
30 Krishnagiri 30.595 1414.447 43
31 Ariyalur 65.435 1414.447 93
32 Tiruppur 86.070 1414.447 122
33 Chengalpattu 21.090 1414.447 30
34 Kallakurichi 5.075 1414.447 7
35 Ranipet 20.760 1414.447 29
36 Tirupathur 109.335 1414.447 155
37 Tenkasi 3015.290 1509.579 4552
STATE TOTAL 11069.650 1414.447 15657
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4.20 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS BY
DISTRICTS (Contd.)

M. ORANGE -Kharif Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.000 0.000 0

2 Kancheepuram 0.000 0.000 0
3 Thiruvallur 0.000 0.000 0
4 Cuddalore 1.360 2603.127 4
5 Villupuram 0.000 0.000 0
6 Vellore 0.000 0.000 0
7 Thiruvannamalai 0.000 0.000 0
8 Salem 7.000 2603.127 18
9 Namakkal 15.250 2603.127 40
10 Dharmapuri 20.000 2603.127 52
11 Coimbatore 3.510 2603.127 9
12 Erode 2.125 2603.127 6
13 Tiruchirapalli 1.385 2603.127 4
14 Karur 0.035 2603.127 0
15 Perambalur 0.000 0.000 0
16 Thanjavur 0.100 2603.127 0
17 Thiruvarur 0.000 0.000 0
18 Nagappattinam 0.000 0.000 0
19 Pudukkottai 9.610 2603.127 25
20 Madurai 1.115 2603.127 3
21 Theni 30.535 4625.000 141
22 Dindigul 1600.878 2710.620 4339
23 Ramanathapuram 0.000 0.000 0
24 Virudhunagar 5.335 2603.127 14
25 Sivagangai 0.050 2603.127 0
26 Thirunelveli 2.810 2603.127 7
27 Thoothukudi 0.995 2603.127 3
28 Kanyakumari 2.575 2603.127 7
29 Nilgiris 107.965 437.415 47
30 Krishnagiri 0.800 2603.127 2
31 Ariyalur 0.000 0.000 0
32 Tiruppur 0.200 2603.127 1
33 Chengalpattu 0.115 2603.127 0
34 Kallakurichi 0.000 0.000 0
35 Ranipet 0.450 2603.127 1
36 Tirupathur 0.000 0.000 0
37 Tenkasi 0.935 2603.127 2
STATE TOTAL 1815.133 2603.127 4725
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai – 6.
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4.20(A) AREA AND PRODUCTION OF MINOR CROPS BY DISTRICTS

A. CHILLIES - Rabi Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.450 617.175 0

2 Kancheepuram 106.230 980.160 104
3 Thiruvallur 501.150 800.884 401
4 Cuddalore 0.000 0.000 0
5 Villupuram 620.990 617.175 383
6 Vellore 518.605 617.175 320
7 Thiruvannamalai 1443.000 4691.360 6770
8 Salem 663.920 557.773 370
9 Namakkal 310.015 617.175 191
10 Dharmapuri 715.840 589.241 422
11 Coimbatore 498.770 617.175 308
12 Erode 230.595 617.175 142
13 Tiruchirapalli 969.635 850.945 825
14 Karur 456.290 1200.600 548
15 Perambalur 232.390 617.175 143
16 Thanjavur 67.315 617.175 42
17 Thiruvarur 30.000 617.175 19
18 Nagappattinam 12.780 617.175 8
19 Pudukkottai 434.000 617.175 268
20 Madurai 524.340 1293.705 678
21 Theni 0.000 0 0
22 Dindigul 1265.405 2135.311 2702
23 Ramanathapuram 16273.305 197.500 3214
24 Virudhunagar 1061.740 463.550 492
25 Sivagangai 5238.828 456.469 2391
26 Thirunelveli 95.985 617.175 59
27 Thoothukudi 11067.330 410.864 4547
28 Kanyakumari 0.140 617.175 0
29 Nilgiris 2.315 617.175 1
30 Krishnagiri 1083.470 987.523 1070
31 Ariyalur 159.750 1769.667 283
32 Tiruppur 701.210 1018.215 714
33 Chengalpattu 308.745 617.175 191
34 Kallakurichi 809.495 617.175 500
35 Ranipet 763.050 1307.053 997
36 Tirupathur 578.065 617.175 357
37 Tenkasi 245.750 641.230 158
STATE TOTAL 47990.900 617.175 29618
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4.20(A) AREA AND PRODUCTION OF MINOR CROPS BY DISTRICTS
(Contd.)

B. ONION – Kharif & Rabi combined Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.000 0.000 0

2 Kancheepuram 0.100 9154.724 1
3 Thiruvallur 6.280 7422.863 47
4 Cuddalore 38.530 8810.054 339
5 Villupuram 58.275 8502.947 496
6 Vellore 16.550 8577.484 142
7 Thiruvannamalai 103.000 7725.549 796
8 Salem 1431.590 7790.358 11153
9 Namakkal 3809.610 6968.193 26546
10 Dharmapuri 361.480 8980.471 3246
11 Coimbatore 1338.034 15422.754 20636
12 Erode 1890.195 9288.116 17556
13 Tiruchirapalli 3354.360 8163.203 27382
14 Karur 424.445 7711.307 3273
15 Perambalur 6985.485 6758.958 47215
16 Thanjavur 53.000 8123.528 431
17 Thiruvarur 1.000 9154.724 9
18 Nagappattinam 0.000 0.000 0
19 Pudukkottai 25.630 7726.025 198
20 Madurai 413.535 7670.535 3172
21 Theni 777.330 7767.211 6038
22 Dindigul 2100.795 4332.949 9103
23 Ramanathapuram 78.985 7055.094 557
24 Virudhunagar 1742.690 3737.831 6514
25 Sivagangai 167.072 7652.275 1278
26 Thirunelveli 29.530 8113.797 240
27 Thoothukudi 4089.720 4597.126 18801
28 Kanyakumari 0.000 0.000 0
29 Nilgiris 0.000 0.000 0
30 Krishnagiri 27.200 8575.782 233
31 Ariyalur 53.010 9100.461 482
32 Tiruppur 2343.370 14272.108 33445
33 Chengalpattu 1.575 7988.263 13
34 Kallakurichi 1011.530 7762.170 7852
35 Ranipet 7.175 7055.094 51
36 Tirupathur 20.050 8191.303 164
37 Tenkasi 1037.495 13906.530 14428
STATE TOTAL 33798.626 7746.925 261835
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4.20(A) AREA AND PRODUCTION OF MINOR CROPS BY DISTRICTS (Contd.)

C TURMERIC – Kharif Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.000 0.000 0

2 Kancheepuram 0.000 0.000 0
3 Thiruvallur 18.600 5221.656 97
4 Cuddalore 238.840 2353.570 562
5 Villupuram 6.890 5221.656 36
6 Vellore 219.200 10409.438 2282
7 Thiruvannamalai 341.485 7747.310 2646
8 Salem 2765.350 4103.220 11347
9 Namakkal 1343.165 5350.161 7186
10 Dharmapuri 3902.135 4560.007 17794
11 Coimbatore 350.165 6733.125 2358
12 Erode 5086.755 6749.211 34332
13 Tiruchirapalli 199.345 5239.775 1045
14 Karur 63.155 5221.656 330
15 Perambalur 399.930 4700.617 1880
16 Thanjavur 7.000 5221.656 37
17 Thiruvarur 3.000 5221.656 16
18 Nagappattinam 0.140 5221.656 1
19 Pudukkottai 16.090 5221.656 84
20 Madurai 4.590 5221.656 24
21 Theni 0.000 0.000 0
22 Dindigul 2.880 5221.656 15
23 Ramanathapuram 0.000 0.000 0
24 Virudhunagar 1.180 5221.656 6
25 Sivagangai 2.705 5221.656 14
26 Thirunelveli 3.280 5221.656 17
27 Thoothukudi 3.580 5221.656 19
28 Kanyakumari 0.130 5221.656 1
29 Nilgiris 2.375 5221.656 12
30 Krishnagiri 727.350 3351.175 2437
31 Ariyalur 5.445 5221.656 28
32 Tiruppur 271.575 5221.656 1418
33 Chengalpattu 3.180 5221.656 17
34 Kallakurichi 2251.035 4090.260 9207
35 Ranipet 143.880 5221.656 751
36 Tirupathur 48.280 5221.656 252
37 Tenkasi 0.830 5221.656 4
STATE TOTAL 18433.540 5221.656 96254
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4.20(A) AREA AND PRODUCTION OF MINOR CROPS BY DISTRICTS
(Contd.)

D. TAPIOCA – Kharif Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.000 0.000 0

2 Kancheepuram 1.000 37774.926 38
3 Thiruvallur 119.800 37774.926 4525
4 Cuddalore 5723.870 34346.686 196596
5 Villupuram 1324.515 12618.750 16714
6 Vellore 5.000 37774.926 189
7 Thiruvannamalai 1766.000 67166.667 118616
8 Salem 9989.880 45529.143 454831
9 Namakkal 19236.615 32115.530 617794
10 Dharmapuri 13785.500 32182.528 443652
11 Coimbatore 698.475 39625.000 27677
12 Erode 9296.325 35373.743 328846
13 Tiruchirapalli 4133.080 53680.357 221865
14 Karur 1098.925 50681.250 55695
15 Perambalur 1631.440 28843.750 47057
16 Thanjavur 628.985 49281.250 30997
17 Thiruvarur 135.000 37774.926 5100
18 Nagappattinam 45.840 37774.926 1732
19 Pudukkottai 689.305 37774.926 26038
20 Madurai 20.625 37774.926 779
21 Theni 24.405 41593.750 1015
22 Dindigul 114.031 37774.926 4308
23 Ramanathapuram 0.000 0.000 0
24 Virudhunagar 22.640 37774.926 855
25 Sivagangai 28.135 37774.926 1063
26 Thirunelveli 45.100 37774.926 1704
27 Thoothukudi 9.940 37774.926 375
28 Kanyakumari 911.335 39020.833 35561
29 Nilgiris 30.435 37774.926 1150
30 Krishnagiri 232.720 37774.926 8791
31 Ariyalur 227.460 37774.926 8592
32 Tiruppur 918.055 46350.000 42552
33 Chengalpattu 20.000 37774.926 755
34 Kallakurichi 7996.415 43887.093 350939
35 Ranipet 0.490 37774.926 19
36 Tirupathur 162.565 37774.926 6141
37 Tenkasi 67.875 37774.926 2564
STATE TOTAL 81141.781 37774.926 3065125
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4.20(A) AREA AND PRODUCTION OF MINOR CROPS BY DISTRICTS
(Contd.)

E. POTATO – Kharif & Rabi combined Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.000 0.000 0

2 Kancheepuram 0.000 0.000 0
3 Thiruvallur 0.000 0.000 0
4 Cuddalore 0.000 0.000 0
5 Villupuram 0.000 0.000 0
6 Vellore 0.000 0.000 0
7 Thiruvannamalai 2.000 21756.611 44
8 Salem 0.000 0.000 0
9 Namakkal 0.000 0.000 0
10 Dharmapuri 1.000 20865.943 21
11 Coimbatore 0.000 0.000 0
12 Erode 711.190 18855.337 13410
13 Tiruchirapalli 0.000 0.000 0
14 Karur 0.000 0.000 0
15 Perambalur 0.000 0.000 0
16 Thanjavur 0.000 0.000 0
17 Thiruvarur 0.000 0.000 0
18 Nagappattinam 0.000 0.000 0
19 Pudukkottai 0.000 0.000 0
20 Madurai 0.000 0.000 0
21 Theni 0.000 0.000 0
22 Dindigul 2307.525 21275.759 49094
23 Ramanathapuram 0.000 0.000 0
24 Virudhunagar 0.000 0.000 0
25 Sivagangai 0.930 21632.109 20
26 Thirunelveli 0.000 0.000 0
27 Thoothukudi 0.000 0.000 0
28 Kanyakumari 0.000 0.000 0
29 Nilgiris 804.000 20656.196 16608
30 Krishnagiri 186.200 29681.088 5527
31 Ariyalur 0.000 0.000 0
32 Tiruppur 0.000 0.000 0
33 Chengalpattu 0.000 0.000 0
34 Kallakurichi 0.000 0.000 0
35 Ranipet 0.000 0.000 0
36 Tirupathur 0.000 0.000 0
37 Tenkasi 0.000 0.000 0
STATE TOTAL 4012.845 21112.894 84723
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4.20(A) AREA AND PRODUCTION OF MINOR CROPS BY DISTRICTS
(Contd.)

F. GINGER – Kharif Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.000 0.000 0

2 Kancheepuram 0.000 0.000 0
3 Thiruvallur 0.000 0.000 0
4 Cuddalore 0.000 0.000 0
5 Villupuram 0.000 0.000 0
6 Vellore 1.000 15795.644 16
7 Thiruvannamalai 0.000 0.000 0
8 Salem 1.000 15795.644 16
9 Namakkal 0.000 0.000 0
10 Dharmapuri 0.000 0.000 0
11 Coimbatore 14.610 15795.644 231
12 Erode 16.600 15795.644 262
13 Tiruchirapalli 0.000 0.000 0
14 Karur 0.000 0.000 0
15 Perambalur 0.000 0.000 0
16 Thanjavur 1.250 15795.644 20
17 Thiruvarur 0.000 0.000 0
18 Nagappattinam 0.190 15795.644 3
19 Pudukkottai 0.000 0.000 0
20 Madurai 0.000 0.000 0
21 Theni 0.000 0.000 0
22 Dindigul 0.300 15795.644 5
23 Ramanathapuram 0.000 0.000 0
24 Virudhunagar 0.000 0.000 0
25 Sivagangai 0.000 0.000 0
26 Thirunelveli 0.000 0.000 0
27 Thoothukudi 0.000 0.000 0
28 Kanyakumari 2.170 15795.644 34
29 Nilgiris 146.960 15795.644 2321
30 Krishnagiri 0.000 0.000 0
31 Ariyalur 0.190 15795.644 3
32 Tiruppur 0.000 0.000 0
33 Chengalpattu 0.000 0.000 0
34 Kallakurichi 0.000 0.000 0
35 Ranipet 5.290 15795.644 84
36 Tirupathur 0.000 0.000 0
37 Tenkasi 3.425 15795.644 54
STATE TOTAL 192.985 15795.644 3048
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4.20(A) AREA AND PRODUCTION OF MINOR CROPS BY DISTRICTS (Contd.)

G. CORIANDER – Rabi Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.000 0.000 0

2 Kancheepuram 0.000 0.000 0
3 Thiruvallur 3.000 496.957 1
4 Cuddalore 0.050 496.957 0
5 Villupuram 0.100 496.957 0
6 Vellore 82.900 496.957 41
7 Thiruvannamalai 120.000 496.957 60
8 Salem 77.500 496.957 39
9 Namakkal 282.400 496.957 140
10 Dharmapuri 227.700 496.957 113
11 Coimbatore 228.835 428.556 98
12 Erode 6.525 496.957 3
13 Tiruchirapalli 95.940 480.249 46
14 Karur 36.120 496.957 18
15 Perambalur 45.895 496.957 23
16 Thanjavur 0.000 0.000 0
17 Thiruvarur 0.000 0.000 0
18 Nagappattinam 0.000 0.000 0
19 Pudukkottai 5.515 496.957 3
20 Madurai 34.775 496.957 17
21 Theni 0.000 0.000 0
22 Dindigul 29.270 496.957 15
23 Ramanathapuram 1274.970 401.010 511
24 Virudhunagar 1360.555 416.883 567
25 Sivagangai 14.410 496.957 7
26 Thirunelveli 1.000 496.957 0
27 Thoothukudi 2622.095 590.526 1548
28 Kanyakumari 0.000 0.000 0
29 Nilgiris 0.000 0.000 0
30 Krishnagiri 12.230 496.957 6
31 Ariyalur 3.645 496.957 2
32 Tiruppur 738.325 501.270 370
33 Chengalpattu 0.000 0.000 0
34 Kallakurichi 0.000 0.000 0
35 Ranipet 0.500 496.957 0
36 Tirupathur 93.700 496.957 47
37 Tenkasi 0.990 496.957 0
STATE TOTAL 7398.945 496.957 3677
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4.20(A) AREA AND PRODUCTION OF MINOR CROPS BY DISTRICTS
(Contd.)

H. CASHEWNUT-Kharif Fasli: 1429 Year: 2019-20

Area as per Estimated
Estimated
Season and Crop Average Yield
District Production
Report per
(Tonnes)
(in Hect) (Kg/Hect)

1 Chennai 0.000 0.000 0

2 Kancheepuram 61.870 305.922 19
3 Thiruvallur 146.975 305.922 45
4 Cuddalore 29174.550 381.083 11118
5 Villupuram 3136.905 683.752 2145
6 Vellore 0.600 305.922 0
7 Thiruvannamalai 3.000 305.922 1
8 Salem 61.980 305.922 19
9 Namakkal 4.005 305.922 1
10 Dharmapuri 0.300 305.922 0
11 Coimbatore 23.855 305.922 7
12 Erode 8.425 305.922 3
13 Tiruchirapalli 670.990 576.687 387
14 Karur 7.975 305.922 2
15 Perambalur 4.000 305.922 1
16 Thanjavur 1482.520 222.857 330
17 Thiruvarur 11.000 305.922 3
18 Nagappattinam 1398.226 633.906 886
19 Pudukkottai 5525.715 95.121 526
20 Madurai 134.584 305.922 41
21 Theni 3054.895 495.559 1514
22 Dindigul 317.040 305.922 97
23 Ramanathapuram 122.020 305.922 37
24 Virudhunagar 39.545 305.922 12
25 Sivagangai 3039.035 61.236 186
26 Thirunelveli 1067.180 335.257 358
27 Thoothukudi 486.545 719.106 350
28 Kanyakumari 875.381 538.621 471
29 Nilgiris 0.000 0.000 0
30 Krishnagiri 4.750 305.922 1
31 Ariyalur 30405.295 220.290 6698
32 Tiruppur 92.910 305.922 28
33 Chengalpattu 243.141 305.922 74
34 Kallakurichi 495.540 430.232 213
35 Ranipet 16.465 305.922 5
36 Tirupathur 0.050 305.922 0
37 Tenkasi 1859.470 58.531 109
STATE TOTAL 83976.737 305.922 25690
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai – 6.