| 1991 | |||
| Total area under
crops (mln. hec) |
Irrigated area
under crops (mln. hec) |
Irrigated area as
% of total area under crops |
|
| Foodgrains | 121 | 45 | 37 |
| Rice | 43 | 19 | 45 |
| Wheat | 23 | 19 | 84 |
| Non-Foodgrain | 61 | 19 | 31 |
| Groundnut | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Rapeseed
and Mustard |
6 | 3 | 52 |
| Cotton | 7 | 3 | 33 |
| Sugarcane | 4 | 3 | 86 |
| Total | 183 | 64 | 35 |
Most of the irrigated land is under food crops, specifically under rice and wheat. Government canals and tube wells are the major sources of irrigation, accounting for about two-thirds of the total irrigated land.
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