WBSMB : Population Details

Production Details: Bankura ( Thousand Tonnes )

Principal Crop Production in the District of Bankura.

Crops	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006
Foodgrains :
(a) Cereals
Rice	993.4	1222.5	929.5	867.0	958.5	1013.4
Aus	50.4	69.1	59.9	54.2	53.0	39.2
Aman	812.1	1013.4	756.5	707.0	802.5	847.1
Boro	130.9	140.0	113.1	105.8	103.0	127.1
Wheat	21.1	24.0	11.1	19.6	14.6	12.5
Barley	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maize	0.7	1.0	0.2	0.7	1.1	1.5
Other Cereals	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.4
Total Cereals	1015.8	1247.9	941.3	887.6	974.3
1027.8
(b) Pulses
Gram	b	b	b	b	0.2	b
Tur	0.3	0.1	b	b	b	b
Other Pulses	0.6	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.4
Total pulses	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.4
0.4
Total Foodgrains	1016.7	1248.3	941.9	888.3	974.7	1028.2
Oil seeds :
Rape & Mustard	12.9	9.7	9.8	9.3	6.9	7.7
Linseeds	b	b	b	b	b	0.7
Other Oil Seeds	8.3	8.3	9.7	25.5	11.7	11.7
Total Oil Seeds	21.2	18.0	19.5	34.8	18.6	19.4
Fibre :*
Jute	6.9	2.4	0.6	0.2	5.2	0.1
Mesta	0.1	3.2	b	b	0.9	b
Other fibre	1.6	2.2	1.6	1.2	1.1	1.0
Total Fibre	8.6	7.8	2.2	2.3	6.3	1.1
Miscellaneous crops :
Sugarcane(+)	1.7	1.2	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.6
Potato	571.3	522.9	444.1	370.7	539.0	650.2
Tobacco	b	b	b	b	b	b
Tea	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chillies(dry)	1.2	1.5	1.1	1.7	1.4	1.7
Ginger	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4
Total Miscellaneous Crops	574.4	525.8	446.2	373.3	541.7	652.9

Legend:

* Production in thousand bales of 180 kg each
(+) in terms of gur

b = Less than 50 tonnes

Sources:
a) Directorate of Agriculture, Govt. of West Bengal
b) Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics, Govt. of West Bengal.