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Area - 3.29 million sq. kms
 
1950-51 1960-61 1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96
Population millions 361.1 439.2 548.2 683.3 846.3 863.2 880.4 898 915.9 NA
Birth rate per 1000 339.9 41.7 41.2 37.2 29.5 29.2 28.7 (P) 28.7 (P) 28.3 (P)  NA
Death rate per 1000 27.4 22.8 19.0 15.0 9.8 10.1 9.3 (P) 9.3 (P) 9.0 (P) NA
Literacy rate percentage 18.33 28.31 34.45 43.56 52.2 ** **
Expectation of Life at Birth
Male Years 32.4 41.89 46.4 50.9 55.9 59.9 60.4 61.0 61.0 62.8
Female Years 31.7 40.6 44.7 50.0 55.9 60.7 61.2 62.0 63.1 64.2
National Income 1950-51 1960-61 1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 
Gross Domestic Product (At factor cost)
At current prices Rs. crore 8,979 15,254 39,708 1,22,427 4,77,814 5,52,768 6,30,182 7,23,103 8,54,103
At 1980-81 Prices Rs. crore 42,871 62,904 90,426 1,22,427 2,13,983 2,13,983 2,24,887 2,36,064 2,51,010
Per Capita Income
Per Capita Net National Product
At 1980-81 prices Rs. 1126.9 1350.3 1519.6 1,630.1 2,222.2 2,175.1 2,243.5 2,234 2,449.2 2,573.2(A)
At current prices Rs. 238.8 328.2 674.7 1,630.1 4,983.0 5,602.9 6,267.7 7,184.6 8,281.5 9,321.4(A)
Agriculture 1950-51 1960-61 1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97
Net Area Sown million hectares 118.7 133.2 140.3 140.0 142.5(P) 141.5(P) 142.5(P) N.A N.A N.A
Area Sown more than once million hectares 13.2 19.6 25.5 32.6 43.6(P) 40.75(P) 43.0(P) N.A N.A N.A
Gross Area Sown million hectares 131.9 152.8 165.8 172.6 185.9(P) 182.2(P) 185.5(P) N.A N.A N.A
Net Irrigated Area million hectares 20.9 24.7 31.1 38.7 47.8(P) 47.9(P) 50.1(P) N.A N.A N.A
Production of some Principal crops 1950-51 1960-61 1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96
Foodgrains million tonnes 50.8 82.0 108.4 129.6 176.4 168.4 179.5 184.3 191.5 185.1 193.5
Wheat million tonnes 6.5 11.0 23.8 36.3 55.1 55.7 57.2 59.8 65.8 62.8 65.0
Rice million tonnes 20.6 34.6 42.2 53.6 74.3 74.7 72.9 80.3 81.8 79.6 81.0
Oil Seeds million tonnes 5.2 7.0 9.6 9.4 18.6 18.6 20.1 21.5 21.3 22.4 23.0
Sugarcane million tonnes 57.1 110.0 126.4 154.2 241.0 254.0 228.0 229.7 275.5 282.9 270.0
Fertilizer Consumption 1950-51 1960-61 1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97
NPK '000 tonnes 69 292 2,177 5,516 12,546 12,728 12,155 12,366 13,564 13,877 16,422
Per Hectare Kg. ** 1.9 13.13 31.83 67.49 69.66 66.52 67.68

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Yield of Major Crops
Foodgrains Kgs per hectare 522 710 872 1,023 1,380 1,382 1,457 1,501 1,548 1,499
Rice Kgs per hectare 668 1,013 1,123 1,336 1,740 1,751 1,744 1,888 1,911 1,855
Wheat Kgs per hectare  663 851 1,307 1,630 2,281 2,394 2,327 2,380 2,559 2,493
Oilseeds Kgs per hectare 481 507 579 532 771 719 797 799 843 851
Pulses Kgs per hectare 441 539 524 473 578 533 573 598 610 552
Sugarcane tonnes per hectare 33 46 48 58 65 66 64 67 71 68

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