Indian States Geography

Rice is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India. Our country is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China. It is the leading crop of West Bengal occupying about three-fourth of its cropped area. 

Rice occupies about one-third of the total cropped area of the state. Although the crop is grown throughout the state five districts West Godavari, Krishna, East Godavari and Guntur together contribute more than half of the State's rice production. 

• India stands second in the production of rice producing 155.682 Million Metric Tonnes per annum after China with highest production. Rice is the staple food for Indians and India’s climate is very much suitable for rice cultivation.
  
• In India, West Bengal is the leading rice producer. In West Bengal the productivity of rice increased from 1.02 t/ha in 1966‐67 to 2.59 t/ha in 2006‐07. With gradual increase in area, the production is nearly doubled in rabi season. The overall coverage of high yielding varieties is around 92%.
  

If we talk about the world then, China is the largest producer of paddy and India is the second largest. While talking about the states West bengal is the largest producer of paddy followed by uttar pradesh. Rice is one of the chief grains of India. It is a kharif crop. It is also grown through irrigation.

Per capita education expenditure is the amount of expenditure done on education during the year. State of Bihar has the lowest per capita income. 

Per capita education expenditure is the amount of expenditure done on education during the year, The highest per capita expenditure is for the state of Lakshadweep. 

According to the 2011 Census data, Tamil Nadu ranks 12th among Indian states in terms of population density.

Tamil Nadu has a high density of engineering and polytechnic colleges, leading to the highest annual output of such graduates in India.

Assam is historically and currently the largest tea-producing state in India, benefiting from its favorable climate and topography.

Rajasthan is an arid state with limited water resources, making it unsuitable for large-scale rice cultivation compared to states like West Bengal or Andhra Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer of barley in India due to its favorable soil and climatic conditions for this crop.

In some states like Bihar maize is grown in rabi season also. Use of modern inputs such as HYV seeds, fertilizers and irrigation have contributed to the increased production of maize. Other major maize-producing states are Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. 

Madhya Pradesh outperformed all states and emerged as India’s Soy State. Madhya Pradesh has 45% share in soyabean production in the country. Hoshangabad, Indore, Betul, Ujjain and Dewas are some of the Soy districts of that state. Soya bean is also called Golden bean which is a species of legume.

The state with lowest literacy rate is Bihar. The literacy recorded in Bihar is 63.82%, according to 2011 census. The state has a male literacy of 73.39% and a female literacy rate of 53.33%.