AREA, PRODUCTION AND YIELD OF MAJOR CROPS Theinformationrelatedtoarea,productionandyieldofmajorcropsand progress of these crops over the years is presented in Tables 2.12 to 2.18. Table 2.12: Area, Production and Yield of Major Crops in Irrigated/ Rain fed Conditions during Kharif Season (2008-09) BlockCropsArea (ha) Production (q) Yield (q/ha)Irrigated %Rainfed % Total Irrigated % Rainfed % Total Irrigated RainfedAverageNawanshahr Maize3802100--3802172838100--1728384546-4546 Paddy12515100--12515466684100--4666843729-3729 Sugarcane2374100--2374139116100--1391165860-5860 Banga Maize3050100--3050181627100--1816275955-5955 Paddy14674100--14674611905100--6119054170-4170 Sugarcane2358100--2358114551100--1145514858-4858 Aur Maize889100--88946663100--466635249-5249 Paddy14340100--14340619918100--6199184323-4323 Sugarcane2378100--2378148931100--1489316316-6316 Balachaur Maize3736751237254973146376891855511164931391815003316 Paddy6048100--6048198253100--1982533278-3278 Sugarcane641100--64138562100--385626016-6016 Saroya Maize258261167339425591222802342220114644353314002694 Paddy2083100--208367697100--676973250-3250 Sugarcane460100--46021790100--217904737-4737 Table 2.13: Area, Production and Yield of Major Crops in Irrigated/Rain fed Conditions during Rabi Season (2008-09) BlockCropArea(ha) Production (q) Yield (q/ha)Irrigated % Rainfed% Total Irrigated % Rainfed % Total Irrigated Rainfed AverageNawanshahrWheat18104100--18104853422 100 --85342247144714 Mustard280 100 --2803270 100 --327011681168 Lentil17 100 --17176 100 --17610401040 BangaWheat16570 100 --16570786743 100 --78674347484748 Mustard198 100 --1983516 100 --351617961796 Lentil8 100 --888 100 --8811001100 AurWheat16298 100 --16298841791 100 --84179151655165 Mustard193 100 --1932316 100 --231612001200 Lentil11 100 --11118 100 --11810801080 BalachaurWheat137109824102139515733529948201578172418220004144 Mustard149823218181226488320122584152010001427 Lentil8576431476614839124950800885 SaroyaWheat686597186370512389709835342242504348119003439 Mustard8388111294107990116101195130010501271 Lentil945115520904994511841000850920 Table 2.14:Progress of Paddy in the District. YearArea( 000 Ha ) Production (000,MT) Average Yield Quintal /ha 2002-034314232.99 2003-044516438.19 2004-055019939.80 2005-064917134.91 2006-075320939.96 2007-085019839.60 2008-095019739.56 Table 2.15: Progress of Wheat in the District. YearArea( 000, ha ) Production(000, MT) Average Yield(Quintals/ha) 2002-036824235.54 2003-047428440.02 2004-057631241.00 2005-067230342.30 2006-077230041.63 2007-087232244.80 2008-097225034.77 Table 2.16: Progress of Maize in the District. YearArea(000, ha ) Production(000, MT) Average Yield 2002-03184424.44 2003-04186334.79 2004-05184826.74 2005-06174828.44 2006-07186838.06 2007-08177940.39 2008-09176840.11 Table 2.17: Progress of Sugarcane in the District. YearArea(000, ha ) Production(000, MT) Average Yield (qtl/ha) In terms of Gur 2002-03105353.00 2003-0473854.52 2004-0573854.56 2005-0673650.83 2006-0784752.34 2007-0885052.70 2008-0985051.39 Table 2.18: Progress of Rabi Oilseeds in the District. YearArea(000, ha) Production (000, MT) Average Yield(quintal/ha) 2002-031.0111.42 2003-041.0112.30 2004-051.0113.04 2005-061.2110.85 2006-071.0111.52 2007-081.1112.00 2008-091.1111.77