Classification of Area in Punjab:

Year

Geographical
Area

Total area     acc. to Village Papers

Forests

Barren and Uncultured Land

Land Put to Non-Agr. Use

Total (4+5)

Culturable Waste

Permanent Pastures & other Grazing Land

Land Under Misc. Tree Crops & Groves not incl. in net area sown

Total (7+8)

Current Fallow

Fallow Land Other than Current Fallow Total (11+12)Net Area Sown

Total (11+12)

Net Area Sown

Net Area Sown as %age to Total Area

Area Sown More than Once

Total Cropped Area (14+16)

1960-61

5,036

5,022

35

--

--

662

--

--

--

255

313

--

313

3757

75

975

4732

1970-71

5,036

5,031

123

208

416

624

83

5

4

92

139

-

139

4053

81

1625

5678

1980-81

5,036

5,033

216

96

436

532

41

4

4

49

45

(a)

45

4191

83

2572

6763

1990-91

5,036

5,033

222

83

343

426

35

10

12

57

82

28

110

4218

84

3284

7502

2000-2001(R)

5,036

5,033

280

28

410

438

15

4

3

22

40

3

43

4250

84

3691

7941

2001-2002(P)

5,036

5,033

281

45

409

444

5

3

6

14

25

1

26

4268

85

3673

7941

2002-2003(P)

5,036

5,033

277

37

417

454

6

5

5

16

62

--

62

4224

84

3602

7826

2003-2004(P)

5,036

5,033

293

33

437

470

13

4

4

21

49

(a)

49

4201

83

3704

7905

Districts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gurdaspur

356

351

37

--

20

20

--

(a)

--

(a)

(a)

--

--

294

84

204

498

Amritsar

508

505

13

2

38

40

(a)

--

--

(a)

3

(a)

3

449

89

351

800

Kapurthala

163

167

2

(a)

28

28

(a)

--

(a)

(a)

(a)

--

(a)

137

82

134

271

Jalandhar

266

266

4

--

21

21

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

241

91

177

418

Nawanshehar

119

127

16

4

7

11

3

--

--

3

2

--

2

95

75

88

183

Hoshiarpur

340

339

109

1

26

27

(a)

1

(a)

1

1

--

1

201

59

158

359

Rupnagar

216

210

51

8

17

25

7

3

--

10

2

--

2

122

58

94

216

Ludhiana

368

368

10

(a)

49

49

--

--

--

--

3

--

3

306

83

299

605

Firozpur

585

526

12

1

38

39

--

--

--

--

(a)

(a)

(a)

475

90

432

907

Faridkot

144

147

2

(a)

17

17

--

--

--

--

2

--

2

126

86

122

248

Muktsar

263

264

2

5

13

18

2

--

--

2

19

--

19

223

84

220

443

Moga

168

223

2

(a)

21

21

--

--

--

--

(a)

--

(a)

200

90

193

393

Bathinda

334

337

7

--

32

32

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

298

88

251

549

Mansa

219

214

3

(a)

12

12

(a)

--

--

(a)

9

--

9

190

89

171

361

Sangrur

502

502

7

7

43

50

1

(a)

1

2

3

--

3

440

88

432

872

Patiala

368

372

15

5

44

49

--

(a)

3

3

5

--

5

301

81

288

589

Fatehgarh Sahib

117

115

1

(a)

11

11

(a)

(a)

--

(a)

--

--

--

103

90

90

193

Source: Director, Land Records, Punjab