Agriculture
Total Area: 3,287,263 sq km
Land Area: 2,973,193 sq km
Water Area: 314,070 sq km
Climate description: varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
Terrain description: upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north
Arable Land Use: 52.8%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 4.2%
Irrigated Land: 663,340 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 1,911 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 761 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 613 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes
Environmental Current Issues: deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources
Total Labor Force: 492.4 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 49%
Agricultural Products description: rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, lentils, onions, potatoes; dairy products, sheep, goats, poultry; fish
Land Area: 2,973,193 sq km
Water Area: 314,070 sq km
Climate description: varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
Terrain description: upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north
Arable Land Use: 52.8%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 4.2%
Irrigated Land: 663,340 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 1,911 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 761 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 613 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes
Environmental Current Issues: deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources
Total Labor Force: 492.4 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 49%
Agricultural Products description: rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, lentils, onions, potatoes; dairy products, sheep, goats, poultry; fish