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 "meta": {
  "dossier": "states-hbs",
  "frequency": "annual",
  "base": "as published",
  "source": "Reserve Bank of India, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States (via DBIE)",
  "vintage": "2026-10-09",
  "mock": false,
  "geo": "IND",
  "releaseDate": null,
  "latestPeriod": "2023-04",
  "unit": "thousand_hectares",
  "periodKind": "fy",
  "sparse": false,
  "hbs": {
   "table": "54",
   "report": "1603",
   "section": "AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED",
   "title": "State-wise Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "duplicates": []
  },
  "coverage": "State-wise Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area: RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States, Table 54",
  "note": "DBIE report 1603, data provider \"Main\". Values exactly as DBIE serves them; each series carries its unit (scripts/lib/products/states.mjs HBS_UNITS, read from the table's unit column and divisor); DBIE's unit column says: Thousand Hectares. Periods: fiscal years, dated at April. Dimensions: none; measures: value. Jammu & Kashmir to 2018-19 (with Ladakh) and from 2019-20 (the UT) are separate series; 2019-20 straddles the change of 31 October 2019."
 },
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  "2004-04-01",
  "2005-04-01",
  "2006-04-01",
  "2007-04-01",
  "2008-04-01",
  "2009-04-01",
  "2010-04-01",
  "2011-04-01",
  "2012-04-01",
  "2013-04-01",
  "2014-04-01",
  "2015-04-01",
  "2016-04-01",
  "2017-04-01",
  "2018-04-01",
  "2019-04-01",
  "2020-04-01",
  "2021-04-01",
  "2022-04-01",
  "2023-04-01"
 ],
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   "name": "telangana",
   "label": "Telangana: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
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   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    4961,
    4377,
    4175,
    4774,
    4898,
    4660,
    5500,
    5927,
    5625,
    5897,
    5564
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  "puducherry": {
   "name": "puducherry",
   "label": "Puducherry: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
    21,
    21,
    20,
    20,
    19,
    19,
    19,
    18,
    16,
    15,
    16,
    15,
    15,
    15,
    15,
    15,
    15,
    16,
    16,
    16
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  "delhi": {
   "name": "delhi",
   "label": "Delhi: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
    28,
    28,
    23,
    23,
    23,
    22,
    22,
    22,
    22,
    22,
    22,
    22,
    22,
    22,
    22,
    22,
    22,
    22,
    22,
    28
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  "sikkim": {
   "name": "sikkim",
   "label": "Sikkim: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
    78,
    78,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    77,
    83,
    83
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  "mizoram": {
   "name": "mizoram",
   "label": "Mizoram: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
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    98,
    91,
    96,
    95,
    123,
    121,
    97,
    116,
    114,
    145,
    145,
    145,
    145,
    145,
    145,
    145,
    145,
    145,
    198
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  "goa": {
   "name": "goa",
   "label": "Goa: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
    134,
    137,
    137,
    134,
    135,
    132,
    131,
    132,
    132,
    129,
    129,
    130,
    130,
    129,
    128,
    127,
    126,
    127,
    126,
    127
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   "label": "Arunachal Pradesh: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
    202,
    206,
    209,
    210,
    211,
    212,
    213,
    215,
    216,
    225,
    225,
    227,
    232,
    233,
    234,
    235,
    242,
    243,
    253,
    258
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  "meghalaya": {
   "name": "meghalaya",
   "label": "Meghalaya: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
    219,
    212,
    213,
    235,
    284,
    283,
    284,
    285,
    285,
    286,
    286,
    245,
    252,
    253,
    255,
    255,
    253,
    269,
    274,
    274
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  "manipur": {
   "name": "manipur",
   "label": "Manipur: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
    238,
    225,
    225,
    235,
    236,
    234,
    348,
    365,
    309,
    377,
    383,
    437,
    469,
    446,
    441,
    331,
    410,
    393,
    382,
    215
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   "name": "tripura",
   "label": "Tripura: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    280,
    255,
    255,
    256,
    256,
    255,
    255,
    255,
    255,
    255,
    255,
    255,
    255,
    256,
    255,
    255,
    255,
    255,
    255
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  "nagaland": {
   "name": "nagaland",
   "label": "Nagaland: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
    309,
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    322,
    316,
    316,
    361,
    362,
    379,
    380,
    380,
    384,
    384,
    385,
    385,
    384,
    384,
    386,
    265,
    361,
    366
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   "name": "himachal_pradesh",
   "label": "Himachal Pradesh: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
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    539,
    541,
    542,
    539,
    538,
    543,
    550,
    548,
    549,
    548,
    551,
    548,
    543,
    542,
    530,
    526,
    528,
    532,
    516
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  "uttarakhand": {
   "name": "uttarakhand",
   "label": "Uttarakhand: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    768,
    765,
    755,
    754,
    737,
    723,
    714,
    706,
    701,
    700,
    698,
    691,
    673,
    648,
    638,
    621,
    594,
    568,
    551
   ]
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  "jammu_and_kashmir_state": {
   "name": "jammu_and_kashmir_state",
   "label": "Jammu & Kashmir (state, with Ladakh, to 2018-19): Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
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    734,
    742,
    734,
    739,
    735,
    732,
    746,
    745,
    741,
    758,
    754,
    757,
    752,
    713,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
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  "jammu_and_kashmir_ut": {
   "name": "jammu_and_kashmir_ut",
   "label": "Jammu & Kashmir (UT, from 2019-20): Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
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    null,
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    733,
    738
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  "jharkhand": {
   "name": "jharkhand",
   "label": "Jharkhand: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
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    1406,
    1504,
    1536,
    1504,
    1250,
    1085,
    1250,
    1406,
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    1385,
    1386,
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    1444,
    1281,
    1291,
    1328,
    1379,
    1025,
    902
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   "name": "kerala",
   "label": "Keralam: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    2132,
    2101,
    2089,
    2089,
    2079,
    2072,
    2040,
    2048,
    2051,
    2043,
    2023,
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    2040,
    2034,
    2026,
    2035,
    2029,
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    1973
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  "assam": {
   "name": "assam",
   "label": "Assam: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    2753,
    2753,
    2753,
    2810,
    2811,
    2811,
    2811,
    2809,
    2820,
    2827,
    2801,
    2774,
    2723,
    2723,
    2699,
    2724,
    2749,
    2744,
    2756
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  "haryana": {
   "name": "haryana",
   "label": "Haryana: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    3566,
    3556,
    3594,
    3576,
    3550,
    3518,
    3513,
    3513,
    3497,
    3522,
    3522,
    3499,
    3517,
    3601,
    3552,
    3611,
    3611,
    3584,
    3515
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  "odisha": {
   "name": "odisha",
   "label": "Odisha: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    5691,
    5654,
    5624,
    5604,
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    4394,
    4386,
    4495,
    4474,
    4198,
    4099,
    3863,
    4006,
    4102,
    4179,
    4322,
    4269,
    4307
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  "punjab": {
   "name": "punjab",
   "label": "Punjab: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
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    4192,
    4184,
    4187,
    4169,
    4158,
    4158,
    4134,
    4150,
    4145,
    4119,
    4137,
    4130,
    4124,
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    4127,
    4126,
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    4110,
    4109
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  "tamil_nadu": {
   "name": "tamil_nadu",
   "label": "Tamil Nadu: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    5244,
    5126,
    5062,
    5043,
    4892,
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    4986,
    4544,
    4714,
    4819,
    4833,
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    4582,
    4738,
    4833,
    4909,
    4838,
    4756
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   "name": "chhattisgarh",
   "label": "Chhattisgarh: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    4764,
    4722,
    4727,
    4710,
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    4677,
    4671,
    4686,
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    4664,
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    4635,
    4623,
    4631,
    4592,
    4616
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  "andhra_pradesh": {
   "name": "andhra_pradesh",
   "label": "Andhra Pradesh: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
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   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    10745,
    10147,
    10756,
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    9991,
    11186,
    11161,
    11117,
    6448,
    6236,
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    6077,
    6048,
    6049,
    5884,
    5915,
    6038,
    5725,
    4955
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  "west_bengal": {
   "name": "west_bengal",
   "label": "West Bengal: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    5295,
    5296,
    5296,
    5294,
    5256,
    4981,
    5198,
    5205,
    5234,
    5238,
    5243,
    5246,
    5247,
    5248,
    5250,
    5282,
    5281,
    5216,
    5245
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   "name": "bihar",
   "label": "Bihar: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
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    5556,
    5665,
    5662,
    5554,
    5332,
    5259,
    5396,
    5402,
    5252,
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    5242,
    5167,
    5077,
    5045,
    5070,
    5113,
    5314
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   "name": "gujarat",
   "label": "Gujarat: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
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   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    9722,
    9801,
    9966,
    9974,
    9902,
    10302,
    10114,
    10114,
    10114,
    9618,
    9770,
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    9390,
    9787,
    9822,
    9720,
    9748,
    9824
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  "karnataka": {
   "name": "karnataka",
   "label": "Karnataka: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
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   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    10509,
    10105,
    10419,
    10174,
    10404,
    10523,
    9941,
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    9923,
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    9895,
    10664,
    10804,
    11453,
    11166,
    11161,
    10701
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   "name": "madhya_pradesh",
   "label": "Madhya Pradesh: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    14971,
    14735,
    14687,
    14941,
    14972,
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    15237,
    15352,
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    15191,
    15205,
    15512,
    15800,
    15823,
    15848,
    15640
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   "name": "uttar_pradesh",
   "label": "Uttar Pradesh: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
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   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    16633,
    16573,
    16417,
    16562,
    16589,
    16593,
    16623,
    16564,
    16546,
    16598,
    16469,
    16564,
    16542,
    16538,
    16368,
    16368,
    16096,
    16121,
    16365
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   "name": "maharashtra",
   "label": "Maharashtra: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
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    17473,
    17475,
    17473,
    17422,
    17401,
    17406,
    17386,
    17344,
    17368,
    17345,
    17192,
    16910,
    16943,
    16815,
    16722,
    16650,
    16590,
    16491,
    16571
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   "name": "rajasthan",
   "label": "Rajasthan: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
    16549,
    16836,
    16764,
    17096,
    17551,
    16974,
    18349,
    18034,
    17479,
    18268,
    17521,
    18024,
    18169,
    17903,
    17778,
    18032,
    17948,
    18130,
    18423,
    18198
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  "all_india": {
   "name": "all_india",
   "label": "All India: Pattern of Land Use- Net Sown Area",
   "unit": "thousand_hectares",
   "group": "Agriculture and allied",
   "data": [
    140642,
    141162,
    139823,
    141016,
    141899,
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    141563,
    140980,
    139746,
    141238,
    139445,
    138974,
    139000,
    138770,
    138439,
    139901,
    141544,
    141007,
    140705,
    138992
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}