Statewise areas of arid zones of India

Statewise areas of arid zones of India
    Statewise areas of arid zones of India

    State

    Area under Arid Zone (m/ha)

    % age area out of total and zone.

    Rajasthan

    19.61

    62

    Gujarat

    6.22

    20

    Andhra Pradesh

    2.10

    7

    Punjab

    1.45

    5

    Haryana

    1.20

    4

    Karnataka

    0.86

    3

    Maharastra

    0.13

    0.4












    Thus the area in the arid zone, N-W India constitutes almost 90% of the total arid zone in the country.

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