1.2.a. Bihar Government in Primary Sector
1.2.a.i Growth Rate of Primary sector in Bihar of different areas –
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing- 6.6%
- Crops – 4.9%
- Livestock – 8.6%
- Forestry and Logging- 4.4%
- Fishing and Aquaculture –11.1%
1.2.a.ii. Agricultural & Animal Husbandry activities –
|
Important Product |
Total Production Quantity |
|
Food grain |
197.36 lakh tonnes |
|
Rice Production |
78.72 lakh tonnes |
|
Milk Production |
125.03 lakh tonnes |
|
Sugar |
62.7 lakh quintal (45.6 lakh quintals in 2021-22) |
|
Wheat Production |
66.00 lakh tonnes |
|
Pulse Production |
450,000 tonnes |
|
Egg Production |
324.43Â Crores |
|
Fish |
8.46 lakh tonnes (up by 8.91% in last five years) |
|
Sugarcane |
214.76 lakh tonnes (98.73 tonnes per hectare) |
|
Mango |
17.5 Lakh tonnes |
|
Banana |
20.04 lakh tonnes |
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1.2.a.iii. Role of the Districts in this sector—
|
Important Parameters |
Year |
District |
|
Highest per capita GSDP in Bihar. |
2022-23 |
Patna |
|
Lowest per capita GSDP in Bihar. |
2022-23 |
Sheohar district |
|
Districts with the highest per capita income |
2022-23 |
1.Patna (1,14,541) 2.Begusarai 3.Munger |
|
Districts with the lowest per capita income |
2022-23 |
|
|
Rice Crop Production |
2022-23 |
Rohtas (25.2%) |
|
Leading Mango Production |
2022-23 |
Darbhanga |
|
Highest Wheat Production |
2022-23 |
Khagaria (21.1%) |
|
Leading Maize production |
2022-23 |
Araria (20%) |
|
Top Pulse Production districts |
2022-23 |
|
|
Leading Sugarcane Production |
2022-23 |
West Champaran (64.5% of all production of sugarcane) |
|
Leading banana Production |
2022-23 |
|
|
Leading district in Guava production |
2022-23 |
Nalanda |
|
Highest Litchi production –Â |
2022-23 |
Muzaffarpur |
|
Highest Fish production |
2022-23 |
|
|
Lowest Fish Production |
2022-23 |
Arwal and Jehanabad |
|
The top district in Bihar by the number of new passports issued |
2022-23 |
Siwan (45483) Gopalganj Patna |
|
Highest irrigation |
2022-23 |
Rohtas |