Pragnya IAS · Map 71 · People & economy
India: distribution of cotton & jute map study
Two fibre crops with opposite geographies: dry Deccan cotton versus humid Bengal jute.
STUDY NOTE 1
Cotton’s dry home
The black-soil Deccan — Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana/AP — grows cotton under 50–100 cm rainfall with a long frost-free season; Gujarat leads production.
STUDY NOTE 2
Jute’s wet home
Jute needs heat, 150+ cm rainfall and retting water; West Bengal’s Hugli basin dominates, with Bihar and Assam secondary.
STUDY NOTE 3
Golden fibre economics
Jute supports Bengal’s mill belt around Kolkata; cotton feeds the Deccan and Gujarat textile industry — fibre maps explain industrial maps.
Map reading task
Contrast cotton and jute in a two-column table: rainfall, soil, leading state, linked industry.
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What does this india: distribution of cotton & jute lesson explain?
The black-soil Deccan — Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana/AP — grows cotton under 50–100 cm rainfall with a long frost-free season; Gujarat leads production.
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