Table 2 - Department of Land Resources

LRISD, NIC(Hqrs)
2.2 Standard Coding scheme for CROPS
2.2.1 Reference : Agriculture Census 2000-2001 schedules & Instructions for Land
Record States
2.2.2 Definition : It is the name of the field which is being used to capture information
regarding Crops grown in referred plot of land. At present, the crops information is
collected season wise by the revenue functionaries in the various states. There are around
500 various types of crops grown with their variants which are stored in the database.
2.2.3 Scope : The prime scope of the field is to describe crops grown in particular plot.
Agriculture Census division of Ministry of Agriculture is a nodal agency which also
conducts nation wide agriculture census across all the states. According to 2000-2001
agriculture census , major crops of the country has been classified in nineteen groups.
Each group may have 99 group members.
For example Group “01” refers to cereals. In this group “Paddy 0101; Jowar 0102 etc
have been enlisted. The Coding scheme is made up of four digits. A list of standard
codes along with name of Crops is being given in Table 2.1- Standard Classification
adopted for crops with digital coding scheme.
Table 2.1 - Standard Classification adopted for Crops with digital coding scheme
Code Classification
01 Cereals
02 Pulses
03 Food Grains
04 Sugar Crops
05 Spices & Condiments
06 Fruits
07 Vegetables
08 Other Food Crops
09 Food Crops
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