Correct Answer - Option 3 : Maharashtra
Maximum onion production takes place in Maharashtra.
Onion production in India:
- Maximum onion production takes place in Maharashtra (4905.0 thousand tons) state followed by Karnataka (2592.2 thousand tons), Gujarat (1514.1 thousand tons.), Bihar (1082.0 thousand tons.), Madhya Pradesh (1021.5 thousand tons.) and Andhra Pradesh (812.6 thousand tons).
- In Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh it is grown to some extent i.e. 494.2, 453.9 and 368.6 thousand tons respectively.
Onion production statistics, 2017-18
| Rank |
State |
Area |
Production |
| 1 |
Maharashtra |
507.96 |
5,355.39 |
| 2 |
Madhya Pradesh |
150.87 |
3,859.83 |
| 3 |
Karnataka |
195.28 |
3,197.40 |
| 4 |
Gujarat |
22.49 |
1,303.07 |
| 5 |
Rajasthan |
64.76 |
1,292.20 |
| 6 |
Bihar |
53.77 |
1,248.96 |
| 7 |
Haryana |
29.93 |
905.80 |
| 8 |
AndhraPradesh |
42.00 |
695.12 |
| 9 |
Tamil Nadu |
28.36 |
687.50 |
| 10 |
West Bengal |
35.20 |
560.65 |
