Wheat growing areas can be divided into two:
1. Alluvial soilregion – Which includes Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, west Bengal and Uttar Kannada.
2. *** soilregion –** Includes Maharastra, Gujarath, and Western Andhra Pradesh.
1. Uttar Pradesh: It is the largest wheat producing state of India. About 75% area of the state is under wheat cultivation. It is found largely in Ganga – Ghagra and Ganga – Yamuna doabs. Gorakhpur, Meerut, Bulandsher, Jhans: etc.
2. Punjab: It is second largest producer of wheat in India. Leading wheat producing districts are L Jalandhar, Ludhiana Bhatinda and Amritsar districts.
3. Haryana: It is 3rd largest wheat producing state,and stands 1st in yield per hect of country ie 50.30 quintals per hectare. Kamal, Kurushetra Ambala, paniput, Sonipat are the leading wheat producing areas.
4. Madhya Pradesh: It ranks 4th place in wheat production in the country. Sagar, Vidisha, Marena, Gwaliar are important wheat production areas.
5. Rajasthan: It is fifth largest producer of wheat in the country. Ganganagar, kota, Jaipur, Ahwar, Tonk and Udaipur are the important produces.
6. Bihar: It ranks 6th place in the wheat production. Bhoj pur, Nalanda, patna Begusarai, Saron, and siwan are main wheat growing districts.
7. Others: Gujarath, Maharashtra west Bengal, Uttar Khand, Himachal Pradesh, and Karnataka.
