Cropping pattern is the proportion of area under various crops at a point of time. The cropping pattern of any region is decided by and large, by a number of soils and climatic parameters as well as socio-economic factors that determine overall agro-ecological setting for cultivation of a crop or set of crops for cultivation. The evolving cropping pattern has been the net outcome of physio-cultural factors. The north western India has highly varied relief and climatic conditions which resulted in different cropping pattern. The present study has been undertaken in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan states of north-western India and the data have been collected at district level to analyze the cropping pattern. The research reveals that the food grain crops specially cereals were dominant crops in the study area. Wheat crop ranks first in overall cropping pattern in Punjab and Haryana; while Bajra ranks first in Rajasthan state. It is also observed that number of crops has been decreased during the study period which shows that agriculture is going to be more specialized from diversified.
