About the Book: The Agricultural Geography of Bihar
The book depicts the state of agriculture on the eve of Indias independence in
1947 in the then province of Bihar which today comprises the states of Bihar and
Jharkhand. It provides a benchmark for the study of the changes that have taken
place in these two backward states since then. These states have very different
physical background and economic and social structure and provide an interesting
study of the influence of relief, climate and soils on their agriculture. For
Bihar agriculture is the backbone of the economy and in Jharkhand despite its
wealth of forest, mineral and