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Land Use and Agriculture of Patna District Dr. Monika kumari Assistant Professor (Guest Faculty) Government Degree College, Sheohar B.R.A.B.U., Muzaffarpur, Bihar 1542.monika@gmail.com Mb. No.- 9771100883 Land is one of the most important resources which define the activities, habit and behaviour of mankind. It provides the space for human dwellings, factories, cultivation, forest, communication lines and other activities. In India, land use statistics are available in nine categories: (1) Forest (2) Land put to non-agricultural uses (3) Barren and uncultivable land (4) Pasture land (5) Orchards/ Tree crops (6) Cultivable waste (7) Fallow land (8) current Fallow land and (9) Net sown area. Agricultural importance of the study area is very significant. Production of Rice, pulses, vegetables and seasonal fruits are the most important agricultural products. The main objective of this paper to describe the land use and to analyse the salient features of agriculture of Patna district. The study is based on secondary sources of information. Secondary source of information will be collected will be collected from Books, Census Handbook, reports, journals Newspapers and websites etc. Flood prone areas are being used as wet land and here single crop is grown. All the villages have higher percentage of land in agricultural use. Suitable conditions of the land Use have influenced the net sown area of all the development blocks. Patna District is important for the development of production of rice, pulses vegetables and seasonal fruits. An agriculture condition of the Patna District is significant and favorable. Keywords: Land use, Agriculture, Production