Which state has the largest number of tea gardens?

Which state has the largest number of tea gardens? Correct Answer Assam

The correct answer is Assam.

Key Points

  • Assam, with around 803 tea estates, has the largest number of tea gardens in India.
  • Assam alone produces more than half of India's tea production. The estimated annual average production of tea in Assam is about 630- 700 million kg.
  • Lakhimpur, Kamrup, Goalpara, Sivasagar, Cachar, and Nagaon districts of the state are major producers of tea.

Additional Information

  • West Bengal comes at the second position within the list of tea-producing states with 329.70 million kilograms of tea production.
    • Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, and Coochbehar districts are the key tea-producing centres.
  • Tamil Nadu occupies third place with a production of 161.49 million kilograms of tea, whereas Kerala comes in fourth place with 56.63 million kilograms.
  • Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, and the states of the North East are the other tea-producing centres.
  • Assam Tea, Darjeeling Tea, Kangra Tea, and Nilgiri Tea are the varieties of tea grown in India and registered as Geographical Indications.
  • India is the second-largest producer of tea after China.

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