Which one of the following areas of India produces largest amount of cotton ?

The largest share of India’s cotton comes from the western and southern belts. Textbook geography identifies three main cotton-growing zones: a north‑west pocket, a western belt (Gujarat and Maharashtra) and the plateaus of the south (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu) — highlighting the prominence of western and southern regions in cotton cultivation [1]. Government/industry data further states that nearly two‑thirds of Indian cotton production is from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana — collectively called the ‘Cotton Basket’ — underscoring western plus southern dominance in output [2]. Additional sources list these same states among the major cotton producers, confirming that Western and Southern India together produce the largest amount of cotton nationally [3].

Sources

1. [1] INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY, TEXTBOOK IN GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Land Resources and Agriculture > Cotton > p. 32
2. [2] https://www.investindia.gov.in/team-india-blogs/cotton-textile-industry-india
3. [3] NCERT. (2022). Contemporary India II: Textbook in Geography for Class X (Revised ed.). NCERT. > Chapter 4: The Age of Industrialisation > TYPES OF FARMING > p. 87