CASIRJ Volume 5 Issue 3 [Year - 2014] ISSN 2319 – 9202 International Research Journal of Commerce Arts and Science http:www.casirj.com Page 10 Input Output Analysis of Paddy Cultivation of Bihar Awadhesh Kumar 1 Asstt. Professor of Economics, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi. Jitender Kumar 2 Asstt. Professor of Economics, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi Ms. Meenu Rani 3 Asstt. Professor of Commerce, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi. Abstract Bihar is very much adaptive region for paddy cultivation, yet it is considered as the backward region of India. Thus the objective of this paper is to analysis the paddy production in Bihar through input output analysis along with well known Cobb-Douglas production function. This paper has to try to justify the backwardness of paddy cultivation in Bihar. Keywords: Input-output analysis, Cobb Douglas production function, Energy use in agriculture. JEL Classification: Q1, Q4, Q43. Introduction In the modern days world it is huge challenge for many countries to feed the huger as the rate of growth of population is faster than the increase in food production. There are two ways to 1 Awadhesh Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi. E-mail: kumar.awadhesh205@gmail.com. 2 Jitender Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi. E-mail: jitendereco1979@gmail.com 3 Ms. Meenu Rani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Commerce, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi. E-mail: menukamboj12@gmail.com.