Types of Tobacco -State
- FCV Tobacco – Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & Karnataka
- Bidi Tobacco – Gujarat & Nipani area of Karnataka
- Cigar & Cheroot – Tamil Nadu & West Bengal
- Hookah Tobacco – Assam, West Bengal, Bihar & UP
- Chewing & Snuff – Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam Uttar Pradesh
- Natu, Burley, Lanka & HDBRG etc. – Andhra Pradesh
Even though the cultivation of tobacco is spread all over the country, the commercial cultivation of tobacco is concentrated in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Telengana and Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.