Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

The present study was designed to estimate cost and returns in Aurangabad district has been purposively selected for the study because Vaijapur and Gangapur tehsils having highest area under maize crop as compared to other tehsils in the Aurangabad district. 10 kharif Maize growers was randomly selected from each selected villages. Thus from 6 villages, 60 growers was selected. Per hectare labour utilization of maize revealed that. In case of maize 31.16 man days of hired human labour and 19.11 man days of family human labour were utilized on maize farm i.e. in total 50.27 man days human labour were utilized for maize crop. The use of hired labour is utilized maximum on farm. On the farms 10.1 pair days of bullock labour were utilized per hectare. Cost-A was ₹ 49033.22 and Cost-B was ₹ 66953.48, for a total cost per hectare of ₹ 72783.17, output input ratio (B: C Ratio) was 1.29, showing net profit was earn in maize crop 21624.83 and yield of maize main produce 48.47 q/ha.