An attempt has been made in the relevant objectives of the research study an economic analysis of orange production in Nagpur district of Maharashtra. The result pertaining to this aspect was based on primary data collected through survey method from villages viz. Sawangi, Ghorad and Ubali of Kalmeshwar tahsil of Nagpur district for the year 2010-11. 30 orange growers were selected for the study. Farmers were distributed according to age of the orange orchard which was group I (6-10 year old), group II (11-15 year old), group III (16-20 year old), respectively. Per hectare establishment cost during five year and cost of cultivation during the year 2010-11 of orange orchard were Rs./ha 207604 and Rs./ha. 107824. Average gross return was Rs. 2042094. The highest net return obtained from the age group (II) of 11-15 year Rs. 165935. The benefit: cost ratio on the sample as a whole was 2.24.
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