The research work was undertaken in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh during the period of 2010–2011 in kharif season to evaluate the energy requirement in rice cultivation in different categories of farmers under broadcast biasi and transplanting method. For the study, 64 farmers were surveyed from two villages fallowed under four different categories. The farmers were interviewed on specially designed and pre-tested questionnaire and data was collected. The farmers were categorized marginal (<1 ha), small (1-2 ha), medium (2-4ha) and large (>4 ha). The input and output energy for marginal, small, medium and large farmers were 15001.14, 16765.17, 16650.26, 16277.35 and 188491.75, 218745.60, 231144.20, 214817.60 MJ/ha respectively under broadcast biasi method. It was found that the marginal farmers of Raipur didn't sown paddy by transplanting method so that the input and output energy for small, medium and large farmers were 14582.31, 16096.3, 16738 and 287867.10, 163340.20, 219166.80 MJ/ha respectively. The output-input energy ratio in respective categories was 3.57, 3.85, 3.77, 3.93 from main product and 8.99, 9.19, 9.84, 9.26 from by-product of rice under broadcast biasi method. In transplanting method the output-input energy ratio in respective categories from main product and by-product of rice was 3.77, 3.2, 4.54 and 15.96, 6.94, 8.54.